Access Dashboard of XProxy
Your XProxy box has an address on your network, like a house number (for example 192.168.1.86). Type it in a browser to open the dashboard, the page where you control your box. This page shows 4 easy ways to find the address. Pick one, it takes about 2 minutes.
Your computer, your phone and the box use the same router. They are one network, so the dashboard opens.
IllustrationYour computer or phone must use the same router as the box (same Wi-Fi or same cable). Everything on one router is one network. A phone on mobile data, a guest Wi-Fi or a VPN is on another network and cannot open the box.
Which way should I use?
| If... | Use... | Because... |
|---|---|---|
| The box has a number display on the front (XB-20) | Way 1: read the display | The fastest. Nothing to install, no login. |
| You can log in to your router, or read the sticker under it | Way 2: look in your router | No software. Works with any box. |
| You have a Windows, Mac or Linux computer on the same network | Way 3: scan with xtool | Finds the box for you in a few seconds. |
| You have a monitor or TV and an HDMI cable | Way 4: plug in a monitor | The box shows its own address on the screen. |
Way 1: read the display on the XB-20
Check the box has power and its network cable goes into your router. Wait 1 to 2 minutes.
Look at the display on the front of the box 1. It shows 4 digits and the numbers move across them.
It shows the address in groups, for example 192, 168, 1, 86. The dashes between the groups are the dots. Write down all the numbers in order: 192.168.1.86.
The number moves again and again. Watch it once or twice to be sure you got every group.
Way 2: look in your router
Step 1 of 4
Windows: press the Windows key, type cmd and press Enter. In the black window type ipconfig 1 and press Enter. Look in the part named Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The number after Default Gateway 2 is your router's address.
Mac: open System Settings, click Wi-Fi, then Details, then TCP/IP. The number next to Router 3 is your router's address.
It is often 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1.
Way 3: scan with xtool
Step 1 of 3
A terminal is a window where you type a command and press Enter. Open it like this:
Windows: press the Windows key 1, type powershell and press Enter 2.
Mac: press Cmd + Space 1, type terminal and press Enter 2. Linux: press Ctrl + Alt + T.
Way 4: plug in a monitor
Step 1 of 2
Plug an HDMI cable into the HDMI port 1 on the back of the box and into a monitor or TV.
Check that the network cable is in the box 2 and in your router, and that the power adapter is in 3.
Switch the monitor or TV to the HDMI input you used (button Input or Source). A keyboard is not needed.
Open the dashboard
You have the address. Now open it. All 4 ways end here.
Step 1 of 2
On a computer or phone on the same network, open a browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox).
Click the address bar at the top 1. Type http:// and the address you found, with no spaces: http://192.168.1.86. Press Enter.
:8080), type that too: http://192.168.1.86:8080.Still stuck?
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| The page does not load, or says "This site can't be reached" | Check these in order: 1. Your computer or phone uses the same router as the box (not mobile data, not guest Wi-Fi, no VPN). 2. You typed http:// and the numbers exactly, with no spaces. 3. The box was switched on more than 2 minutes ago. 4. Try another browser or your phone. 5. The router may have given the box a new address after a power cut: find it again with one of the ways above. |
| I opened a router login page, not the dashboard | You typed the router's address. Type the address of the box instead (the one you wrote down in the list or on the screen). |
| I can't find the box in my router's list | Wait 2 minutes and click Refresh. Check that the network cable is in a LAN port of the router and that the light of that port is on. The name may differ: unplug the box's network cable for 10 seconds, refresh, and see which row disappears. Still nothing? Try another network cable or another LAN port. |
| xtool shows no box, or only my computer | Use a computer on the same router as the box, with the VPN off. Wait 2 minutes after switching the box on and run xtool lan again. Your router is on another network range? Type xtool lan followed by your router's address, for example xtool lan 192.168.0.1. |
| I see more than one xproxy | You have more than one box. Each box has its own address. Open them one by one in your browser. |
| The monitor shows nothing | Choose the right input on the monitor (Input or Source). Try another HDMI cable or another monitor. Wait 2 minutes after switching the box on. Check the power adapter is plugged into the box. |
| The display on the XB-20 stays dark | Check the 5 V power adapter is plugged into the box and wait 2 minutes. Still dark? Use way 2, 3 or 4. |
| The dashboard asks for a username and password | Someone set a password in the dashboard settings. Ask the person who set up the box. If nobody knows it, send us a message (see below). |
| It worked yesterday, today it doesn't | The router gave the box a new address. Find the new address with one of the ways above, then give the box a fixed address. |