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1 -6.A.1. Assign TCMS Adress to the thin client (Manually, DHCP, DNS)
1 +6.A.A. Assign TCMS Adress Manually
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1 -The Client must get the information, which TCMS it has to use. There are three ways to distribute the information:
1 +For small environments or testing purposes, **manually adding clients** is a viable option. A client can be added using either its **IP address** or **MAC address**.
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5 +When adding a client via its MAC address, only a **reservation** is created in the TCMS. Through this reservation, an appropriate group and software profiles can already be assigned before the client registers with the TCMS for the first time.
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5 -In Kommbox you can set the TCMS Adress (IP or Hostname) in
7 +However, the **TCMS server address** cannot be delivered to a client this way. This is only possible via **DHCP**, a **DNS entry**, or by **manually adding the client using its IP address**.
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10 +First, select the **group** in the group tree to which you want to add the client (1). Then click on (% class="rangee_menuoption" %)**Add**(%%)** **in the (% class="rangee_menunode rangee_menuoption" %)Client window(%%) and choose either (% class="rangee_menuoption" %)**Client via MAC Address**(%%) or (% class="rangee_menuoption" %)**Client via IP Address**(%%) from the context menu (2).
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12 +In both cases, a dialog window opens where you can enter the **IP address** or **MAC address**, as well as an optional **description** for the client (3).
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16 +Client **group assignment** in the TCMS is always performed based on the device’s **unique MAC address**. Changing the IP address does not affect group membership.