# Step 5: Attach the input
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Now you are ready to identify the input that the channel will ingest.

**To attach the input to the channel**

1. On the **Create channel** page, in the navigation pane, for **Input attachments**, choose **Add**.

1. In **Attach input** , for **Input**, **My RTP push** (the input that you created.) 

   The **Attachment name** field is automatically populated with the name of the input itself. You can leave this name as is. 

1. Choose **Confirm**. The **Input attachment** section closes, and the **General input settings** section appears.