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# Create a teleoperation interface

> 📘 A new teleoperation experience is here.
>
> We've released a new teleoperation experience. See the Getting Started guide for documentation on creating an observability dashboard.
>
> The documents in this section refer to the legacy teleoperation experience.

This guide will teach you how to create a teleoperation interface from your existing teleoperation streams.

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# Prerequisite: Create teleoperation streams

Before you can add teleoperation streams to your interface, you'll have to create them. You can find stream-specific documentation under the [Getting Started: Teleoperation](https://docs.formant.io/docs/getting-started-teleoperation) section.

# Step 1: Navigate to teleoperation view settings

1. Navigate to **Settings >> Devices** and select the device you want to configure for teleoperation.
2. Click the **Teleoperation** tab. You'll see the teleoperation view settings:

<Image alt="Teleoperation view settings." align="center" src="https://files.readme.io/7fa83a9-Screenshot_2024-07-10_at_4.19.46_PM.png">
  Teleoperation view settings.
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# Step 2: Configure primary view

<Image alt="Primary view of the teleoperation interface." align="center" src="https://files.readme.io/6f0d7e5-Screenshot_2024-07-10_at_4.19.21_PM_copy2.png">
  Primary view of the teleoperation interface.
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Select a **Primary view**. This will configure the main window of the teleoperation interface.

# Step 3: Configure sidebar views

<Image alt="Secondary views of the teleoperation interface." align="center" src="https://files.readme.io/b499dc1-Screenshot_2024-07-10_at_4.19.21_PM.png">
  Sidebar views of the teleoperation interface.
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Select up to two **Sidebar views**. This will configure the smaller side windows of the teleoperation interface.

# Step 4: Further configuration

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      <th>
        Property
      </th>

      <th>
        Usage
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  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        Control safety switch
      </td>

      <td>
        If **Enabled**, your robot will not move until you click the **Unlock** button on the teleoperation interface.  

        If using a keyboard for teleoperation control, the interface can be unlocked by holding the **Spacebar**.  

        If using a gamepad for teleoperation control, the interface can be unlocked by holding **L1/R1**.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Allow low bandwidth mode
      </td>

      <td>
        If **Enabled**, video quality will be allowed to degrade below configured settings to maintain the stream in adverse network conditions.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Disable high ping warning
      </td>

      <td>
        If **Enabled**, you will not see a popup warning when the ping to your device is high.
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</Table>

# See also

* [Sending more than two images](https://docs.formant.io/docs/sending-more-than-two-images-over-webrtc)
* [Handle disconnections safely](https://docs.formant.io/docs/handle-disconnections-safely)
* [Adding a custom view to the sidebar](https://docs.formant.io/docs/adding-a-custom-view-to-the-sidebar)

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