ARC’s screens run in a normal web browser. There’s nothing to install on staff computers — they just open a web address on your network.
Open ARC
On any computer or tablet connected to the same network as the ARC server, open a browser and go to:
arc.localThat’s it. ARC answers on your local network at that name, so you don’t need to remember an address like 192.168.1.50. (Behind the scenes the full address is arc.local:1183, and the short arc.local sends you there automatically.)
On the ARC server computer itself you don’t need to type anything — click the ARC tray icon and choose Open ARC, and it opens the same screens in your default browser.
Bookmark it on every staff computer
Add arc.local as a bookmark — or set it as the browser’s home page on control-room computers — so staff are one click from ARC.
If arc.local doesn’t open
A few networks block the automatic naming that makes arc.local work. If the address doesn’t load, use the ARC server’s network address instead — and you don’t have to go hunting for it:
- On the ARC server computer, click the ARC tray icon. Its menu lists that computer's network address, already formatted with the port — for example,
192.168.1.50:1183. - On the other computer, type that address into the browser:
http://192.168.1.50:1183.
Why the port shows up here
Typing plain arc.local works because ARC quietly forwards you to the full address. When you use the number address instead, include the :1183 on the end — that’s the part the forwarding was adding for you.
Same network, please
Out of the box, ARC is served on your local network only. The computer you’re opening it from has to be on the same network as the ARC server, and ARC is not exposed to the public internet.
If you need to reach ARC from off-site, ARC has an optional Remote Access setup under System → Integrations that connects your own devices to the ARC server privately. It’s a deliberate choice you make, not something that’s on by default.
What’s next
You’re in. Next, step back for the big picture: how ARC works. Then head into the Basics to find your way around and build your first game.