Furhat Robotics Robot - First Time Network Connection; Fixed Ethernet Connection; Wifi Connection

First Time Network Connection

Your robot requires a connection to the public internet to access cloud based services such as

speech synthesis, speech recognition, software update, remote support functions etc.

You can connect the robot to your fixed ethernet or WiFi network, and the robot supports

fetching it's network parameters via DHCP . One you have configured a network connection,

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your robot will remember it's settings for future use

Fixed Ethernet Connection

● If the robot is connected to a fixed ethernet network via an ethernet cable, it will attempt to

configure its network settings via the fixed ethernet connection using DHCP

● Once the robot has started, press the center button of the rotary controller in order to access

the robot on-face menu, the menu displays the robot’s IP address if successfully configured.

WiFi Connection

● Press the center button of the robots rotary controller in order to access the robot on-face

menu. Rotate the controller wheel in order to scroll up or down on the menu, select the

Manage WLAN menu option by clicking the center button.

● Use the controller wheel to navigate to your desired WiFi network and click the center button

in order to select that network. If the network requires a password: an input field will be

shown on the menu, use a USB connected keyboard (not included) to enter the password

and confirm its entry. Password entry is also supported by using an external screen.

● Use the controller wheel to navigate to the Back menu item and select it, you will return to

the top level menu, where the robot’s IP address is displayed if successfully configured.

● Select the Exit menu item to remove the on-face menu from the robot’s face.

Beyond the use of the rotary controller and a keyboard, there are two additional ways in which

you can configure the first time network settings.

● Use the WiFi-LAN feature on the on-face menu in order to create a WiFi hotspot hosted by

your robot. Then use a device of your choice to connect to that WiFi hotspot and use the

Web-Console to configure the robot network settings.

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Please ensure that your ethernet or WiFi connection supports DHCP & admits/routes traffic as required by standard devices