> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.webai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Devices & Network

> Use webAI on another computer as this same account.

export const DevicesNetworkPageFaq = () => <AccordionGroup>
    <Accordion title="What is the difference between Pair and Join?">
      <strong>Pair</strong> adds a computer that is still on the first screen so it can use this account. <strong>Join</strong> throws away this computer's setup so it can use an account from another computer.
    </Accordion>
    <Accordion title="Is pairing a device the same as adding a contact?">
      No. A <a href="/using-webai/contacts">contact</a> is another person. A paired device is another computer on this account.
    </Accordion>
    <Accordion title="Does pairing keep both computers up to date?">
      The new computer can look at information that is already on this one. Pairing does not keep both computers up to date as you work. A chat or file you add later on one computer is not copied to the other by pairing alone.
    </Accordion>
  </AccordionGroup>;

Use this page when you want a second computer to use the same webAI account as this one. Click your name at the bottom of the sidebar, then **Settings**, then **Devices & Network**.

This is not the same as [adding a contact](/using-webai/contacts). A contact is another person. A paired device is another computer on this account.

If the other computer has not been set up yet, pair it. If this computer already has its own setup, and you want it to use an account from another computer, use **Join**.

## Pair a device

Pairing adds a computer that is still on the first screen.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start on this computer">
    Click **Pair** next to **Pair a new device**. A QR code appears.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open pairing on the other computer">
    On the other computer, click **Pair with existing device**. Scan the QR code, or open **Link**, paste the pairing link, and click **Pair**.

    <Tip>
      Click **Copy pairing link** to copy it, or **Show link** to read it.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm you have the right computer">
    Both computers show a short code. Click **Confirm** on each one if the codes match. The new computer then appears under **My devices**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The new computer can look at information that is already on this one. Pairing does not keep both computers up to date as you work. A chat or file you add later on one computer is not copied to the other by pairing alone.

A computer can show **Online**, **Offline**, or **Checking**. **Online** means it is connected right now. **Checking** means webAI is still looking. Details about that computer, such as its operating system, appear when it connects. When it is offline, the row shows the last time it checked in.

## Join another device set

Use **Join** when this computer already has its own webAI setup, and you want to throw that setup away so this computer can use an account from another computer.

<Danger>
  This removes Spaces, shared files, chats, contacts, and messages that live on this computer. You stay signed in to webAI Cloud, and your profile stays.
</Danger>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start the replacement">
    Click **Join** next to **Join another device set**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the removal">
    Type **confirm**, then click **Remove and pair**. webAI returns to the first screen and opens pairing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share a link from the other computer">
    On the computer you are joining, click **Pair** and share the QR code or pairing link. Scan or paste it here, then click **Confirm** on both computers if the codes match.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Rename or remove a computer

The name is a label on this computer. Click it, type a new name, then press Enter or click away. The other computer keeps its own label. An empty name is not saved. Until you rename them, this computer is called **This device** and another computer is called **Linked device**.

You cannot remove this computer from the list. To drop another computer, click **Remove**. That computer can no longer use this account. The next time it opens webAI, it goes back to the first screen and clears the chats, contacts, and Space files tied to this account on that computer. A file you already saved outside webAI is not deleted.

## This computer

**This device** describes this computer. You do not change those rows here.

**Peer ID** and **Pubkey** are IDs for this computer's connection. You do not need them to pair. Click either one to copy the full ID. The screen shows a short version. Copy one if someone helping you asks for it.

## Common questions

<DevicesNetworkPageFaq />