# Add New Device Group

To create Device Group, click to Devices on the left pane and then choose Device Groups.

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On **Device Groups** screen, select **type** and click **Add (+)** button on the right top section.

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1\.      Enter a **Device Group name**. This is just a friendly name for device group. Giving a unique name is not a requirement.

2\.      Select **Visibility** from your organization list.

3\.      Add a **description**. Description for the device group. This is an extra explanation area for device group.&#x20;

4\.      **Query Based** option for the **Device Group**. If you select this option, you can use **query based filtering**.

5\.      **Status** of Device Group. If you make it **Disabled**, then the Device Group will not be visible in Filters. You can change Device Group status to **Enabled / Disabled** anytime.

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Please read *<mark style="color:red;">**Security Filtering**</mark>* section to learn about Device Groups Mode option.
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