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Bestrane offers Geotab devices for telematics as well as other hardware and software solutions. PathStack currently offers integration with Geotab, which can be connected by the following this guide. For other devices, please contact us to discuss options.
To connect your Geotab telematics data with PathStack, you will need the following access credentials:
  • Username
  • Password
These credentials are the same ones used to log in to the MyGeotab web portal. We recommend creating a new user with read-only access for the PathStack connection. To do this, follow these step:
1

Create a Geotab Service Account for PathStack

Log in to MyGeotab account and navigate to (1) Administration > (2) Users, and click the (3) Add button.
Geotab have an online guide for creating new users here
2

Create a new user for PathStack

On the new user page, complete the following:
1

User (Email) - Email used as PathStack Username

2

Password - Create a strong password for one-time user

3

Force password change on next login - Toggle to Yes

4

Security Clearance - Choose View Only

5

Data Access - Select Everything

6

Save

User (Email) is the username that will be used in PathStack as the credentials Username.
3

Retrieve Database name

Once logged into your MyGeotab account, you will be able to retrieve your database name from the search bar at the top of your page. The database name sits in the search bar as my.geotab.com/DatabaseName/#dashboard. For example, in the image below the database name would be Nuonic.
For further assistance configuring your Geotab account, please visit the Geotab support centre