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Updated Connecting a Laptop to the Program & Manage Network (markdown)

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2019-04-10 15:18:11 -04:00
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Connecting-a-Laptop-to-the-Program-&-Manage-Network.md

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| 5. Look for the wireless network that matches the name displayed on the Program & Manage screen.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/screengrabwirelessnetworks.jpg" width="225"></p> In this example, the name of the wireless network for the Android Robot Controller is “DIRECT-XK-9999-C-RC” and the network is visible in the list displayed on the Windows 10 computer. |
| 6. Once you have found the target network in the list, click on it to select it.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/screengrabconnectautomatically.jpg" width="225"></p>Press the Connect button to connect to the network. |
| 7. When prompted, provide the network passphrase (in this example “ZU7if0hB”) and press “Next” to continue.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/screengrabsecuritykey.jpg" width="200"></p>Note that the passphrase is case sensitive. Make sure that your spelling and capitalization matches the original spelling and capitalization shown on the Program & Manage screen. |
| 8. Once you have successfully established a wireless connection between your Windows 10 laptop and your Robot Controller Android device, the status should be displayed in the wireless settings for your laptop.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/screengrabnointernet.jpg" width="200"></p>If the display is not updated as shown after a few seconds, try clicking on Network Connections at the bottom of the blue box showing the Wi-Fi connections. This will bring up a Setting dialog box that includes a link to “Show available networks.”, which can be used to force the list of Wi-Fi connections to be updated.<br/><br/>Note that when you are connected to the blocks programming mode server on your Robot Controller phone, your laptop _will not have access to the Internet_. It only has direct access to the Robot Controller. |
| 8. Once you have successfully established a wireless connection between your Windows 10 laptop and your Robot Controller Android device, the status should be displayed in the wireless settings for your laptop.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/screengrabnointernet.jpg" width="200"></p>If the display is not updated as shown after a few seconds, try clicking on Network Connections at the bottom of the blue box showing the Wi-Fi connections. This will bring up a Setting dialog box that includes a link to “Show available networks.”, which can be used to force the list of Wi-Fi connections to be updated.<br/><br/>Note that when you are connected to the blocks programming mode server on your Robot Controller, your laptop _will not have access to the Internet_. It only has direct access to the Robot Controller. |
### Troubleshooting Your Wireless Connection
If you cannot see your Programming Mode wireless network in the list of available networks, or, if you are having problems connecting your laptop to Programming Mode wireless network, make sure you answer the following questions:
If you cannot see your Programming Mode wireless network in the list of available networks, or, if you are having problems connecting your laptop to the Program & Manage wireless network, make sure you answer the following questions:
1. Is the Robot Controller running and connected to the Driver Station?
2. Is your Windows laptop updated with the most current system updates and service packs? Older versions of Windows 8 and 10, for example, had issues that could prevent the laptop from displaying the Program & Manage wireless network in the list of available networks.