# How to classify two devices having same SysOID's into two separate Device Templates?

If you have two devices with the same SysOID, you can use either the **Additional SysOID** or **SysOID Criteria** or a combination of both to classify them into different Device Templates.

## Follow the below steps to add an additional SysOID:

![Classification of two devices having same SysOID's into two separate device templates in OpManager: To add an additional SysOID](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/images/additional_sysoid_basic.JPG)

- Go to **Settings -> Configuration -> Device template -> Add template**
- Specify the name for the device template, the vendor name, the category and the monitoring interval.
- Add the base SysOID by entering the SysOID or querying the SysOID using the Query device button (if the SysOID is not known).
- Click on the **Add** button.
- To add an additional SysOID, enter the additional SysOID in the Device Identifier field and click on the Add button.
- Now the additional SysOID defined will be the differentiating factor which will categorize the devices into different device templates.

## Follow the steps below to set a SysOID criteria:

![Classification of two devices having same SysOID's into two separate device templates in OpManager: To set a SysOID criteria](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/Edit-sysoid.PNG)

- In the Device Template, click on the Edit button next to the SysOID to which you want to set the SysOID criteria.
- Select the criteria and the condition. In the last field, enter the custom OID to be queried or the System Description value to be matched.
- Click on **Add**.
- Now the SysOID criteria is set.
- Even if the devices have the same SysOID, whether they satisfy the SysOID criteria or not will be used to differentiate between them and assign them to the corresponding device templates.

**Note:** You can set the SysOID criteria for each and every individual SysOID in the device template.

## 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. [Why the discovered device is categorized as Unknown?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/devices-discovered-as-unknown-devices-opmanager.html)
4. [How do vendor templates differ from device templates?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/difference-between-vendor-and-device-templates.html)
5. [How can I associate device templates to a newly discovered device?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/associate-device-template.html)
6. [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)
7. [What is the difference between a device type and category?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/kb/difference-between-device-type-and-category.html)
8. [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)
9. [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)
10. [How to add bulk monitors to the Device Template?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/add-bulk-custom-monitors-through-device-template.html)