Operating a ProtoPixel Node

Most of the operations in a ProtoPixel Node can be done through its WebApp, either on desktop or mobile device.

Node WebApp on mobile.

Node WebApp on desktop.

Accessing the ProtoPixel Node WebApp

You can access a Node’s WebApp using ProtoPixel Mapping Tool from your computer: just go to Window ‣ Find Nodes and click on the detected Node. This will open a web browser pointing to the WebApp of that Node.

Nodes found in the current network.

If you have access to the internet while connected to the same network as the ProtoPixel Node, you can use http://find.protopixel.io to find the Node, in a similar way as using ProtoPixel Mapping Tool. This only works for simple LAN configurations.

Also, you can access the WebApp with Node Name (“ppxnode-ABCDEXX”) by composing a URL like http://ppxnode-ABCDEXX.local/. Please note the / at the end. Some devices, like Android ones and many Windows-based ones, can’t use this address.

Alternatively, if you already know the IP address of your ProtoPixel Node, you can access its WebApp by writing its IP directly in the address bar of your browser. Default static addresses are 192.168.133.100 for the wired interface and 192.168.8.1 for the wireless interface.