# Connecting to a Video Router

To connect to a video router, perform the following:

1. From the RouteEffect home, tap on the name of a video router.
2. In the screen that appears, tap `Connect`.

Once connected, the screen should show the video router landing page or redirect you to the Manage section if you have the Go to Routing on Connect [setting](/settings.md) enabled.

{% hint style="danger" %}
RouteEffect will attempt to connect for five seconds before stopping. If you are unable to connect to the video router, make sure the IP address and Port number are valid and that your RouteEffect device and the video router are on the same network.
{% endhint %}

## Auto-Connect on Launch

Toggling the Auto-Connect on Launch setting for a video router will cause RouteEffect to try to connect to that video router whenever a new window is open. Use this feature if you always want to connect to a set of video routers when the application is open.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Multitasking away from RouteEffect may cause the connection to terminate. Returning to RouteEffect will not cause it to reconnect to these video routers at the moment. Create a new window or force quit the app and relaunch to reconnect.

Future versions of RouteEffect may change this behavior.
{% endhint %}


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