# Sensors

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####  Things devices

Interested in buying some of these KPN Things devices? Head on over to <https://www.kpn.com/zakelijk/internet-of-things/hardware.htm> for more information!
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In KPN Things the Device type is used to express the connectivity and data capabilities of a Device, like whether it is a LoRa or an M2M device, and its compatibility to Data Processing components such as decoders and encoders.&#x20;

KPN Things supports the devices as shown in the subpages of this page.

## KPN Things Devices versus Supported Devices

We have two categories of Device types, namely **KPN Things Devices**, when you buy a Device from us, and **Supported Devices**, when you bring your own Device to KPN Things. Each categorie has its own set of Device Management features in the Portal.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="274.77486910994764"></th><th>KPN Devices</th><th>Supported Devices</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td><strong>KPN Things Devices</strong></td><td><strong>Supported Devices</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1">Can be recognized by the 🔒 symbol in the Device list.</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bring or Buy</td><td>Buy</td><td>Bring yourself</td></tr><tr><td>Add to / remove from Portal</td><td>❌</td><td>✅</td></tr><tr><td>Edit name and description</td><td>✅</td><td>✅</td></tr><tr><td>Activate / deactivate in Portal</td><td>✅</td><td>✅</td></tr><tr><td>Send / receive raw payload</td><td>❌</td><td>✅</td></tr><tr><td>Send commands</td><td>✅</td><td>🟡 <strong>*</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Device Twin - Reported state</td><td>✅</td><td>✅</td></tr><tr><td>Device Twin - Clear measurements</td><td>❌</td><td>✅</td></tr><tr><td>Device Twin - Desired state</td><td>✅</td><td>🟡 <strong>*</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Device Twin - Metadata</td><td>❌</td><td>✅</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Legenda**\
✅ - Available for this device type.\
🟡\* - Configurable for your own device, coming soon.\
❌ - Not available for this device type.

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