From the Samsara dashboard, you can view and manage your Site Gateways and Site Cameras.
From the Devices > Site Gateways page, you can view all the Site Gateways in your organization.
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To find specific gateways, you can use the Search to filter the results by a full or partial name, IP address, or model; or you can filter by Tag.
For each gateway, you can view the following information:
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Status |
Connection status of the Site Gateway: |
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Name |
Serial number of the Site Gateway or descriptive name, if provided. |
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IP |
Dynamically issued or static IP address associated with the Site Gateway. |
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Model |
Model of the Site Gateway. |
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Camera Status |
Recording status of all cameras connected to the Site Gateway (number of cameras actively recording / total). |
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Edit Site Gateway settings including the device name, associated tags, IP address type, and descriptive notes. |
Visibility into Site Gateway storage and retention key metrics help you to fulfill regulatory and company retention requirements while making informed decisions around camera configurations that may impact actual storage.
From Devices > Site Gateways, click on any gateway and view the Cameras tab.
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For each gateway, you can view the video storage and retention metrics:
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Description |
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Projected Retention |
(In Beta) Days of video projected to be saved. |
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Total Camera Bitrate |
(In Beta) Average total data saved per second from all connected cameras. |
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Storage per Day |
(In Beta) Average amount of data saved per day. |
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Storage Used |
(In Beta) Total storage currently used on the gateway. |
Note
Days of storage retention and storage per day are calculated based on a 7 day average of each camera’s bitrate, which is a measure of how much data is saved per second. Bitrate is directly related to video quality settings, such as resolution, frame rate, and compression settings like quality and max bitrate. You can adjust these settings for higher quality video and fewer days of retention, or lower quality video and more days of retention.
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For Samsara cameras, navigate to video settings for each camera to modify these settings.
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For third party cameras, consult the manufacturer’s manual for instructions on how to modify these settings directly on the camera’s configuration web interface.
After updating video quality settings, it can take up to 7 days for storage, retention projections, and metrics to calibrate as bitrate will vary from day to night and from weekday to weekend based on the amount of activity present in the video stream.
From the Devices > Site Cameras page, you can view all the Site IP Cameras in your organization.
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To find specific cameras, you can use the Search to filter the results by a full or partial name, IP address, or associated gateway, or camera model.
For each camera, you can view the following information:
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