Director Mini can connect to a network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. After Director Mini is connected to a network, you can use the following ways to access its Web UI.

Using an Ethernet/Wi-Fi IP Address

1. Ensure that Director Mini is powered on and has connected to a network.

2. Swipe down from the top of the device's main screen to open the Control Center, where you can find the IP address of the Ethernet or Wi-Fi.

   

3. Connect your computer and Director Mini to the same network.

4. On the computer, open a browser, enter the IP address, and press Enter. Then you can see the Web UI login page.

5. Enter your account name and password on the Web UI login page.

   The default account name is Admin, and password is Admin.

Using Windows Network Discovery

Director Mini supports SSDP-based network discovery, which you can use to access the device.

On Windows, you can use the File Explorer to discover Director Mini. This method applies to Windows 7 and later.

The following uses Windows 10 as an example.

1. Ensure that Director Mini is powered on and has connected to a network.

2. Connect your computer and Director Mini to the same network.

3. On the computer, open File Explorer. You can:

   • Click , and select File Explorer in the start menu.

   • Hold down the key and press E on your keyboard.

4. At the left panel of File explorer, click Network.

5. In the Other Devices area, the name of Director Mini device is displayed as "Director Mini + Device Name (Serial Number)". Find your Director Mini device

   based on the Serial number.  The serial number of Director Mini is the one that can be found on the back of the device, for example, A511220416050.

6. Double-click the device icon to access the Web UI login page.

7. Enter your account name and password on the Web UI login page.

   The default account name is Admin, and password is Admin.

Using MDNS

Director Mini supports multicast DNS (mDNS), a simple, easy to build, user-friendly network discovery protocol. Thus, you can access the Web UI more quickly.

1. Ensure that Director Mini and your computer is in the same local network.
2. On the computer, open a browser, enter directormini.local or device name.local, and press Enter. Then you can see the Web UI login page. The default device name is "DM + Serial Number". The serial number of Director Mini is the one that can be found on the back of the device, for example, A511220416050.

3. Enter your account name and password on the Web UI login page.

   The default account name is Admin, and password is Admin.