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NAO Web page

What is NAO Web page

NAO Web page is the user friendly interface of NAO on your computer.

It allows you to do most of system configuration, from network configuration to user preferences and customization.

How to access the NAO Web page

Step	Action
	Access to NAO’s Web page, using one of the following method: Using IP address. Using NAO’s name. Using Choregraphe. The screen below is displayed.
	Complete Login and Password fields and click the Login button. The default value is nao, for both login and password. If you have lost your password, see Lost your password section. For technical information about login and password, see User accounts section.

Using IP address

Step	Action
	Press on NAO Chest button. NAO says its IP address.
	Open a web browser and enter that address in the address bar.

Using NAO’s name

Step	Action
	Open a web browser.
	If you know NAO’s host name: Type: [naoHostName].local in the address bar. By default, it is: nao.local If you don’t know NAO’s host name: Click the Bonjour icon. Double-click on NAO’s name.

Bonjour is conceived by Apple and installed by default on Mac OS X and Linux (Avahi) computers. On Windows, it is automatically installed during the Choregraphe installation process.

For all information about Bonjour, including licensing, please visit the official http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999.

Using Choregraphe

Step	Action
	Launch Choregraphe.
	Choose Connection > Connect to or Click the Connect to button. The connection widget is displayed.
	Right-click the green NAO and choose View web page.

Lost your password

If you have defined then lost the password for the web interface:

• Reset the settings of the robot using the NAOFlasher with a Factory reset option.

Discovering NAO Web page

Home page

Part	Name	Description
A	Menu	About: displays the home page. Network: allows you to set up NAO wireless connection and get additional info about its network connections. Settings: allows you to set various preferences. Advanced: access more information on NAOqi, system and hardware. Mostly useful for troubleshooting. Logout: ends the connection to the robot.
B	Key information	Displays a short summary of NAO’s system. Click the information to quickly access the corresponding detailed page.
C	NAO’s picture	Not sure to be connected to the correct robot? Make him say a short sentence. Click NAO’s picture to make appear the speech bubble. Optionally, edit the text. Press Enter key.

Network

The table below lists the information displayed by Network screen.

Name	Displays ...
Connections	Address and Mac Address of the Wired and Wireless connections currently used. Tethering button allows you to activate an advanced feature. For further details see: NAO as a mobile WiFi Access Point.
Country	the current country used for WiFi service detection.
Available networks	the list of available networks, Wired and Wireless. To configure a new connection: Click on the network you want to use. For more details, see WiFi standard configuration.

Settings

List of settings

Settings	Description	See also
Name	NAO host name. Make sure your NAO has a unique name when joining a community.
Password	For this Web page, but also ftp and ssh connections.	User accounts, FTP Access, Accessing NAO over ssh.
Web Services	Allows you to associate your NAO with an authorized Aldebaran Robotics user account only.	Aldebaran Robotics Web Services
NAO’s buddy icon	The buddy icon or avatar used to represent your robot.	Connection widget
Language	Sets NAO language for speech synthesis and recognition.
Time Zone	Important for the robot to know what time it is.
Volume	Sets the volume of NAO Loudspeakers.	How to set NAO’s volume, Loudspeakers.
Fall Manager reflex	Permit deactivation of the fall manager reflex.	Fall manager
Issue Reporting	When enabled, issue reports are automatically sent to Aldebaran Robotics and then deleted from the robot at boot time.	How to retrieve an issue report
Remote Controls	Allows to configure Infra-Red interaction with an external IR device.	Set a remote control

Advanced

Settings	Description	See also
Naoqi	Allows you to start, stop or restart NAOqi, and to visualize currently running modules.	Monitoring NAOqi on the robot
Packages	Displays the packages currently uploaded.
Memory	Allows you to search for any memory key in order to check is current value.	ALMemory
Process	Displays the processes currently running.
Hardware	Displays useful information about Devices, Joints, Configurations and Temperatures.

Related topics

Aldebaran Robotics Web Services

Every robot can be associated with an authorized Aldebaran Robotics user account only. By this way, you will be able to access to extended features as soon as they are available online.

To associate your robot:

Step	Action
	Fill in the form with the user name and the password you use to connect Aldebaran Robotics website and click on Connect.
	Check the box Remember me to save your user information, so the robot can automatically reconnect to web services at startup. If unchecked, you will have to fill this form again to associate your robot.

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