Skydio Dock Connectivity
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Skydio Dock supports two different connection configurations to your vehicle:
Wi-Fi Network How it works: Your vehicle will fly over your external network using credentials provided in the Network settings. |
Skydio Link™ to Dock How it works: Your vehicle will fly using the onboard connectivity on Dock, no external network required. |
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[note] Skydio Dock must be hard-wired to internet via Ethernet cable. Skydio Link to Dock™ is not available with Dock Lite. [/note] |
Wi-Fi Network
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Both Dock and your drone connect to and communicate over an external Wi-Fi network.
- Drone connects to an external network over Wi-Fi
- Dock connects to an external network over Wi-Fi or via Ethernet
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Step 1 - Set up your Wi-Fi network in Skydio Cloud
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Step 2 - Navigate to Settings > Devices > Docks |
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Step 3 - Select the More Info (...) icon for the dock you are working with and select Change Settings |
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Step 4 - Select Vehicle Connectivity |
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Step 4 - Select WiFi Network |
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Skydio Link™ to Dock
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Your vehicle will fly using the onboard connectivity in Dock, no external wireless network required.
- Your vehicle acts as an access point that Dock connects to wirelessly, like the connection between a vehicle and a controller
- The onboard Wi-Fi module in Dock will connect to the vehicle instead of your external network.
- Dock can only connect to one Wi-Fi network—either the drone OR the internet. Since it is directly connecting to the drone in this instance, Ethernet is required for Dock to connect to the internet.
[note] Skydio Dock must be hard-wired to the internet via Ethernet cable to use Skydio Link. Skydio Link to Dock™ is not available with Dock Lite. [/note]
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Step 1 - Connect Skydio Dock to the internet via Ethernet cable
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Step 2 - Log in to cloud.skydio.com and navigate to Settings > Devices > Docks |
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Step 3 - Select the More Info (...) icon for the dock you are working with and select Change Settings |
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Step 3 - Select Vehicle Connectivity |
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Step 4 - Skydio Link™ to Dock | |
Step 5 - Configure your channel settings:
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Dock Radio Configuration | Drone Radio Configuration | Expected Range |
Skydio Dock (Dual Band1) | Skydio X2 (Dual Band*) | ~2 km |
Skydio Dock (5 GHz*) | Skydio X2 (5 GHz) | ~4 km |
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