# Get Started!

<mark style="color:red;">**Ensure you have updated the firmware on your device before attempting to register**</mark>

### **Connect your RAPT Fermentation Chamber to your WiFi network**

* [ ] Plug your RAPT Fermentation Chamber into power using the supplied  power cable.
* [ ] On your smart phone or tablet, open your **WiFi settings** and connect to the **Kegland RAPT WiFi** network using the WiFi name and password displayed on the RAPT Fermentation Chamber.
* [ ] Once your smart phone or device is connected to the RAPT Fermentation Chamber network, the Captive WiFi Portal will open automatically.
* [ ] Select your WiFi network from the list of available networks, and enter the WiFi password for your network then select **Join**. This will connect your RAPT Fermentation Chamber to your WiFi network.
* [ ] If your RAPT Fermentation Chamber has been successfully connected to your WiFi network then a WiFi symbol will be present on the top right-hand corner of the RAPT Fermentation Chamber display.

### **Register your RAPT Fermentation Chamber to your Account on the RAPT Cloud**

* [ ] Once your RAPT Fermentation Chamber is connected to your Wi-Fi network enter the menu by pressing Select on the controller. Select **Settings** and scoll down to **Check For OTA Update.** Select this. The RAPT Fermentation Chamber will check for new firmware updates and automatically install any available updates.
* [ ] Once the firmware is updated, enter the menu by pressing Select on the controller. Select the <img src="https://570278281-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FUqN4sW0x2s4yh6iiT8NN%2Fuploads%2FhioOiHw8NfYbbB1asuCi%2FRegister%20Device.png?alt=media&#x26;token=466e27a1-a91b-4711-8043-ea3afc5b132b" alt="" data-size="line"> button from the menu.
* [ ] A **Mac Address** and **Validation Code** will then be displayed on the device. Write both of these down. You will need to enter the MAC address and Validation Code on the RAPT Portal to register your device.
* [ ] Log in to the RAPT Portal (<https://app.rapt.io/>) on a device that is *connected to the same Wi-Fi network* as the RAPT Fermentation Chamber you are registering.
* [ ] In the RAPT Portal select **Register Device**. Select **Fermentation Chamber** from the drop down. Select **Next** after ensuring that your RAPT Fermentation Chamber is connected to your WiFi network as above.
* [ ] Enter the **MAC address** (this will default to All Caps - that is normal) and **Validation Code** when prompted in the required fields, then select **Next**.
* [ ] You will be prompted to enter a name for your RAPT Fermentation Chamber. This is to identify the device in the RAPT Portal, and does not have any functional effect. Input the desired name and select **Finish.**
* [ ] **Congratulations! Your RAPT Fermentation Chamber is connected to WiFi and registered to your RAPT Portal and can now be controlled through the RAPT Portal**