# Adding Transcoding Unit

To add a transcoding unit:

1- Click Hardware Units in the navigation panel

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2- Click Create New Unit, to add a new hardware device

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3- Enter information for the following parameters:

* Enter a name for the hardware device
* Enter the serial number of the new hardware device (filling in the Serial Number field will cause auto-completion of the field to occur).
* Select TDM and/or IP from the Type field.
* Enter the location in which the hardware device is installed.
* Enter a meaningful description about the use or purpose of the hardware device.
* Select Enabled from the Target State field.
* Select the type of TDM lines that the hardware device will support.
* Leave the Is N+1 Backup field empty.
* Provide the amount of time in seconds, that the system will wait for calls to complete before shutting down for an upgrade.
* Click Create

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4- Verify that the Unit was successfully created message appears, and that the newly added hardware device appears in the Hardware List.

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### List of Parameters

* [Name](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-name)
* [Serial Number](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-serial)
* [Type](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-adapter-type)
* [Location](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-location)
* [Description](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-description)
* [Target State](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-target-state)
* [TDM Lines Type](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-tdm-lines-type)
* [Is N+1 Backup](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-is-n1-backup)
* [Graceful Upgrade Timeout](/configuration-details/configuration-parameters-all.md#parameter-graceful-upgrade-timeout)


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