# How to access same Node Red server and Node Red- Dashboard on Different devices
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [29 April 2019 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636 "2019-04-29T10:30:31Z")
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### Author:  [@raghavendraawad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/raghavendraawad)
#### Post date: [29 April 2019 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636/1 "2019-04-29T10:30:31Z")
hello,
I have a query about Node red and its Dashboard. how can I access node red dashboard on different devices like Android mobile, laptop or Rasberry Pi 3, ESP8266?
If I create the Node red server on a laptop like a localhost:1883 I will connect it to Mosquito Broker (MQTT). now I want to access its dashboard on other devices.
thank you for ur help.
regards,
Raghavendra.
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [29 April 2019 10:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636/2 "2019-04-29T10:42:17Z")
You need to find out the IP address of the Node-RED server on your network and use that instead of localhost.
e.g. 192.168.0.100:1880
But to connect your devices need to be connected to the same network
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### Author:  [@raghavendraawad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/raghavendraawad)
#### Post date: [29 April 2019 10:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636/3 "2019-04-29T10:46:24Z")
thank you for you reply.
same network you mean to same internet service right?
and if i access it on different devices is it possible to control data from another device?
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [29 April 2019 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636/4 "2019-04-29T10:51:32Z")
So you can connect to them without allowing access to the internet for example on a home network.
If you wish to connect to your Node-RED over the internet you HAVE to make sure you are securing the machine and Node-RED correctly.
There are bots that run on the internet looking for unsecured Node-RED instances.
You need to research on this forum to find out how to secure Node-RED BEFORE you do anything.
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [29 April 2019 11:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636/6 "2019-04-29T11:10:34Z")
> [@ukmoose](#):
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> You need to research on this forum to find out how to secure Node-RED
I'm not repeating the many threads on the subject...
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [29 April 2019 12:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636/7 "2019-04-29T12:12:29Z")
> [@ukmoose](#):
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> You need to find out the IP address of the Node-RED server on your network and use that instead of localhost.
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> e.g. 192.168.0.100:1880
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> But to connect your devices need to be connected to the same network
In addition, it is very likely that you will need to adjust the laptop's local firewall to allow incoming traffic on port 1883. This will (should!) be blocked by default.
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### Author:  [@raghavendraawad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/raghavendraawad)
#### Post date: [29 April 2019 12:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-same-node-red-server-and-node-red-dashboard-on-different-devices/10636/8 "2019-04-29T12:27:20Z")
okay. i will check that..
thank you.