# How to Power ON the Robot (instead of pressing the Button on Roboter Panel) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Application Help: How do I?\ **Created:** [April 11, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/how-to-power-on-the-robot-instead-of-pressing-the-button-on-roboter-panel/20515 "2022-04-11T09:55:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kadams](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/kadams/32/4024_2.png) [@kadams](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/kadams)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/how-to-power-on-the-robot-instead-of-pressing-the-button-on-roboter-panel/20515/1 "2022-04-11T09:55:46Z")
Good morning, i have a question about powering on the Robot. After connecting the Robot to the Power supply i have to press the Power ON Button on top of the Robot HMI: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/universal_robots/original/2X/f/f8e14e80345f12a499e9cf4cf9766d60101de24f.png) Is there any possibility to connect an external Button to the robot that will power on the robot (even tho the Panel is still connected?) Like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/universal_robots/original/2X/c/ca6ad60c466d3673a20eafc94a751d80557c1418.png) Or is that only possible when the teach panel is “deactivated”? Cause normally the Panel will be inside of a fence. Thank you very much ---
**Author:** ![m.hammerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@m.hammerton](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/m.hammerton)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/how-to-power-on-the-robot-instead-of-pressing-the-button-on-roboter-panel/20515/2 "2022-04-11T10:18:26Z")
Kadams, Please have a Look at the User Manual section 5.4.7 Remote ON/OFF control ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/universal_robots/original/2X/8/8052b40531fa4612d99030b24737228b4d6d4390.png) ---
**Author:** ![kadams](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/kadams/32/4024_2.png) [@kadams](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/kadams)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/how-to-power-on-the-robot-instead-of-pressing-the-button-on-roboter-panel/20515/3 "2022-04-11T10:41:05Z")
Hi @m.hammerton thanks for you answer, I´ve checked on the UR website: [https://www.universal-robots.com/articles/ur/application-installation/disable-and-enable-the-e-series-teach-pendant/](https://www.universal-robots.com/articles/ur/application-installation/disable-and-enable-the-e-series-teach-pendant/) Here it didn´t say if i can use that when the Teach Pendant is still connected (as that aritcle is about how to enable/disable the teach pendant). cheers! ---
**Author:** ![m.hammerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@m.hammerton](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/m.hammerton)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/how-to-power-on-the-robot-instead-of-pressing-the-button-on-roboter-panel/20515/4 "2022-04-11T14:24:48Z")
Pretty much the first think It says. " Use remote ON / OFF to turn the control box on and off without using the teach pendant. It is typically used: \*\*\* When the Teach pendent in inaccessible\*\* " e.g. connected but behind a fence. I’ve not used it myself but give it a try!! What’s the worst that could happen? ---
**Author:** ![miwa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/miwa/32/2986_2.png) [@miwa](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/miwa)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/how-to-power-on-the-robot-instead-of-pressing-the-button-on-roboter-panel/20515/5 "2022-04-11T14:48:11Z")
The remote on/off is perfectly safe to use with the teach pendant still connected to the robot.