> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.myzendo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Copy Setup to Other Devices

> Set up one wall panel or tablet, then give other devices the same buttons and widgets all at once.

## Intro

Set up one wall panel or tablet the way you want it, then give other devices the same [buttons](https://docs.myzendo.com/permanent-devices/wall-panel-buttons.md) and [widgets](https://docs.myzendo.com/permanent-devices/widgets.md) all at once. Each device gets its own copy: a later change to one device changes only that device.

> [!NOTE]
>
> "Copy Setup to Other Devices" is available if an installer set up Zendo at your property. Otherwise, [set up the widgets](https://docs.myzendo.com/permanent-devices/widgets.md#set-up-widgets) on each device.

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## When you'll use it

* **Devices that control the same things**, such as the panels at both ends of a hallway at home, or every panel on one floor of an office or a hotel.
* **Devices that show the same widgets**, such as the tablets in the kitchen and the hallway at home, or the panels in a row of meeting rooms.
* **A new device** that should work like the others: [add it](https://docs.myzendo.com/permanent-devices/device-commissioning.md), then copy to it.
* **A change the other devices need too**: make it on one device, then copy it to the rest.

When a new device takes an old one's place, [replace the device](https://docs.myzendo.com/permanent-devices/replace-device.md) instead.

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## What's copied

You choose what to copy:

* **Buttons** go only to wall panels with the same buttons. Each copied button does exactly what it does on the device you copy from, with the same accessories and scenes, so copy buttons only to panels that should control the same things.
* **Widgets** go to any wall panel or tablet.

Copying replaces what the devices you copy to have in the sections you choose, and leaves the rest as it is. It doesn't change their settings, admin codes or anything in Home Assistant/Homey.

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## Copy a device's setup

Before you copy, update Zendo on the devices you'll copy to. Then, on your phone or tablet:

1. Tap 
2. Tap "Settings"
3. Tap "Control Panels"
4. Tap the device to copy from
5. Tap "Copy Setup to Other Devices"
6. Under "What to Copy", select "Buttons", "Widgets" or both
7. Select the devices to copy to, up to 25 at a time. Each device says what it will get, such as "Replaces: buttons, widgets".
8. Tap "Copy to" and the number of devices, then "Copy"

Zendo shows how each device went. If some didn't copy, tap "Try Again".

> [!NOTE]
>
> The copy is applied straight away, together with any changes you haven't applied yet.

If the device you copy from has no buttons or widgets set up, you can still select them: copying then removes them on the devices you copy to.

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## Troubleshooting

* **"Copy Setup to Other Devices" doesn't show**: use your phone or tablet, not a wall panel. The device you copy from needs buttons or widgets.
* **A device can't be selected**: it would get nothing, such as a tablet when only "Buttons" is selected, or a panel with "Different buttons".
* **A copied button or widget doesn't work on a device**: update Zendo on the device.


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