The Artillery Sidewinder X4 Pro and Artillery Sidewinder X4 Plus are amazingly capable and affordable 3D printers. They are fast and reliable, have a vast 300x300x400 mm build volume, and have excellent print quality. What would make them even better? How about free and unlimited remote access, AI print failure detection, real-time print notifications, live streaming, and more using OctoEverywhere.com? Sounds awesome, right?!?
OctoEverywhere’s setup process is designed to be extremely easy; it only takes about 30 seconds to get set up. Here’s a simple step-by-step guide to set up free and unlimited remote access for the Sidewinder X4 family of 3D printers.
Find Your Printer’s IP Address
First, you will need to find your printer’s IP address. All devices connected to your home network have an IP address, a unique number that identifies the devices to other devices on the network. For your computer to connect to your printer and install the OctoEverywhere plugin, you need to get your Sidewinder’s IP address.
To find your Artillery Sidewinder X4’s IP address, use the printer’s display; the format will look something like 192.169.1.110. Write down the IP address; you’ll need it for the next step.
SSH Into your Artillery Sidewinder X4
SSH is a way to connect to your Sidewinder X4 printer from your desktop or laptop computer. To SSH, you will need a terminal, such as MobaXterm, on Windows or the Terminal app on a Mac. If you need help downloading and using MobaXterm, here is an excellent guide.
When you have your terminal ready, use the following command to ssh into your Artillery Sidewinder X4:
ssh -p 22 mks@<your-printer-ip-address>Replace the IP address with your printer’s IP address you found in the last step.
When SSHing into your Sidewinder X4, you must use a username and password. The SSH username and password for the Artillery Sidewinder X4 are:
Username: mks
Password: makerbase
When you open the SSH connection, use the password above when prompted.
Enable Webcam Sidewinder X4 Support
To use a webcam, plug any USB webcam into the Artillery Sidewinder X4 USB port and enable the webcam server.
To enable the webcam server on the Artillery Sidewinder X4, SSH into the device and run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable webcamd
sudo systemctl start webcamdInstall OctoEverywhere On Your Artillery Sidewinder X4
The last step, this one, is the easiest! Simply copy and paste this command into your SSH terminal. Note that with some terminals, to paste, you right-click your mouse on the terminal window.
bash <(curl -s https://octoeverywhere.com/install.sh)This command will start the OctoEverywhere plugin install. The plugin installation is fully automated and will ask a few questions to help configure the system. At the end of the install, the plugin installer will give you a linking code. On your desktop or phone, go to https://octoeverywhere.com/code and enter the linking code to finish the setup!
Enjoy Your Free Remote Access For The Sidewinder X4
Octoeverywhere has many amazing free features to explore. Be sure to check out print live streaming with Live Links. Set up real-time printer notifications with snapshots. Enable Gadget for free and unlimited AI failure detection. Set up Mobileraker for iPhone or Android, an amazing 3rd party app, for easy mobile check-ins anywhere!
Enjoy OctoEveywhere, and welcome to the community!
