# How to add bulk custom monitors through device template?

1. Go to **Settings → Configuration → Device Templates.**
2. Select the template in which you want to add a new monitor.
3. Click on the **Add** button near Monitor header.

![Bulk custom monitors addition through device template in OpManager: Add new monitor](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/bulksnmp1.PNG)

4. Click on **Bulk SNMP** tab.

![Bulk custom monitors addition through device template in OpManager: Bulk SNMP](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/bulksnmp2.PNG)

5. Enter the SNMP OID, Monitor Name, Functional Expression(optional), interval, units and the threshold values.
6. If the OID value is numeric, enable the **Numeric** radio button. Also, if you would like to store the data, enable the **Store Data** radio button. If the OID value is tabular, enable the **Tabular** radio button.
7. Now the monitors are added to the template.
8. Click on **Save and Associate**.
9. In the next screen, choose the required devices and click on **Associate** to apply this template to the devices.

## Frequently asked questions:

1. [How do I configure device templates?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/device-templates.html)
2. [When should I create a device template?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/when-to-create-device-template-opmanager.html)
3. [How to classify two devices having same SysOID's into two separate Device Templates?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/associating-same-sysoid-devices.html)
4. [Why the discovered device is categorized as Unknown?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/devices-discovered-as-unknown-devices-opmanager.html)
5. [How do vendor templates differ from device templates?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/difference-between-vendor-and-device-templates.html)
6. [How can I associate device templates to a newly discovered device?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/associate-device-template.html)
7. [Why are some monitors not associated to the device while manually associating a device template?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/manually-classifying-associating-templates-opmanager.html)
8. [What is the difference between a device type and category?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/kb/difference-between-device-type-and-category.html)
9. [How to import a new template obtained from ManageEngine Support or Community or a OpManager setup in different location?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/import-template-from-community.html)
10. [How to display custom monitor value in dial via Show Dial option?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/custom-dail-using-showdial.html)