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### Connecting Your Laptop to the Program & Manage Server
You will need to access the Program & Manage server, which runs on the Robot Controller device. Once you are connected to this server, you will be able to run the FTC Blocks or OnBot Java Programming Tool.
You will want to connect your laptop’s wireless adapter to the Program & Manage server’s Wi-Fi network. Before you begin this exercise, please make sure that your Windows laptop has the most current service packs and system updates from Microsoft installed.
Note that this example assumes the user has a Windows 10 laptop. If you are not using a Windows 10 laptop, the procedure to connect to the Programming Mode server will differ. Refer to your device’s documentation for details on how to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
| Connecting Your Laptop to the Program & Manage Server |
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| 1. On the Robot Controller, touch the three dots in the upper right hand corner of the screen to launch the pop-up menu. Select “Program & Manage” from the pop-up menu to display the Program & Manage access information.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/SelectProgramAndManage.jpg" width="175"></p> |
| 2. Verify that the Robot Controller is now on the Program & Manage screen. The Program & Manage screen displays important information that you can use to connect your laptop to the FTC Blocks Programming Mode server.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/ProgramAndManageScreen.jpg" width="175"></p> |
| 3. Verify the network name and pass phrase for the Program & Manage server's wireless network. Towards the top of the screen, the name of the Program & Manage server's wireless network is displayed. In this example, the name of the Wi-Fi network is “DIRECT-XK-9999-C-RC” and the secure passphrase is “ZU7if0hB”<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/ProgramAndManagePassphrase.jpg" width="200"></p> |
| 4. On your Windows 10 computer, look in the lower right hand corner of your desktop for a Wi-Fi symbol. Click on the Wi-Fi symbol to display a list of available Wi-Fi Networks in your vicinity.<br/><br/><p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/FIRST-Tech-Challenge/WikiSupport/blob/master/ftc_app/images/OnBotJava/ConnectingLaptopStep4.jpg" width="650"></p> |
| 5. Look for the wireless network that matches the name displayed on the Robot Controller.<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 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. |
### 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:
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.
If you are still having issues with connecting the laptop to the Robot Controller, visit [Troubleshooting](https://github.com/ftctechnh/ftc_app/wiki/Troubleshooting) section of this wiki for instructions on how to manually connect to the Program & Manage wireless network with a Windows 10 laptop.