# Add a device

Register a new point-of-sale device and configure its settings.

## Step 1: Add a device in the Unity Portal

To add a POS device in the Unity Portal:

1. In the Unity Portal, go to **Merchant setup > Sites**.
2. Select the site that you want to add a POS device to.
3. Click the **Services** tab.
4. In the *Pos service* row, click **Edit**.
5. Click **New POS**.
6. Choose your settings.
7. Click **Save** to confirm.


Your device is added to the list of devices and its state is set to . If this is the first device associated with this site, an HMAC key is also generated and displayed in the top left.

## Step 2: Activate the device

To activate a POS device:

1. Set the device's status to  by clicking **...** in the *Actions* column and selecting **Pending**.


1. Turn on the device and connect it to the Internet.
2. Open the POS+ app. Your device then sends its serial number to the POS Service, which returns an HMAC used to authenticate it. The device's state changes to .
3. The device automatically downloads the settings that were configured in the Unity Portal.


Your device is now ready to use.