User's Manual Part 2
Table Of Contents
- The printer local web interface
- CAD software – create your own objects
- STEAMtrax curriculum
- Operational tips
- Updating the printer
- Printer maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Appendices
- Polar3D printer specification sheet
- Polar3D printer diagram
- Connecting the printer directly to your device
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 5
The printer loca l web
interface
If you a r e controlling your printer directly through i t s l ocal WiFi
(see Section C.1 )ratherthangoingthroughthePolarCloud,
then the printer’s local web interface will be your main con-
trol interface. From a device on your local network (computer,
tablet, or phone), simp l y o pen a browser window connecting to
the printer’s local IP address and you will be at the printer local
web interface.
If you connect your printer to the Polar Cloud, then after
performing its initial con n ec ti o n (see Chapter 1), you likely will
seldom have a need or interest in connecting directly to the
printer’s local web interface. However, the printer’ s local web
interface is still accessible. If you are on the same local network
as the printer, you may simply open up a br owser window and
connect to its local IP address without goi n g through the Polar
Cloud. Or from within the Polar Cloud, navigate from the m ai n
menu to your list of printers, then click on the printer itself, and
then click on the LOCAL UI tab (settings dial towards the upper
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