# Get Started!

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

### **Connect your RAPT Temperature Controller to your WiFi network**

* [ ] Plug your RAPT Temperature Controller 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 Temperature Controller.
* [ ] Once your smart phone or device is connected to the RAPT Temperature Controller  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 Temperature Controller  to your WiFi network.
* [ ] If your RAPT Temperature Controller  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 Temperature Controller  to your Account on the RAPT Cloud**

* [ ] Once your RAPT Temperature Controller  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 Temperature Controller 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="/files/xtgVBmEgTKDxMGw28LeA" 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 Temperature Controller you are registering.
* [ ] In the RAPT Portal select **Register Device**. Select **Temperature Controller** from the drop down. Select **Next** after ensuring that your RAPT Temperature Controller 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 Temperature Controller . 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 Temperature Controller  is connected to WiFi and registered to your RAPT Portal and can now be controlled through the RAPT Portal.**


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