title: Device onboarding in IBM Bluemix platform
body: <p>I have a few questions regarding onboarding a thing in IBM Bluemix IOT. My questions are as follows:</p>
  
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  <li><p>In scenario 1: Let's say I need to connect only one thing to the Bluemix platform, so I configure the device type, device, authentication token, etc., to connect the device to the platform. This is possible in the current situation.</p></li>
  <li><p>In scenario 2: If I need to connect 50 things to my platform, will I be configuring each and every device to get the device ID, token, etc.?</p></li>
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  <p>Does Bluemix provide any discovery mechanism or other ways to configure things automatically?</p>