# What is HoloLens Device Portal?

**The Windows Device Portal for HoloLens** lets you configure and manage your device remotely over Wi-Fi or USB. The Device Portal is a web server on your HoloLens that you can connect to from a web browser on your PC. The Device Portal includes many tools that will help you manage your HoloLens and debug and optimize your apps.

## How to setup device portal?

* Turn on your HoloLens device. 
* Tab your wrist(**HoloLens 2**) or make a bloom gesture(**HoloLens 1**) to initiate Windows menu.

![Windows menu.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a733a30c0213c7e8af565cddf3d905fac32489cc%2FSettings.png?alt=media)

* Open the **Settings** > **Update & Security.**

![Update & Security Settings.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8a1526cfed8c8d1e4bcf4ef8a8d3c48ac27681d2%2FupdateSecurity.png?alt=media)

* Select **For Developers** tab on the right hand panel.

![For Developers Settings.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3706e417d7f324ee9955ff24191979aaa5182628%2FforDevs.png?alt=media)

* Enable "**use developer features**" by toggling on/off button.
* Scroll down at the For Developer settings to enable "**Device Portal**".

![Device Portal Toggle.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-61e48ef8c9c165aeba7a57ca9fd184a1c4c10eeb%2FenableDevicePortal.png?alt=media)

* Go back to all settings page by clicking **"Home"** on the left hand panel and select **"Network & Internet"** settings.

![Network and Internet Settings.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-31ff66ff89c3e6a506e08d25c6b25390f472af74%2Fnetwork.png?alt=media)

* Select **"Wifi"** tab on the left, if it is not already selected.
* Select the wifi you are **connected** to and click on **"Advanced Options".**

![Wifi Advanced Options.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5696e816684bd7945b5f0ba25c38d4f27794c544%2FwifiAdv.png?alt=media)

* Scroll down and write down the **IPV4 address**.
* You will **type in this IP** address to your browser to reach to your device portal.
* You might see a connection Alert as shown below:

![Your connection is not private alert.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-66f092c3f43b42e4b34a4edd93e129fa55311bd6%2FconnectionAlert.png?alt=media)

* Go ahead and click **Advanced** button and click **Proceed to \<your IP address>(unsafe).**
* Congrats, you made it to your device portal.&#x20;

![Device Portal.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-99a21beca34dd9e80b04f941a65c82314b4ff177%2FdevicePortal.png?alt=media)

* Click **Views** on the right hand panel and select **"Live Preview"** to see the camera view of your HoloLens.

![Live Preview on Windows Device Portal.](https://1227696974-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LoMjAI1irMPA8c0ezFQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-251d6ce01abfeffcb06a69728854b205865561ef%2FMRCapture.png?alt=media)

* You can **turn off PV camera** if you would like to share or record what you are seeing through your HoloLens but do not want to capture your environment.
* You can see the **videos recorded** or **screenshots** you snapped by asking **Cortana** here, on the **Videos and Photos** section, if you **enabled voice commands**.&#x20;

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