Network Setup
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The first step to access the xARM6 is to ensure that you have a static connection from your host pc to the xARM6.

To set up a connection to the xArm6, please follow the provided guidelines:

#. Connect an ethernet cable from your host PC to the ethernet port of the xArm controller.  
#. Next in your host PC, create a static connection from your network manager with an ip of ``192.168.1.51``. For the netmask, use ``255.255.255.0``.
#. Once the static connection is setup correctly, After switching the power on of the robot you can check if the network communication is set up or not by:

.. code-block:: bash

       ping 192.168.1.xxx # (ip addreess of the robot usually written on control box)


.. table:: xARM6 Network devices
       
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   Device        Network Address
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   xARM6         192.168.1.240  
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