Thank you for onboarding Canary! This guide will step you through locally configuring your Hardware Canary in no-time.

To setup your Canary, you'll need:

• An Ethernet cable and network point.
• A workstation (with Bluetooth) to configure the Canary.
• IP information for your Canary's deployment, including a DNS server that can resolve public DNS.
• Credentials for your hosted Console.

Step 1. Plug the Canary into the Network

Connect your Canary to your network with an Ethernet cable.

Step 2. Power up your Canary

Plug the USB power cable into any USB socket OR supplied USB power adaptor.

Step 3. Wait for the blue status LED

As your Canary boots, hold down the button (the LED is a button too!) until the LED flashes, when it does, release and press it down once more. The status LED will show purple, then blue. When it turns blue, it's ready to be setup.

Step 4. Open Bluetooth Settings

Open your system tray by clicking the "down arrow" located at the bottom right of your screen.

Right click on the Bluetooth icon and select "Add a Bluetooth Device"

Alternatively if the bluetooth icon is not visible in your system tray, the bluetooth settings can be found by clicking on the "Windows" button to open the start menu, then typing in "Bluetooth".

Finally, select "Bluetooth and other devices settings".

Step 5. Add a device

Ensure that "Bluetooth devices discovery" is set to "Advanced", then click on "Add device".

 

Then select "Bluetooth".

Step 6. Pair your Canary

Let Windows scan for your Canary and then select "Canary-<DHCP IP ADDRESS>", once connected  click "Done".

Step 7. Join your Canaries Network

Open your system tray by clicking the "down arrow" located at the bottom right of your screen.

Right click on the Bluetooth icon and select "Join a Personal Area Network"

Step 8. Connecting over Bluetooth

Once connected, right-click on “Canary-<DHCP IP ADDRESS>” select "Connect Using", then select "Access Point"

Your Canary will now be connected to your workstation over Bluetooth.

Step 9. Surf to your Canary

In your browser surf to http://setup.canary.tools.

Alternatively http://10.9.8.7

Step 10. Configure your Canary

Give your Canary a name and select a device personality.

For more configuration options, click here.

Optionally, unchecking the DHCP checkbox, will allow you to specify static IP settings.

Once you're happy with your configuration, scroll down to the bottom of the page and select "Save Configuration"

Step 11. Smile! You're almost there!

Step 12. Register your Canary

Your configured Canary now needs to register itself with your Console. Open another browser tab to your Console and log in. This will allow the Canary to register automatically.

If automatic registration fails, click here for information about offline registration.

Step 13. Deploy into production

With your Canary setup, move it to its production environment and power it up. When the status LED goes Green, the Canary is live.