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Setup guide

Connected and tracking in a few minutes, from your phone. No app. A computer and the USB-C cable work too.

Open the owner portal  ↗ Setup and day-to-day control both live at settings.flighttrackerled.com

What you'll see

Four screens, start to finish

The real screens you will see. About two minutes.

  1. Plug in

    The panel shows its own Wi-Fi name, unique to your display.

  2. Join and pick

    Join FTLED-XXXX on your phone (no password). This page opens; pick your 2.4 GHz network and tap Connect.

  3. Tap Done

    The panel shows WIFI OK and restarts on your Wi-Fi. Switch your phone back to your Wi-Fi.

  4. settings.flighttrackerled.comEnter a setup code →

    Enter the code

    At settings.flighttrackerled.com, choose Enter a setup code and type it with your email. Flights appear in about 30 seconds.

Wrong password? The panel shows WIFI FAIL · RETRY FROM PHONE and the network list comes back. Pick your network again, and rejoin FTLED-XXXX if your phone dropped off.

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Step 1 — Join the display's Wi-Fi hotspot

Plug in the display. It shows WIFI SETUP · JOIN WIFI and its own Wi-Fi network, like FTLED-2A9B. No app, cable or computer needed.

  1. On your phone, join the FTLED-XXXX network. It has no password.
  2. The setup page opens by itself. If not, open http://192.168.4.1.
ℹ Panel shows PLUG IN USB-C? It needs firmware 1.6.0 first. Connect it to a computer with the USB-C cable and open settings.flighttrackerled.com/onboard in Chrome or Edge. It updates itself afterward.
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Step 2 — Pick your home Wi-Fi

  1. The page lists the 2.4 GHz networks the display can see. Tap yours, or Scan again.
  2. Enter your Wi-Fi password and tap Connect. Watch the panel: CONNECTING, then WIFI OK.
  3. Tap Done. The hotspot closes and the display restarts on your Wi-Fi.

Your password goes only from your phone to the display, never to FlightTrackerLED servers.

✓ 5 GHz-only networks won't appear; use your router's 2.4 GHz network.
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Step 3 — Link it to your account with the code on the panel

Once online, the panel shows ENTER CODE and a short code (like ABCD-EFGH / JKMN). From here on, everything lives in the owner portal at settings.flighttrackerled.com.

  1. Reconnect your phone to your own Wi-Fi and open settings.flighttrackerled.com.
  2. Choose Enter the code from my display and type the code and your email. The display appears under My displays; returning owners get a one-tap sign-in link.
  3. Within 30 seconds the panel shows live flights. Set your location by ZIP code or map pin, and size the coverage circle.
✓ Set up over USB? No code needed. No code entered after 20 minutes? Flights start anyway; replug for a fresh code.
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Step 4 — Pick what it shows

The app selector at the top of the portal switches the display live, with no reboot.

Overhead Scanner (the default): live planes in your coverage area, with route, altitude, speed and airline.

Specific Flight Tracking

  1. Enter a flight number in the Flight tracking card — airline style like UA970 or ICAO style like UAL970, either works.
  2. Before takeoff: schedule and status. In the air: position, altitude, speed and time remaining. After landing it shows Landed and returns to overhead scanning about 20 minutes later, or clear the field anytime.

Departure Board (free, no API key): pick the app, enter an airport code such as ORD, and choose a refresh interval. Ambient scenes live in the same selector.

✓ A 15-minute refresh is a good starting point.
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Step 5 — Customize your display

  • Brightness — dial it to match your room, night-stand dim to daylight bright.
  • Flight display time & scroll speed — how long each plane holds and how fast the details move.
  • Overhead flight filters — only show planes by altitude, speed or direction of travel. Leave blank for everything.
  • Detail fields — which facts scroll for each plane.

Curious before your box arrives? Try every control in the live demo.

Free updates arrive automatically over Wi-Fi.

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Troubleshooting

  • Don't see FTLED-XXXX in your phone's Wi-Fi list? Stand near the display and refresh. The hotspot is on only while the panel shows JOIN WIFI; PLUG IN USB-C means use the USB path in Step 1.
  • Setup page didn't open by itself? Open http://192.168.4.1. If your phone jumps back to cellular, turn mobile data off for a minute.
  • Panel says CHANGE WIFI? It can't reach its saved Wi-Fi. Join its hotspot and pick the network again; it stays linked to your account.
  • Lost the code, or it says invalid? Unplug and replug it. Every restart shows a fresh, single-use code.
  • USB setup: device not showing up? Use Chrome or Edge on desktop with a USB data cable. Try a different cable or USB port.
  • USB setup: "Firmware did not answer"? Unplug, wait a few seconds, replug, click Connect again.
  • No flights showing? Widen the coverage circle and check your filters (Clear resets them).
  • Specific flight not found? Confirm the flight is active today; UA970 and UAL970 both work.
  • Departure Board is blank? Check the airport code and refresh interval. There is no API key to link and no usage charge.
  • Settings not reaching the box? Changes apply within seconds while the display is online; the portal shows its online dot.
  • Need to start over? Join the display's hotspot and pick a network; the new one replaces the old. Over USB, Clear WiFi resets it.
  • Still stuck? Contact me — I respond quickly.