# Associating the Collector with Devices

Devices can send logs and captured packets to the anti-DDoS collector after being associated for future analysis. When only one anti-DDoS collector is available, the collector is automatically associated with devices. When multiple anti-DDoS collectors exist, associate them with devices manually. You are advised to associate each collector with one device.

#### Prerequisites

- The device and anti-DDoS collector are routable to each other.

- Devices have been added. For details on how to add devices, see Adding Devices.

- The anti-DDoS collector has been added. For details on how to add the anti-DDoS collector, see Adding a Collector.

#### Procedure

1. Choose Defense > Network Settings > Collectors.
2. On the Collectors page, click of the anti-DDoS collector.

   The connection status of the collector is Online.

3. On the Associated Devices interface, click .
4. On the Select Device page, select the check box of the device to be associated.
5. Click OK.

   The device associated with the collector is displayed in Associated devices.

Parent topic: (Optional) Configuring a Collector

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