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# Editing a Sensor

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| **Role Availability** | Read-Only | **Investigator** | Analyst | **Manager** |

This option enables you to change the sensor name and the description of a sensors (Sensors are deployed into an on-premises, cloud, or multi-cloud environment to collect logs and other security-related data. This data is normalized and then securely forwarded to USM Anywhere for analysis and correlation.).

**To edit a sensor**

1. Go to **Data Sources > Sensors** to open the page.

2. Click the ![](https://mintcdn.com/levelblue-final/SPmy2LqqTlJThUf-/images/usm-anywhere/pencil-new.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=SPmy2LqqTlJThUf-\&q=85\&s=165bba93fb785be56053c468fb2a06fa) icon of the sensor you want to edit.

3. Modify the sensor name or the sensor description.

   ![](https://mintcdn.com/levelblue-final/933tAZ_mi6gE6Q_5/images/usm-anywhere/editsensor.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=933tAZ_mi6gE6Q_5\&q=85\&s=b7309a8dc7746116eb07a8445d707967)

4. Click **Save**.