# 5. How to connect the drone

### 5.1. Power on the video\&data link and connect it to ground station on the LAN port, then run LAUNCH QGC software.

Configure ground station computer ip address to 172.16.172.<mark style="color:green;">xx (xx can be any value from 2 - 253, except 20)</mark>

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### 5.2. Connect the drone to the ground station App through TCP connection.

Use IP address 172.16.172.20 and port 9100 or 8600/9000 when connecting to the drone

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