# Accessing wM IS from Android device **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** mobile\ **Created:** [February 8, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/accessing-wm-is-from-android-device/100333 "2012-02-08T13:08:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/accessing-wm-is-from-android-device/100333/1 "2012-02-08T13:08:36Z")
Guys, A question form someone who is rather green in mobile development. I downloaded the Bookstore application from the Wiki (Thanks Peter for updating it!). I’m running IS on my laptop (not in a VM) & I’ve managed to run the app successfully through both Phoney and the Android emulator. However, I cannot get it to connect to IS from my Android device. I can ping the device from the laptop and I can ping the laptop from the device, but I cannot seem to connect to IS (regardless of what port I use for the IS connectivity). From the emulator everything is just dandy, but from the device I cannot connect to IS - I’ve tried both DNS name & IP address as well as different ports - it all works on the emulator, but nothing works from the device (my home wi-fi network, no proxy, no restrictions that I am aware of). I realize I am probably doing something stupid (or even more likely, there is something I have to do which I didn’t do) - can someone please assist? One more thing - what do I need to do to get access to the Mobile Solutions section in Labcase? (I have access to Labcase, but not to this section) Regards Willem vd Merwe ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Pemberton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/dave_pemberton/32/317_2.png) [@Dave\_Pemberton](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Dave_Pemberton)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/accessing-wm-is-from-android-device/100333/2 "2012-02-08T22:14:24Z")
Willem, Have you tried connecting to the IS console through the web browser on the device to see it this works? Kind regards Dave ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/accessing-wm-is-from-android-device/100333/3 "2012-02-08T23:52:15Z")
Hi Dave, I was busy testing that when I got your mail (and that of course is also the time my dear laptop decided it hates my network so I had to reboot). Anyways - problem solved (I’m blushing, trust me) - 2 words (please don’t pack up laughing) - Windows Firewall… And I always ask people whether they’ve checked the obvious… So I can say - the bookstore app (for Mobile Designed as opposed to Bedrock) on the wiki is tested on my Galaxy tab & works. Regards Willem ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/accessing-wm-is-from-android-device/100333/4 "2021-04-02T15:01:51Z")