{"id":2971,"date":"2018-05-16T17:01:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:49:59","slug":"2971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/2971","title":{"rendered":"How do I connect a LabQuest to LabQuest Viewer via USB?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"notice\" style=\"border: 1px solid red; padding: 1em; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em;\">\n<h3>This information pertains to LabQuest 2 and LabQuest 3.<\/h3>\n<p>The original LabQuest does not support this functionality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are in an area where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable, it is possible to use LabQuest Viewer to connect to LabQuest 2 or LabQuest 3 via USB. This is a useful way to display the LabQuest screen for a class demonstration. The instructions below assume you have LabQuest software version 2.3.3 or newer.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set up LabQuest to work with LabQuest Viewer software via USB<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list inline\">\n<li>Launch the Connections App\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LabQuest 2<\/strong>\u268aTap the Wi-Fi icon. <\/li>\n<li><strong>LabQuest 3<\/strong>\u268aTap the Connections App icon from the Settings screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tap the icon next to Viewer (gear or <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"23\" class=\"wp-image-8917\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/09\/connections-labquest-viewer@2x.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/09\/connections-labquest-viewer@2x.png 95w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/09\/connections-labquest-viewer@2x-90x87.png 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" \/>) to open the LabQuest Viewer Settings dialog.  <\/li>\n<li>Verify that LabQuest Viewer is On, Allow screen control is checked, and Enable Viewer over USB is checked.<\/li>\n<li>Tap Apply or OK.  <\/li>\n<li>Connect LabQuest to the computer using the USB cable that came with the unit.<\/li>\n<li>Start LabQuest Viewer software.<\/li>\n<li>Select your LabQuest from the list provided. If your LabQuest is not shown in the list, enter the LabQuest IP address for the USB connection manually.<\/li>\n<li>A view of the LabQuest screen will be visible in the LabQuest Viewer software.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Caution:<\/strong> While LabQuest is configured to work with the viewer via USB, you cannot use it as an interface with Graphical Analysis, Logger <em>Pro<\/em>, or Logger Lite. To allow your LabQuest to work as a computer or Chromebook interface, you must disconnect the LabQuest from the USB port and then un-check Enable Viewer over USB in the LabQuest Viewer settings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some cases, the USB driver needs to be installed on the computer separately. For more details, see:<br \/>\u25cf <a href=\"\/til\/2705\/\">How do I manually install a driver for LabQuest Viewer software to enable communication with LabQuest 2 or LabQuest 3 via USB?<\/a><br \/>\u25cf <a href=\"\/til\/2638\/\">My Windows computer fails to install a driver for using LabQuest Viewer with a LabQuest 2 or LabQuest 3 via USB connection.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are in an area where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable, it is possible to use LabQuest Viewer to connect to LabQuest 2 or&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1698,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5010,2953,4134,479,2714],"class_list":["post-2971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-labq2-labq-lq-view","tag-labquest-2","tag-labquest-viewer","tag-usb","tag-wi-fi"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27354,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2971\/revisions\/27354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}