After you complete the installation of your development computer and select dev kit mode on your Xbox One console, you can connect from the development computer to the console. Use the console IP address you recorded in the Changing from Retail to Dev Kit Mode step or use a hostname. For more information about the hostname option, refer to Setting a Hostname for the Console IP Address. The development computer tools for working with the dev kit use either a console IP address or a hostname to connect to the dev kit.
You can use Xbox One Manager or a command prompt to connect the development computer to the dev kit.
To connect the development computer to the dev kit using a command prompt, type one of the following options in an Xbox One XDK command prompt.
xbconnect console IP address
Or
xbconnect hostname
If you are unable to connect your development computer to the dev kit, see the Troubleshooting section in this topic.
After you connect the development computer to the dev kit, flash the operating system recovery onto your dev kit by following the instructions at Flashing the OS Recovery onto Your Dev Kit.
For more details about the xbconnect command refer to Connect (xbconnect.exe).
For more information about remote tools, see Command Line Tools.
For information about Xbox One Neighborhood, see Xbox One Neighborhood: Accessing the Console File System from Your PC.
If Xbox One Manager cannot connect to the dev kit, the most likely problem is an invalid host IP address. If this is the case, running the Connect (xbconnect.exe) command-line tool will display the message HOST: Unreachable.
Most IP address problems arise from one of the following situations:
The console is using WiFi instead of wired networking. The transport used behind the scenes by xbconnect and Xbox One Manager do not get a valid Host IP address when connected over WiFi.
The ability to get IP addresses is sometimes controlled by an allow list of MAC addresses. The Host IP address comes from a different MAC address on the console; if your studio has an allow list, you must add the Host MAC to the allow list. You can find the network MAC addresses for a console in the retail Settings app under Network / Network Settings / Advanced Settings.