# Add the MA xPort Nodes

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Follow these guidelines to add the MA xPort Nodes to the network configuration.  

**Requirements:**

- Connect the MA XPort Nodes with the console or the onPC via a network cable. 
- The grandMA2 console and the MA xPort Nodes have to be in the same subnet if DMX is to be output.

1. Open the **MA Network Configuration**. \
   -Press Setup and tap MA Network Configuration.
2. The window **MA Network Configuration** opens.

![](/img/grandma2/menu_network-config_add-xport-node_v3-3-978949.png)

_Add xPort Nodes to the network configuration_

3. Tap DMX Node and then Add Present.\
   All nodes present in the network are displayed.

![](/img/grandma2/menu_ma-network-configuration_dmx-node_v3-3-3e436a.png)

_MA Network Configuration – DMX Node_

The MA xPort Nodes have been added to the network configuration and can now be configured.