Connecting to a Director

Each Control4 controller (for example, an EA-3) ships with pre-installed Director software. The Director communicates with Control4 and third-party products to enable home automation so devices can communicate with each other and Director.

Connecting Composer Pro to a Virtual, Local, or Remote System

Composer Pro gives users three connection options at startup.  The same three options are presented after disconnecting:

Virtual System

Virtual System, also known as Virtual Director, is a software emulation of the software that runs on the primary Control4 controller (Director). Selecting Virtual System will connect Composer to a Virtual Director running on the same PC. There’s no need to be connected to the local network (LAN) or to the internet to establish this connection.

Local System

Selecting Local System allows Composer to connect to a Control4 controller running Director on the same LAN as the host PC. Neither the PC running Composer or the controller have to be connected to the internet to establish this connection.

Remote System

Selecting Remote System allows Composer to connect to a Control4 controller running Director—that is also registered to Control4 account—located on a different LAN than the host PC. The PC running Composer and the controller both need to be connected to the internet.