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id: clients
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title: Connect to Clients
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sidebar_label: Connect to Clients
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sidebar_position: 1
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---
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import { DownloadCard } from '/src/pages/downloads/_components/DownloadCard.tsx';
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## Overview
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There are many ways to connect to your newly flashed device. Below is a quickstart for each client that you can use to connect to your radio.
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### Commandline Interface (CLI)
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The CLI is currently the best way to manage your settings. It is feature rich and well documented. The [settings pages](/docs/settings) have examples for each user preference for the device. The CLI is available as a standalone executable for Windows, Mac OS or linux or as part of the [Meshtastic-python](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-python) project. If you'd like to use python to interface with a device, see the [API documentation](https://python.meshtastic.org).
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#### Installation
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To install the prebuilt binary refer to: [Meshtastic-python standalone executable](/docs/software/python/python-standalone).
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To install/upgrade Meshtastic-python manually, see below:
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```shell title="Install Meshtastic-python (includes CLI)"
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pip install meshtastic
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```
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```shell title="Upgrade Meshtastic-python (includes CLI)"
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pip install --upgrade meshtastic
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```
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:::note
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Some installations of python may require you to substitute 'pip3' for the 'pip' command.
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:::
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#### Verify Connection
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After installing, run one of the following commands to see if the device is communicating correctly.
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```shell title="View connected node info"
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meshtastic --info
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```
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```shell title="View nodes detected on mesh"
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meshtastic --nodes
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```
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For more details about CLI usage, see the [settings](/docs/settings) pages or [CLI guide](/docs/software/python/python-cli).
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### Mobile Client Downloads
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<ul
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style={{
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position: 'relative',
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display: 'grid',
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gap: '1.5rem',
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gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr))',
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paddingLeft: '0',
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}}
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>
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<DownloadCard
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client="Android"
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imgUrl="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/static/images/badges/en_badge_web_generic.png"
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url="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geeksville.mesh&referrer=utm_source=downloads-page"
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notes={[
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'To sideload, ',
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<a
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href="https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releases/latest"
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rel="noreferrer"
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target="_blank"
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>
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download the latest .apk
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</a>,
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' from Github',
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]}
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/>
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<DownloadCard
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client="iOS"
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url="https://testflight.apple.com/join/c8nNl8q1"
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buttonText="Download on TestFlight"
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notes="Currently only available in TestFlight"
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/>
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</ul>
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### Serial
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Using your preferred program (PuTTy, Serial, etc) connect to your device with the following settings to see the logs in real time.
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| Baudrate | Data Bits | Parity | Stop Bits |
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| :------: | :-------: | :----: | :-------: |
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| `921600` | `8` | `None` | `1` |
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### Web
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<!--- FIXME add self hosting details link --->
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The web interface is available for all browsers, but [bluetooth and serial capabilities are limited](https://github.com/meshtastic/meshtastic.js#compatibility). You can connect to your node using:
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- [client.meshtastic.org](https://client.meshtastic.org)
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- BLE
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- HTTP
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- Serial
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- [ESP32 WiFi SoftAP](/docs/settings/wifi#software-access-point)
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- [ESP32 as Client](/docs/settings/wifi#wifi-client)
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The Meshtastic firmware incorporates an embedded web server using the [ESP32 HTTPS Server](https://github.com/fhessel/esp32_https_server) project. This allows the WiFi supporting ESP32 devices to run our web interface to access Meshtastic directly from your browser. This imports the [Meshtastic.js library](/docs/software/js/getting-started) to provide a web page capable of interacting with the device.
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There is active development ongoing to fix some issues with updating the web interface from the web interface directly. Please be patient with us as we work on this. Use [Meshtastic-flasher](/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware/meshtastic-flasher) to update your device to the current stable build which includes the web interface.
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