# Connections

This field lists all the devices that have either been detected by the automatic inventory or added manually.

![Connection view](https://3503800744-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FIiEHKRx5AeABNDLcRlWX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4a43e8527b66cd2d60aab704e001c0d193353488%2Fconnections-view.png?alt=media)

The materials reassembled are :

* Device
* Monitor
* Phone
* Printers

## Add a connection

* You can add a connection by selecting the **type of the device**
* Select the **materiel**
* Click on **Connect**

![computer-type](https://3503800744-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FIiEHKRx5AeABNDLcRlWX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8301f651b43b0aced08bd448ca364188d37d4359%2Fconnections-add.png?alt=media)

If you need to add new equipment that is not on the list, you must add it directly to the asset concerned

* [Device](https://github.com/glpi-network/gitbook/blob/main/manual/tabs/devices.md)
* [Monitor](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/assets/monitors)
* [Phone](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/assets/phones)
* [Printers](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/assets/printers)

## Delete a connection

The deletion of a connection can be made from the entry of each connected hardware via mass actions (select the **check box** and click on **Actions** button)

{% hint style="info" %}
Every deletion or addition of a connection is recorded in the history of the computer.
{% endhint %}
