# Primary Interface and Dashboard Commands

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/primary-interface-and-dashboard-commands/24480>\
**Category:** URScript\
**Created:** [October 18, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/primary-interface-and-dashboard-commands/24480 "2022-10-18T15:06:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![anon39314409](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@anon39314409](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon39314409)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/primary-interface-and-dashboard-commands/24480/1 "2022-10-18T15:06:59Z")

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I am connecting my robot and GUI through a socket connection as primary interface on port 30001. I would like to have the GUI be able to release the brakes of the robot through commands as well as other commands that I found available in the dashboard port on 29999. I wanted to ask how do I connect to port 30001 but still send dashboard commands, do I have to disconnect from primary interface and reconnect after running the command? Or is there a way where I can send dashboard commands on port 30001?

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**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:** [October 18, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/primary-interface-and-dashboard-commands/24480/2 "2022-10-18T17:24:53Z")

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F.Kamal,  
why can’t you open multiple socket connections at the same time?  
Keep your primary interface connection open (30001)  
and open a second dashboard connection (29999)