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Connecting Over LAN¶

Whenever you are connected the same Local Area Network (LAN) as your Embassy (i.e. the same WiFi network), it is best to access your Embassy’s LAN Address (.local URL). LAN connections are fast and secure and do not even require Internet access!

Note

Your Embassy creates its own Certificate Authority (CA) to establish trust with client devices.

Download Root CA¶

First, download your Embassy’s Root CA. There are two way to accomplish this:

Option 1¶

Download it from html page you saved at the completion of Initial Setup.

Option 2¶

Navigate to System > LAN, then click “Download Certificate”.

Trust Root CA¶

First, instruct your operating system to trust your Embassy’s Root CA.

Trust CA - OS

Linux

Mac

Windows

Android

iOS

Then instruct your browser to trust your Embassy’s Root CA.

Note

On a Mac - this is only necessary on Firefox. Brave, Chrome and Safari will already work.

Trust CA - Browser

Firefox

Chrome / Brave

Safari

OPTIONAL: Setup client integrations for Embassy Services (such as Nextcloud).

Trust CA - Integrations

Thunderbird

Access your Embassy LAN Address¶

With the Root CA downloaded and trusted by both your operating system and your browser, you can now visit your Embassy’s LAN Address (.local URL) over secure https. Any service that offers a LAN URL will also be securely accessible!