diff --git a/config/settings/inventory.local.php.dist b/config/settings/inventory.local.php.dist
index 2a0605732cd99e3d304e9122bce76143544a5e65..516c5ed41265cff257058e4aed1d5e4f945884c1 100644
--- a/config/settings/inventory.local.php.dist
+++ b/config/settings/inventory.local.php.dist
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 <?php return [
     'inventory' => [
         'base_uri' => '',
+        'category_map' => [
+            // form inventory => in database
+            'ACCESS POINT'        => 'ACCESS POINT',
+            'LAPTOP'              => 'LAPTOP',
+            'MODEM / ROUTER'      => 'MODEM / ROUTER',
+            'PATCH PANEL'         => 'PATCH PANEL',
+            'PRINTER'             => 'PRINTER',
+            'RACK'                => 'RACK',
+            'SCANNER'             => 'SCANNER',
+            'SERVER'              => 'SERVER',
+            'SWITCH/ HUB'         => 'SWITCH/ HUB',
+            'TABLET'              => 'TABLET',
+            'WEBCAM'              => 'WEBCAM',
+            'WORKSTATION'         => 'ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ ΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ',
+            'ΒΙΝΤΕΟΠΡΟΒΟΛΕΑΣ'     => 'ΒΙΝΤΕΟΠΡΟΒΟΛΕΑΣ',
+            'ΔΙΑΔΡΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ' => 'ΔΙΑΔΡΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ',
+            'ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΣ (CPU)'  => 'ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΣ (CPU)',
+            'ΚΙΝΗΤΟ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ'   => 'ΚΙΝΗΤΟ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ',
+            'ΜΝΗΜΗ RAM'           => 'ΜΝΗΜΗ RAM',
+            'ΟΘΟΝΗ'               => 'ΟΘΟΝΗ',
+            'ΣΚΛΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΣΚΟΣ'      => 'ΣΚΛΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΣΚΟΣ',
+        ],
     ],
 ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/module/sch_sync/bootstrap.php b/module/sch_sync/bootstrap.php
index ba6789838e762fb57a6297817131af0279bf28ab..b4382b17bf07f196aaea219489d42f03fcd98446 100644
--- a/module/sch_sync/bootstrap.php
+++ b/module/sch_sync/bootstrap.php
@@ -51,13 +51,18 @@ return function (App $app) {
             );
         };
         $container[CreateLabs::class] = function ($c) {
+            $settings = $c->get('settings');
+            $categoryMap = isset($settings['inventory']['category_map'])
+                ? $settings['inventory']['category_map'] : [];
+
             return new CreateLabs(
                 $c->get(LabServiceInterface::class),
                 $c->get(AssetServiceInterface::class),
                 $c->get('SchInventory\\Service'),
                 $c->get(SchoolServiceInterface::class),
                 $c->get('authentication_service'),
-                $c->get('logger')
+                $c->get('logger'),
+                $categoryMap
             );
         };
     });
diff --git a/module/sch_sync/src/Middleware/CreateLabs.php b/module/sch_sync/src/Middleware/CreateLabs.php
index bd37acd2c3c51ea316015970c6cb76f458dff381..5a85dffcd2b1dc65021c213b9a297e0dc8a0046a 100644
--- a/module/sch_sync/src/Middleware/CreateLabs.php
+++ b/module/sch_sync/src/Middleware/CreateLabs.php
@@ -58,13 +58,20 @@ class CreateLabs
      */
     private $logger;
 
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $categoryMap;
+
     public function __construct(
         LabServiceInterface $labService,
         AssetServiceInterface $assetService,
         InventoryService $inventoryService,
         SchoolServiceInterface $schoolService,
         AuthenticationServiceInterface $authService,
-        LoggerInterface $logger
+        LoggerInterface $logger,
+        array $categoryMap = []
     ) {
         $this->labService       = $labService;
         $this->assetService     = $assetService;
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ class CreateLabs
         $this->schoolService    = $schoolService;
         $this->authService      = $authService;
         $this->logger           = $logger;
+        $this->categoryMap      = $categoryMap;
     }
 
     public function __invoke(Request $req, Response $res, callable $next)
@@ -134,10 +142,10 @@ class CreateLabs
 
                 $categoryName = $item['item_template.category.name'];
 
-                $type = reset(array_filter(array_keys($assetTypes), function ($type) use ($categoryName) {
+                $type = reset(array_filter(array_keys($this->categoryMap), function ($type) use ($categoryName) {
                     return $type == $categoryName;
                 }));
-                $type = ($type) ? $assetTypes[$type] : false;
+                $type = ($type) ? $assetTypes[$this->categoryMap[$type]] : false;
 
                 if ($type !== false) {
                     if (!isset($uniq[$item['location.id']]->ownSchoolAsset[$type])) {
diff --git a/module/schools/data/schema.mysql.sql b/module/schools/data/schema.mysql.sql
index ecdbaa9861c199e6b3654ed16c5661d5e1737eed..ad302c41880115c060a3c6f6865292519b644311 100644
--- a/module/schools/data/schema.mysql.sql
+++ b/module/schools/data/schema.mysql.sql
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `itemcategory` (
 
 LOCK TABLES `itemcategory` WRITE;
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `itemcategory` DISABLE KEYS */;
-INSERT INTO `itemcategory` VALUES (8,'ACCESS POINT'),(26,'LAPTOP'),(6,'MODEM / ROUTER '),(5,'PATCH PANEL'),(14,'PRINTER'),(3,'RACK'),(13,'SCANNER'),(24,'SERVER'),(2,'SWITCH/ HUB'),(23,'TABLET'),(11,'WEBCAM'),(22,'WORKSTATION'),(41,'ΒΙΝΤΕΟΠΡΟΒΟΛΕΑΣ'),(40,'ΔΙΑΔΡΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ'),(38,'ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΣ (CPU)'),(34,'ΚΙΝΗΤΟ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ'),(32,'ΜΝΗΜΗ RAM'),(30,'ΟΘΟΝΗ'),(29,'ΣΚΛΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΣΚΟΣ');
+INSERT INTO `itemcategory` VALUES (8,'ACCESS POINT'),(26,'LAPTOP'),(6,'MODEM / ROUTER '),(5,'PATCH PANEL'),(14,'PRINTER'),(3,'RACK'),(13,'SCANNER'),(24,'SERVER'),(2,'SWITCH/ HUB'),(23,'TABLET'),(11,'WEBCAM'),(22,'ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ ΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ'),(41,'ΒΙΝΤΕΟΠΡΟΒΟΛΕΑΣ'),(40,'ΔΙΑΔΡΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ'),(38,'ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΣ (CPU)'),(34,'ΚΙΝΗΤΟ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ'),(32,'ΜΝΗΜΗ RAM'),(30,'ΟΘΟΝΗ'),(29,'ΣΚΛΗΡΟΣ ΔΙΣΚΟΣ'),(42,'ΤΡΙΣΔΙΑΣΤΑΤΟΣ ΕΚΤΥΠΩΤΗΣ'),(43,'ΤΡΙΣΔΙΑΣΤΑΤΟΣ ΣΑΡΩΤΗΣ'),(44,'ΣΕΤ ΡΟΜΠΟΤΙΚΗΣ - ΑΙΣΘΗΤΗΡΩΝ'),(45,'ΔΟΜΗΜΕΝΗ ΚΑΛΩΔΙΩΣΗ');
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `itemcategory` ENABLE KEYS */;
 UNLOCK TABLES;