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title: Activate Your Modem
slug: hardware/activate-your-modem
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T07:10:25.852Z
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# Activate a Single Modem

1. Sign in or create an account at [http://brightsignmobile.zipitportal.com](http://brightsignmobile.zipitportal.com/) (see [this page](https://docs.brightsign.biz/display/DOC/Using+Zipit) for more information about Zipit).
2. Select **Claim Your Device**.
3. Input the serial number (IMEI) of the cell modem in the claim code field to register your device (see the image below).
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4. Select the country where the modem will be used.
5. Choose your [data plan](docId:-e9Kn-F9TDL3rV4sTsbEw) (see the image below).  
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/LXAy_91kr4kFa0rnHVg6p_image2021-2-2415-30-55.png)
6. Add a credit card or select the credit card that is already on file for the account.
7. Select **Confirm** to activate the modem.

# Activate Multiple Modems

You can activate multiple devices at once using the portal. To do this:

1. Go to **Claim Your Devices** 
2. Select **Claim Multiple Devices**. 
3. Select the **View Template** option to add a file specifying your devices as a CSV or XLS file (see the image below). Select **Upload**.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/aln5CbgdNkG6ljRj72H75_microsoftteams-image-4.png)
4. Select a data plan and **Apply to Selected** (see the image below) before proceeding to the **Next Step**.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/N1t9NhteMqzM6B9NJUYcC_claimdevices.png)
5. Add a credit card or select the credit card that is already on file for the account in **Billing Information**.
6. Select **Confirm** to activate the modem.