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title: "Setup Connection"
slug: "configuring-device-conductor"
updated: 2025-01-17T06:37:19Z
published: 2025-01-17T06:37:19Z
canonical: "help.scalefusion.com/configuring-device-conductor"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.scalefusion.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setup Connection

First step towards managing your Printer devices is to complete the Printer setup on the Scalefusion dashboard by configuring Device Conductor.

## Pre-Requisites

1. Device Conductor should be running on a machine which is accessible from the Scalefusion platform.
2. Valid User ID and password for accessing the Device Conductor APIs.
3. The DC should be installed on a Windows 10 or higher machine and should be in the same network as the printers.

## **Configuring the Connection**

1. Navigate to **Getting Started > Printer Setup** section.
2. Click on **Configure Device Conductor**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-0PDNZ9XM.png)
3. Enter the following details and click **Save Connection**:
  1. **Public Domain or IP Address:** Enter the public domain or IP address of the machine where Device Conductor is installed.
  2. **Configure DC Port:** Enter the port number opened for communication.
  3. **Enter User ID:** Enter the User ID used to access the Device Conductor APIs.
  4. **Enter Password:** Enter the password used to access the Device Conductor APIs.
  5. **Upload Certificate:** Upload the Device Conductor certificate for network connection (e.g., `cacert.pem`).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-S2LO7B6J.png)
4. Once the connection is successful, you will be redirected to the Printer Management screen. A sync process will then begin to fetch printers based on your sync settings. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-1P3T314O.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Only one Device Conductor can be configured under one Scalefusion account