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title: "Configuring Join Tokens"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/BloxOneInfrastructure/87229997/Configuring%20Join%20Tokens"
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A join token is a special-purpose, system-generated alphanumeric string used to authenticate a NIOS-X virtual server, which can then automatically associate itself with its user account and establish a connection to the Infoblox services. To deploy an endpoint, create a join token, and then issue it to the corresponding endpoint.

Create as many join tokens as you need, and use them for different purposes, such as the following:

- Use the same join token to deploy multiple NIOS-X virtual servers.
- Create a join token to provision a set of remote devices, and assign them to your Infoblox Portal account.
- Create a short-lived join token for an admin who wants to join NIOS-X servers. When the admin finishes the task, revoke the join token and thus prevent the admin from provisioning new servers.
- Revoke a join token if it has been compromised, to prevent its use in provisioning of new NIOS-X servers. If you use a revoked token, a server cannot establish a new connection to the Infoblox Platform. However, the server will keep an existing connection. Note that join tokens are valid until you revoke them through the Infoblox Portal.

The **System **>** Administration **> **Join Tokens** page displays the following information for each join token you have created:

- **TOKEN NAME**: The token’s name.
- **STATUS**: The token’s current status:** Active **or **Revoked**.
- **COUNT**: The number of times you have used the token to set up your NIOS-X virtual servers. You can reuse a token for different virtual servers.

This number is useful for security purposes. For example, if you have used a join token to connect a certain number of servers, and if that number does not match the value of **COUNT**, then you may want to review the servers that have joined your network.

- **LAST USED**: The timestamp of the token’s last use, formatted as *mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss time zone*.
- **DESCRIPTION**: Information about the join token.

For more information about join tokens, see the following:

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