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> Assign a device to a service policy or coverage policy in the emnify Portal

[Device policies](/portal/device-policies) only become useful after you start assigning devices to them.
You can assign single or multiple devices to a policy in the [emnify Portal](https://portal.emnify.com/).

> **Tip**
>
> Develop a strategy for grouping your devices according to specific use cases, deployment regions, product lines, or services.
> Choose policy names and device tags related to these criteria.
> This helps with selections when performing bulk assignments.

> **Warning**
>
> Devices don't automatically reset if you change the service or coverage policy.
> Due to caching, it can also take up to 24 hours before changes are applied to a device.
>
> Be sure to [reset its connectivity](/portal/connected-devices#reset-connectivity) for the change to take effect sooner.

## Single device assignment

Navigate to [**Connected Devices**](https://portal.emnify.com/connected-devices).

Find the device you wish to assign to a policy, then expand the policy details.

When viewing the device details, select **Edit** for either **Service Policy** or **Coverage Policy** to show a dropdown list of available policies.

Select your policy from the list.

> **Check**
>
> You should see a real-time notification confirming the change.

## Bulk assignments

Navigate to [**Connected Devices**](https://portal.emnify.com/connected-devices).

Search for the devices you wish to assign to a policy and select the checkbox next to every relevant device.

> **Tip**
>
> You can filter by tag or any other property to show only the devices to be assigned.
> If the filtered list looks good, select the top checkbox in the table heading to select them all.

![Connected Devices table with checkboxes selected for Walking Mobile, TravelSpot, and PocketTalker](/_fern-img/31ec9ecaf7f92053a7d4d75ae8e59f3ecb88dba6cd64b1b9ffb87cb73220b683.webp)

A new menu at the top of the page provides bulk operations.
Select **More** and then either **Change Service Policy** or **Change Coverage Policy**.

![](/_fern-img/a9216c0dfda2b41a7ee36fb0361fb08ad03270b01db81fa81e552de4fb21233c.webp)

Choose your policy from the presented dropdown list and then select **Save**.

![](/_fern-img/741e04c9774106c1457ce0f95c012b34b386de9284f69a16947628326fe6fea6.webp)

The devices you selected are assigned to their new policy, and you should see a real-time notification confirming the change.

## Next steps

After you've created and assigned policies, you can also update existing policies in the emnify Portal.
For more information, see [Update existing device policies](/portal/how-tos/update-existing-device-policies).