# Change designation/classification of a device (socket)

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/change-designation-classification-of-a-device-socket/1202>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Tags:** z-wave\
**Created:** [September 5, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-designation-classification-of-a-device-socket/1202 "2018-09-05T21:18:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Wiebe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wiebe/32/438_2.png) [@Wiebe](https://community.homey.app/u/Wiebe)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-designation-classification-of-a-device-socket/1202/1 "2018-09-05T21:18:16Z")

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Hi,

When adding some power sockets to the z-wave network, I designated some of them as lights, but they shouldn’t be (I don’t want them to change when I say to turn on/off all lights).

Can I change this designation to a generic socket?

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**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-designation-classification-of-a-device-socket/1202/2 "2018-09-06T03:13:40Z")

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You can’t change the capabilities/icon of a device after they have been paired. You will need to delete and re-add.

Sorry

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**Author:** ![Wiebe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wiebe/32/438_2.png) [@Wiebe](https://community.homey.app/u/Wiebe)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 9:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-designation-classification-of-a-device-socket/1202/3 "2018-09-06T09:09:18Z")

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Thanks! Unfortunate though. That’s a lot of sockets to re-add.