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title: "How to Connect your NavVis device to Wi-Fi"
slug: "how-to-connect-your-navvis-device-to-wi-fi-1"
updated: 2025-11-24T14:56:41Z
published: 2025-11-24T14:56:41Z
canonical: "knowledge.navvis.com/how-to-connect-your-navvis-device-to-wi-fi-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# How to Connect your NavVis device to Wi-Fi

## Introduction

This section describes the procedure for connecting the device to Wi-Fi.

## Prerequisites

Mapping Software version v5.1.0 or higher

## Why do I need to connect the device to Wi-Fi?

Downloading a software update over Wi-Fi excludes the need to connect the device to a LAN cable.

Remote support over Wi-Fi is quicker and more convenient.

The following video shows how to connect to Wi-Fi that requires only a password (WPA2/WPA3 personal network).

[connect wifi](https://player.vimeo.com/video/1098541111?h=89793c9182&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479)

1. Tap on the Wi-Fi icon
2. A list of available Wi-Fi is displayed.
3. Tap on the appropriate Wi-Fi.
4. Tap on the Connect button.
5. Enter the password for the Wi-Fi.
6. Tap Connect.
7. There is a slight pause while the device connects to the Wi-Fi.
8. A screen displays that the device is connected to the Wi-Fi.
9. Tap the Back button to return to the Home screen.
10. The Wi-Fi icon displays in a solid color to indicate it it connected.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> For devices that have a Mapping Software version lower than v5.1.0, or connections that require a user name and password (WPA-Enterprise) and networks that require browser login confirmation (e.g. in hotels, public locations, and guest networks) use the procedure [from the Ubuntu screen.](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/how-to-connect-your-navvis-vlx-to-wi-fi-from-ubuntu)

## Related

- [How to Connect your NavVis device to Wi-Fi from Ubuntu](/how-to-connect-your-navvis-vlx-to-wi-fi-from-ubuntu.md)
- [How to Project Your NavVis Device Screen](/howtoconnecttoyournavvisdevicewirelesslyusingvnc.md)
- [How to Set Up NavVis Remote Support from Ubuntu](/how-to-set-up-navvis-remote-support-from-ubuntu.md)