---
title: "Setting the Default Device Configuration Template"
slug: "setting-the-default-device-configuration-template-6-1"
tags: ["Portal", "8.3"]
updated: 2026-08-05T14:15:31Z
published: 2026-08-05T14:15:31Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/setting-the-default-device-configuration-template-6-1"
---

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# Setting the Default Device Configuration Template

**To set a device configuration template as the default:**

1. Select **Settings > Configuration Template** in the navigation pane.  

The **Configuration Templates** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-YWY0KOYZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A43Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A43Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0suXNePSoLTr97OYB8ZHB%2B7574LzwCn%2BGvlaS8JrZeA%3D)
2. Select the desired template's row.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-DN1FPSR2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A43Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A43Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0suXNePSoLTr97OYB8ZHB%2B7574LzwCn%2BGvlaS8JrZeA%3D)
3. Click **Set as Default.**

The selected template becomes the default template.

**To stop a default template being the default:**

1. Select **Settings > Configuration Template** in the navigation pane. The **Configuration Templates** page is displayed.
2. Either,

Or,
  - Select the default template's row and click **Remove Default**.  

No default template is configured.
  - Select a different template's row to be the default template and click **Set as Default**.  

The newly selected template replaces the original template as the default template.