Configuration Page Overview

Summary

We want to make it as easy as possible to configure your Samsara Cloud. As such, we’ve built the Configuration Page as the single place for all Samsara Industrial setup. Read about it in our blog here. In this article, we will go through all the aspects on this page so you know where to go based on what you want to set up, ie. Assets, Third Party Devices, Alerts, Reports, Dashboards.

Home Page vs. Configuration Page

The Home Page is where users view their operations: Navigate the Cloud Home Page .The Configuration Page is where all Home Page aspects are setup.

Sections of the Configuration Page

Below is the list of each component of the Configuration Page. Navigate to each article linked below to learn more about each topic.

Assets - Set up Assets in the Cloud
Hardware
- Gateways - Set up Gateways in the Configuration Page
  - Local Server
  - Remote Connection via VPN Tunneling
- Third Party Devices - Set up Third Party Devices
- Sensors - Set up Samsara Sensors in the Configuration Page
I/O
- Data Groups - Set Up and Manage Data Groups
- I/O - Set up Data Inputs + Outputs
SCADA
- Dashboards - Set up Dashboards
- Reports - Set up Reports
- Alarms - Set up Alerts
- Automation / Control on the IG21 - Set up Control on the IG21
Settings
- Account Settings - Set up Account Settings of the Cloud Organization
- Users & Roles - Set up Users with Roles and Tags

Where to find the Configuration Page

To navigate to the Configuration Page, go to Settings (bottom left gear icon).

Once on the Configuration page (picture to the right), you’ll see the left sidebar pages that are grouped into logical areas of the platform: