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title: "How do I Auto-Connect my machines?"
slug: "autoconnection-issues"
updated: 2025-09-02T13:57:20Z
published: 2025-09-02T13:57:20Z
canonical: "support.controlup.com/autoconnection-issues"
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# How do I Auto-Connect my machines?

## Automatic Reconnection

Automatic reconnection requires a one-time manual configuration. Follow these steps:

1. Under the organization tree on the left, select the **Show auto-connect state** checkbox. The tree should now display a checkbox next to every folder/machine, while an enabled checkbox indicates that this object will be reconnected automatically.
2. Check the checkboxes for all Hypervisors/machines which you would like to be monitored automatically. You can also turn this option for entire folders (or the root folder, to affect the entire organization).  

![en-usarticleattachments203525979restart.png](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/en-usarticleattachments203525979restart.png)

Uncheck the **Show auto-connect state** checkbox when done. ControlUp will attempt to connect to the selected machines every 5 minutes.

## How Do I Enable Auto Connection to My Servers?

Use the auto connect feature if you need the Real-Time DXConsole to reconnect to a server which was, for example, restarted for maintenance.

Click **Show auto-connect state** to choose which servers or folders to connect to automatically.

Once you are done with marking servers/folders, decide how much time will pass until the console will try to reconnect.

The option presented in the screenshot can be found under **Settings** -> **Agent Settings**.