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# Connect to a Robot

## Connecting over the Wireless Network

* Open Robot Studio, if it is not already open. You do not need to create or open a solution.
* Click on the controller tab

![Controller Tab is highlighted by a red box. ](/files/-LYZMCvYrh2lYNv6oVvc)

* Select the **Add Controller** Drop-down Menu (1). Then select the **Add Controller..** option (2).

![](/files/-LYZM_f35zrTcfV3Zryl)

* In the **Add Controller** (1) window enter the IP address for the robot you wish to control and click **Add (2)**.

![](/files/-LYZNEE9RjChOHfg97kp)

{% hint style="info" %}
IP Addresses are supplied as needed by Robotics Lab staff.
{% endhint %}

* Once a connection has been made, the selected robot will appear in the controller menu (1). Make sure it is selected then click **Ok** (2).

![](/files/-LYZNdNhnwLq-7b3hiMO)

* Wait for the Robot to connect, then check it loaded correctly. The left side of the screen should look similar to below:

![](/files/-LYZO28aym7yhyPmYVEJ)

{% hint style="info" %}
If it doesn't say "Network" at the top, the robot is not connected properly.
{% endhint %}

## Connecting with an Ethernet Cable

* Connect an Ethernet cable to the Service Port of the robot. The location of the IRB1200 and IRB120 service ports are shown below.
* The IRB 120 service port is located inside the controller. Please ask Robotics Lab Staff if an Ethernet cable is not present. Do not open the controller door.

![IRB 1200 Service Port Location - Lift the cap to access.](/files/-LY_-7cGyacjtN4iLou6)

![IRB 120 Service Port Cable](/files/-LY_M9St_z6o7CNgF_Fi)

* Open Robot Studio, if it is not already open. You do not need to create or open a solution.
* Click on the controller tab

![Controller Tab is highlighted by a red box. ](/files/-LYZMCvYrh2lYNv6oVvc)

* Click on the Add Controller Button, otherwise called **One Click Connect**

![One Click Connect - Click on the Icon not the Add Controller Text.](/files/-LY_Lcqdc3IEGpBXyw4N)

* The Robot will connect to your PC.

![](/files/-LY_LnCV1uGnXA8vUGJN)

{% hint style="info" %}
The top left should say "Service Port" if connected correctly.
{% endhint %}


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