# Importing Computer Clients from a File

You can import a "tab-delimited" text file (not a CSV file).

See [Placeholders](https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-client/page/placeholders "Placeholders") for more workflow information. Can be useful for

- [Network Imaging Guide](https://kb.filewave.com/books/network-imaging-ivs "Network Imaging / IVS")
- [Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)](https://kb.filewave.com/books/apple-school-business-manager/chapter/automated-device-enrollment-ade "Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)")
- [Enrolling Mobile Devices into FileWave](https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-client/page/enrolling-mobile-devices-into-filewave "Enrolling Mobile Devices into FileWave")
- [Working with FileWave Clients](https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-central-anywhere/page/working-with-filewave-clients "Working with FileWave Clients")

The import location is in the **Create** **New Client** pane:

![](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/hej7PdGd5gAXn3YZ-embedded-image-wcw0vtbc.png)

The new format looks like this:

```
Client Name <tab> Comment <tab> Serial or MAC
```

- **Name** is mandatory
- **Comment** is optional
- **Serial** or **MAC** is optional if you are going to be adding clients that are already named later; otherwise, you must provide either a serial number or MAC address.

**MAC** address formats can have colons (:) between octets. For serial numbers, only capital letters (A-Z) and ordinal numbers (0-9) are allowed. Create the text file using a text editor that can save the file in plain text format with Unix or Windows line endings.  
  
Please download the template for more details:

  
[![Screenshot 2025-07-31 at 12.46.15 PM.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/OkT3PKH0M98NJo41-screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12-46-15-pm.png)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/OkT3PKH0M98NJo41-screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12-46-15-pm.png)  
  
When creating your own file, remember to include a header row on the first line to define the column names, just like in the template.