Connecting myRIO to a Host Computer (myRIO Toolkit)

You can connect the myRIO to a host computer by using one of the following methods:

• USB device connection—When you use a USB cable to connect the myRIO from the USB device port to a host computer, the LabVIEW myRIO Toolkit installs a USB driver on the host computer. The USB driver then creates a virtual network interface card and assigns an IP address to the myRIO in the format 172.22.11.x.
• Wireless connection—When you connect the myRIO to a host computer over a wireless network, you can wirelessly detect the myRIO, deploy applications, and use shared variables to transfer data between the myRIO and the host computer. Before you can configure the settings of the wireless network on the myRIO, you must connect the myRIO to the host computer over USB. To learn about configuring the wireless network on the myRIO, launch LabVIEW, click the Set Up and Explore link, and select Configure WiFi.