I have a paid version of aao and msfs2024. My goal is to run MSFS 2024 on pc1, then create and run gauges on pc2.

I’ve read all the aao docs and can’t figure it out. Are there any YouTube’s or step by step tutorials on how to set this up? The win 11 firewall is off on both pcs. Pc1 has a fully licensed msfs2024 and aao. Pc2 has aao (unlicensed) installed. Any hints are appreciated

10 hours ago, Jerryss said:

I have a paid version of aao and msfs2024. My goal is to run MSFS 2024 on pc1, then create and run gauges on pc2.

I’ve read all the aao docs and can’t figure it out. Are there any YouTube’s or step by step tutorials on how to set this up? The win 11 firewall is off on both pcs. Pc1 has a fully licensed msfs2024 and aao. Pc2 has aao (unlicensed) installed. Any hints are appreciated

It is not AAO that is being networked, it is SimConnect itself. There should be plenty of instructions about that "out there". All that the sim needs for remote SimConnect are two correctly edited config files, a .xml on the server and a .cfg on the client, that contain the actual IP address of the server.

Downloads - AXIS AND OHS
Way down at the bottom of the page is the full package.

The alternative would be to run AAO locally and access the gauges as WebFIPs (DesktopFIPs and WebFIPs are the same, just different ways of accecssing the gauges)

Edited July 6Jul 6 by Lorby_SI

I guess, I'm not smart enough. I've looked "out there" and have given up after a total of 8+ hours. The instructions listed don't work with the most current version of AAO and the docs are thoroughly confusing.

Thankfully Glassout and Guenseli have provided me with 80% of my needs. As us say: Live and Learn.

2 hours ago, Jerryss said:

I guess, I'm not smart enough. I've looked "out there" and have given up after a total of 8+ hours. The instructions listed don't work with the most current version of AAO and the docs are thoroughly confusing.

Thankfully Glassout and Guenseli have provided me with 80% of my needs. As us say: Live and Learn.

I don't understand. The "docs" are exactly one PDF: "Using AxisAndOhs on a remote computer with MSFS.pdf" - and that has barely two pages. What exactly is confusing about it - so it can be improved? Again - this is not about networking AAO, you have to search for instructions about networking SimConnect. And the process for networking SimConnect has been unchanged since 2008 and it is the same for FSX, P3D and MSFS - that is I why I assumed there should be such instructions available.

1. Get the IP V4 address of your server computer (= the one that is running the sim)
   For example by opening a CMD window and running "ipconfig"

2. For the SERVER: Edit the SimConnect.XML file on your server as instructed by the PDF (create a backup copy just in case). Essentially,
   change the "Static IP4 port" entry to
   <Scope>global</Scope>
   and add
   <Address>whatevertheipis</Address>
   For MSFS 2024 shop version the file is here: "\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache"

3. For the CLIENT: Edit the SimConnect.cfg file that is in the package =enter the server's IP address at the correct spot and save it on your client computer (where you intend to run the networked AAO). The file is simply saved to the default "\Documents\" folder.

4. Install AAO on both computers

5. Run AAO (only!) on the client computer, go to "Application" and activate "Networked SimConnect"

That's it. The remote AAO will connect to the sim just like it would when you run it on the local computer. Due to the SimConnect.cfg file all SimConnect client programs know where to contact the server. AAO Gauges and other user content go into the same folders on the client as they would on the server. This principle is applicable to all external SimConnect apps, it is not about just AAO.

If both files have been edited correctly, then all that could interfere is network security - unfortunately, nobody can really help you with that, all firewalls, routers and AV products are different.

I've just tried it, and this works absolutely fine with the latest version of AAO. The whole process to set this up barely took 15 minutes (but I've done this many times before, so the comparison is probably unfair).

Edited July 7Jul 7 by Lorby_SI