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How to Connect a Chrome OS Media Player to Wi-Fi

Manually connect your Chrome OS media player to a Wi-Fi network — useful when the Wi-Fi password has changed or network settings were not preconfigured on the device.

Written by Leonie

Use these steps if the media player has lost its network connection or Wi-Fi settings were not configured during initial setup. A lost connection is usually visible when screen content stops updating or an orange Valotalive icon appears on screen.

This applies to both Valotalive Managed and customer-managed Chrome OS media players.

Valotalive Managed media player with screen


What You Need

  • A mouse and keyboard

  • Wi-Fi SSID and password (SSID required only if the network is hidden)


Steps to connect

  1. Attach a mouse and keyboard to the media player's USB ports
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  2. Power off the media player, wait 15 seconds, then power it back on.

  3. While the Media Player is starting, press CTRL + ALT + S

    This stops the Valotalive Kiosk app from launching and gives you access to network settings.

  4. Select the time in the bottom right corner

  5. Select Not Connected
    ​Note: If you see your Wi-Fi network name with a signal strength indicator, the device is already connected

  6. Turn on Wi-Fi - the media player will scan for available networks

  7. Select your network and enter the password to connect Connecting to a hidden network:

    • Select Join other Wi-Fi networks

    • Enter the SSID and password

    • Click Connect

  8. Select the Valotalive app from the bottom left corner of the screen to relaunch it.

  9. Remove the mouse and keyboard

Your content Flow* will begin playing automatically.

  • Alternatively, simply reboot the media player after connecting — it will reconnect to the saved network automatically.
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* Content Flow, to play automatically, requires pre-configured settings

For further support please contact us by sending an email to: support@valota.live or through the chat window.

Quick start guide: Connect manually to WiFi

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