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# Control scoreboard and social graphics from a phone or tablet

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When using Captivate, you can modify any HTML-based Data Controller input using an internet browser from a device that is connected to your network — computers, cell phones, and tablets. Any Data Controller whose setup window shows an **Open in Browser** button supports this workflow.

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Changes to your title’s design and attributes must still be made in-app — the remote interface only exposes the bound Data Controller’s controls, not the Designer.
{% endhint %}

## How to Load a Controller on Mobile

1. From your desktop Captivate software, add either a Scoreboard or Social Data Controller to one of your graphic layers using the Inputs dropdown.

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2. When the controller window opens, click **Open in Browser** in the top right of the controller window.

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3. A dialog appears with a QR code and a link. Use whichever route fits the device:
   * **Scan the QR code** with a phone or tablet on the same network — the controller opens directly on that device.
   * **Click the underlined link** to open the controller in a browser on the Captivate machine.
   * **Copy to Clipboard** copies the controller’s address, ready to paste into a message to any device on your network.
   * On macOS, **Share** hands the address to the system share sheet, including AirDrop to a nearby device.

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You are now using your controller via your mobile device or tablet.

## Multi-NIC machines

If your Captivate machine has more than one network interface (for example, a wired connection plus Wi-Fi, or a VPN client), the URL generated for the controller uses one of those interfaces. If your phone or tablet is on a different network than the one the URL points to, the page does not load.

To find the correct address, run `ipconfig` on Windows or `ifconfig` on macOS and use the IP address that belongs to the network your phone or tablet is connected to.

Scanning the QR code from the **Open in Browser** dialog opens the URL directly on the mobile device, which sidesteps typing the address by hand.

## Security

The controller URL has no built-in authentication. Anyone on the same network — including VPN clients and guest networks — who knows or guesses the URL can drive the controller. Use it on a trusted network, and keep the URL private.


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