Device claiming is a mechanism that transfers devices securely from one application to another. This section provides guides for making devices claimable and claiming them.
Who is it for?
It is used to transfer ownership from a device maker to a device owner, or to a new device owner.
Typical use cases
- Purchasing a new device and registering it to the Console in an easy and secure way.
- Transferring ownership to a new device owner.
Devices can be transferred from one application to another within a single The Things Stack Cloud or Enterprise cluster, or between two Cloud or Enterprise clusters.
Note:
Device claiming for other deployments than The Things Stack Cloud and The Things Stack Enterprise is not possible. For example, you will not be able to transfer a device from The Things Stack Cloud application to The Things Stack Community Edition application, and vice versa. Transferring devices from The Things Stack Cloud to The Things Stack Enterprise and vice versa is also not possible.How does it work?
After pre-provisioning a device, device makers register it on The Things Join Server or on their Cloud cluster, generate a QR code for claiming and stick it to the device. When purchasing a device, new device owners scan this QR code to claim it to their application.