# Adding a Unit to the Database

  When you first install the management program, the global status window does not list any units since they haven't been defined yet. After you have added units to the database, the program enables you to monitor and manage the units.
  Before you begin, make certain you have loaded the product code for the unit you are adding.
  1. Click on the Add icon The Add Unit Dialog box will display.
  2. In the Name text box, enter a unique name for the unit. This name can contain up to eight ASCII characters, no spaces.
  3. Open the Product Type pull-down list and select the unit's product type.
  4. Click on OK. The configuration editor for that product's type is automatically launched. You must save the configuration before the unit is actually added to the management database.

Using a Configuration Template

  If you are adding a unit of the same product type as an existing unit, you may want to use the existing unit's configuration file as a template.
  Note: The new unit's product type must be the same the template unit.
  1. Click inside the Template check box to enable the template feature.
  2. Select the name of the unit whose configuration you want to use as a template, then click on OK. The configuration editor will automatically launch. The parameters will contain the values that were specified for the template unit.
  Note: You may have to change the Network IP addresses and MAC addresses so they do not conflict with the template unit's addresses.