# Assigning Devices to the Locations

## Create a new Location

1. Navigate to Settings - Organization Settings - Locations 
2. Name it (Let's use `Factory` in this example)
3. Type the address in the corresponding field (you can provide details s.e. ZIP, state, etc. in the modal window appearing after **Manual Input** click)
4. Confirm by clicking **Done**

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120810204-7fae0300-c553-11eb-9e33-9b395a18a860.png)

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120814027-22b44c00-c557-11eb-9389-4794026232be.png)

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120814061-2942c380-c557-11eb-8b56-1db4bbdf585b.png)

After you've created first Location you'll see Locations table[. ](/en/blynk.console/locations.md#table-contents)You can find more details about it [here](/en/blynk.console/locations.md#table-contents).

Repeat steps to create another location (let's call it `Office` )

## Enable Location Metadata

1. Navigate to Templates section  
2. Click **Edit** button 
3. Switch to Metadata tab 
4. Click on **Location** 
5. Toggle switch to **Enable** in the modal window 
6. Click **Save** 
7. **Save** the Template

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813274-68bce000-c556-11eb-891d-4bd7e20a09a6.png)

## Assign Device to Location

1. Navigate to Search - Device - My Devices
2. Click on the **Device** you want to assign the Location
3. Switch to Metadata tab 
4. Hover the **Location** row
5. Click **Edit**
6. Select Location from the **dropdown list** ( `Factory` )
7. Provide additional data in the modal window opened
8. Click **Save** 

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813370-7e320a00-c556-11eb-888f-6ae118b57c6b.png)

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813432-8c802600-c556-11eb-86af-28d31502f20d.png)

1. Create or chose another one Device  
2. Repeat the steps below to assign location Office to your second Device  

## Check the locations assignment

#### Locations assigned to the Devices

1. Search - Devices - My Devices
2. Use horizontal scroll to get to Location column

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813488-973abb00-c556-11eb-9d17-a744f6cedbbf.png)

#### Quantity of the Devices assigned to the Locations

1. Navigate to Settings - Organization Settings - Locations 
2. Check the rows contents, Devices column 

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813517-a02b8c80-c556-11eb-8bd7-c6dd8b5ee8e1.png)

## Edit Location details

### Edit in Search section

1. Search - Locations - My/All Locations
2. Hover **Actions** column in desired Location's row
3. Click **...**
4. Click **Edit Location** 
5. Change the values in the modal window opened
6. Confirm the changes with click on **Done** button

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813560-aa4d8b00-c556-11eb-92cb-5f8dacba377a.png)

### Edit in Settings section

1. Navigate to Settings - Locations  
2. Click desired Location name
3. Change the values in the modal window opened
4. Confirm the changes with click on **Done** button

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813642-bfc2b500-c556-11eb-86cb-5d754e182230.png)

## Advanced Location Settings

1. Navigate to Template section 
2. Click **Edit** 
3. Switch to Metadata tab
4. *Hover* Location
5. Click **Edit** button appeared
6. Here you can specify additional Location settings.
7. Click **Save** once it's done
8. Select appliance option and confirm by click on **Save** button

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72824404/120813679-c94c1d00-c556-11eb-8e18-c880bcc17e6d.png)


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