ARCnet Connect

Reaching your home devices or connecting to work infrastructure should be an understandable action. The app will associate a connection with a particular network and its owner. Access depends on configured connections and granted permissions: installing the app does not open someone else's devices or resources.

Connecting to a network and maintaining it are different tasks, but they need not require unrelated tools. Connect is intended as a common ARCnet interface: choose your infrastructure, open a device and reach the actions available to you. Functions will depend on the device type, its support and your permissions.

An owner connects to their own infrastructure. A Supervisor sets up and maintains devices associated with one certificate server. In a private network the same person may handle both responsibilities, but the app should make clear which infrastructure an action concerns and which permissions are being used.

The intended model includes adding your infrastructure directly and finding a certificate server through ARCnet Directory. The directory helps with discovery; it does not replace establishing trust. Participation is optional, and a known server address will be usable without searching a shared listing.

First decide which infrastructure you want to reach: one router or your private network of several devices. A guide to adding infrastructure, confirming access and making the first connection is planned for the public release. It will also clarify phone requirements and supported connection methods.