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Composer Pro Getting Started

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Getting Started

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4.4 Connecting to a Director Using Remote Access

If you connect to a Control4

Composer Remote Director, you are making “live” changes to a remote

system Controller, where changes are communicated over an Internet connection rather than a local

network connection. This type of connection is not available, however, until the initial configuration

and registration are completed.

A remote connection requires either a temporary connection granted by the user, or a persistent

connection to the system made available by setting up a 4Sight Internet Services subscription.

x Temporary Connection. If the customer is registered on

my.control4.com, their Controller

registration is completed, and remote access is enabled. The system is accessible for

temporary Remote Access after the Control4 Installer or Technical Support person requests

system access through my.control4.com, AND the customer instructs the Controller through

a Navigator to 'Check In.' See “” for more information, see “Setting Up Remote Access.”

x Constant Connection. If the customer purchased a 4Sight subscription AND activated the

subscription for their Controller through my.control4.com, then the system is always online

and accessible for immediate remote access.

Note: The customer may revoke access rights through

my.control.com at any time, but this is not

recommended as it interferes with routine Control4 updates.

4.4.1 Requirements

x The customer must be registered at my.control4.com and Remote Access must be enabled.

(See “Registering the Control4 System” or “Register the System Through a Touch Screen or

On-Screen Navigator.”)

x The customer must EITHER own a 4Sight subscription (sold separately) and have it activated

OR make a temporary connection using the 'Check In' feature in Composer and a Navigator.

x If using 4Sight, obtain a 4Sight subscription for your customer and activate the subscription

as described in “Setting Up Remote Access.”

x A PC with Composer initially installed must be in the same local network as the Controller

when Remote Access is set up.

Before you can use the Remote Director connection option, you must configure the system to support

Remote Access (see “Registering the Control4 System”).

4.4.2 Configuring Remote Access

To configure Remote Access:

1. Ensure that the computer and Controller are on the same physical location and connected via an

Ethernet connection.

2. From the Composer startup screen, click Director on Local Network.