Chapter 2: Configuring the Device and Host for EFIS App

Configuring the iPad
Each iPad that will run EFIS App must be connected to the same network as the host computer (the desktop/laptop running X-Plane).

To connect the iPad to your wireless network, tap the Settings icon on the device’s home screen. There, tap Wi-Fi and select your home network from the list (as seen in the following image).


 * [[Image: Wi-Fi in iPad.gif| 400px]]

Once connected, launch EFIS App from the iPad’s home screen. Once the application loads, it will display the iPad’s IP address near the bottom of the screen. For instance, in the following screenshot, EFIS App is telling us that the iPad’s IP address is 150.243.218.185.


 * [[Image: EFIS App IP address.png|400px]]

Write down the number EFIS App gives you (or just keep your iPad running), as we will need this address when configuring the host computer.

Configuring the Host Computer
In order to interface with EFIS App for iPad, the X-Plane software installed on the host computer must be updated to version 9.61 RC1 or later.

Updating X-Plane as Needed
To determine if X-Plane needs to be updated and, if required, perform the update:

1. Launch the copy of X-Plane on the host computer.

2. Once it opens, move your mouse to the top of the screen and click About, then click About X-Plane (as seen in the following image).


 * [[Image:Selecting About x-plane.png]]

3. Check the version number listed at the top of the window that appears. If it reads anything prior to “X-Plane 9.61RC1,” the software needs to be updated.


 * [[Image:About window Update btn highlighted.png|400px]]

4. If necessary, click the Update X-Plane button. This will cause X-Plane to automatically download the latest version of the updater program and launch it.

5. When the updater window appears, it will already have the correct copy of X-Plane selected (since it was launched from within the simulator). Click Continue.

6. Assuming there is enough disk space to download the required updates, click Continue to begin the installation.

7. The installation files will be downloaded and installed, after which the host system is ready to go.

Alternatively, you can use the updater downloaded from our website. For instructions on doing so, please see this section in the X-Plane Desktop manual. In particular, note that the Check for new betas box must be checked when searching for updates.

Configuring an Up-to-Date Copy of X-Plane
With the mobile device on the same network and desktop software updated to version 9.61RC1 or later, it’s time to configure the desktop software to interface with the device.

Before we begin, make sure that the iPad is on and running EFIS App. This will ensure that it is transmitting over the network so that the desktop copy of X-Plane can interface with it.

In the desktop copy of X-Plane, move the mouse to the top of the screen, making the menu bar appear. Click Settings, then select Net Connections, as seen in the following image.


 * [[Image:Clicking Net Connections.png]]

In the window that appears, click the Advanced tab at the top, as shown below.


 * [[Image:Advanced tab.png]]

Found in the lower half of this window is the “IP of iPhone or iPad” section. There, check the box labeled IP of iPad running EFIS App (as in the following image) and enter the IP address that we found in Section I of this chapter, Configuring the iPad.


 * [[Image:Check_box_and_enter_IP_for_EFIS_App.png|600px]]

In the image above, the iPad being used happened to have an IP address of 150.243.218.185. A typical home network may use IP addresses like 192.168.x.x.

At this point, the mobile device and the desktop copy of X-Plane are ready to work together. After entering the correct IP address, EFIS App on the iPad will confirm that is it getting data from the desktop/laptop copy of X-Plane—the yellow text at the bottom of the screen will read “Getting data from X-Plane now! We are ready to fly!”