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title: "Creating a SOAP Device"
slug: "creating-a-soap-device"
updated: 2024-09-23T19:42:43Z
published: 2024-09-23T19:42:43Z
canonical: "docs.ai-op.com/creating-a-soap-device"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ai-op.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating a SOAP Device

After [creating a device](/v1/docs/adding-a-device-general) and selecting the SOAP protocol, you will be expected to fill out the following fields:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/9fab5c8f-2756-48da-b963-232bd8533649/Images/Documentation/image(42).png)

#### Device Type

Due to the non-standard nature of most SOAP interfaces, Koios currently only allows for custom SOAP drivers to be made available or built upon request. The only drivers currently offered are:

- **RDM (Resource Data Manager)**

#### Hostname

The IP address or hostname of the SOAP device.

#### Timeout

The amount of time in seconds Koios will wait for a response before it considers the connection to the device as failed.

### **Resource Data Manager**

When selecting RDM as the SOAP type, you will be taken to a RDM Authentication Update form and prompted for the following information:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/9fab5c8f-2756-48da-b963-232bd8533649/Images/Documentation/image(43).png)

#### Username

The username used in the header to authenticate the SOAP request.

> [!CAUTION]
> Authentication Errors
> 
> If you have authentication issues when tags are trying to write to the RDM, please ensure that the user account you used has Installer permissions in the RDM software.

#### Password

The password used in the header to authenticate the SOAP request.

> [!NOTE]
> Password Encryption
> 
> The RDM requires the password to be SHA-1 encrypted before being added to the SOAP header. Koios handles this for you by SHA-1 encrypting the password as soon as it is saved, so please enter the password as you created it.

#### Web Authentication Enabled

A extra layer of security that will be set on the RDM device that forces a a Username and Password to be present when running certain commands. If the RDM has this feature enabled, it needs to be enabled in Koios.