# Mobile retarging

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-retarging/3953>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 3, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-retarging/3953 "2012-02-03T20:39:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-retarging/3953/1 "2012-02-03T20:39:40Z")

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If I connect to a gateway with a mobile device, that gateway spawns the client locally for my device to get updates from. What happens if I then retarget to a different gateway? Does the new gateway have to spawn a client or does the current client on the old gateway handle it?

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-retarging/3953/2 "2012-02-03T23:44:23Z")

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The new gateway does not have to spawn a new client. The client on the first gateway will retarget. Not exactly sure if it will continue to work. Let us know.