# Enable or Disable OPC Devices in the Gateway

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-or-disable-opc-devices-in-the-gateway/4599>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 8, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-or-disable-opc-devices-in-the-gateway/4599 "2012-06-08T17:47:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![bstewart\_EE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@bstewart\_EE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bstewart_EE)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-or-disable-opc-devices-in-the-gateway/4599/1 "2012-06-08T17:47:33Z")

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Is there a way to enable or disable a device in the gateway based on a ping to the device?

Bill

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-or-disable-opc-devices-in-the-gateway/4599/2 "2012-06-08T17:50:41Z")

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Not currently.

In the future there may be a limited amount of device management through scripting calls, but it’s not even on a dev timeline at this point.