Troubleshooting Tip: Unable to Connect Device to Control Room on Chrome

If the device registration in your control room has stopped working after updating Chrome, this post is for you.

Chrome browser version 142 introduces a new Local Network Access restriction. Registering a device on the control room depends on these local network calls. Read on to know how you can get rid of this error for good.

Option 1: Update Permissions via Site Information

1. Open the Control Room URL in Chrome.

2. Select the tuner icon (🎚️)  in the address bar.

3. Look for Local Network Access.

4. Click on the slider once to enable access.

5. Retry device registration in your control room.

Option 2: Disable the Local Network Access Checks Flag

If you prefer to bypass this restriction entirely, you can disable Chrome’s experimental flag.

1. In Chrome, go to: chrome://flags/#local-network-access-check

2. Set Local Network Access Checks to Disabled.

3. Relaunch Chrome.

4. Retry device registration in your control room.

Find out more about the latest update in Chrome. Read the feature overview here.

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