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title: Basic Configurations for TACACS+ Devices
slug: reference-guide-3-0-0/basic-configurations-for-tacacs-devices
description: This document provides step-by-step instructions for adding new element types or device groups to accommodate new devices that do not match existing properties. Learn how to add RADIUS/TACACS+ secret and common enable password to the device group, utilize
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createdAt: 2022-08-01T10:34:56.000Z
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1. Add a new element type if the properties of the existing Element Types do not match the properties of the new devices. (See section [Element Type](docId:-yezWzlg2hNZI9jLhLOrq) for details on how to add an element type)
2. Add a new device group if the realms or properties of the existing device groups do not match the new devices. 
3. Add the RADIUS/TACACS+ secret as **globalSecretKey** to the Device Group.
4. Add the Common Enable Password **globalEnablePassword**”property to the **Device Group**, if your device prompts you for an enabled password to run some scripts.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/d0SPhFtPr-j-FNJQdgE1E_image.png "Secret Key and Enable Password Definitions")

1. Add the device using the **New Device Discovery **feature on the **Device Inventory **screen. You can use SSHv2 as the protocol. Select the **Element Type** and the **Device Groups **you just created. (See section [Adding Devices Manually](docId:85RfH6qvfMGy6UzB4U6jR)f or details on how to add a device using New Device Discovery.)
2. Add a **Device Group Realm** between the **Device Group** and the **User Groups** that will have access. (See section [Creating Device Group Realms](docId\:B6BqXl4KuURptVCiyENrn)  for details on how to add a device group realm)
3. Add **RADIUS** and** TACACS+ **attributes as policy keys (described below)
4. Add command-level White and Black Keys as policy keys (See section [Policy Key Definition](docId\:iZWQ9braJWR9qbxJRoEVk)  for details on how to define policy keys for white key/black key commands or RADIUS and TACACS+ attributes)
5. Create **Policy Groups **for the White Key, Black Key, RADIUS, and TACACS+ attribute policy keys (See section [Policy Groups Definition](docId:4BNnSmSvVcLgKuccvkpK-) for details on how to create policy groups)
6. Create **Policy Realms** between the newly-created **Policy Groups** and **Device Group Realms **(See section [Policy Realm Definition](docId\:MXeEVIQlJh_Xls9rggh1M) for details on how to create policy realms)