# UR e-series Remote/Local mode status in primary connection

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur-e-series-remote-local-mode-status-in-primary-connection/24917>\
**Category:** Robot Communication\
**Created:** [November 10, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur-e-series-remote-local-mode-status-in-primary-connection/24917 "2022-11-10T08:33:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![saif.abdullah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@saif.abdullah](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/saif.abdullah)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur-e-series-remote-local-mode-status-in-primary-connection/24917/1 "2022-11-10T08:33:37Z")

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Hi All,

Is there is a way to get the robot remote/local mode status using the Primary interface ?

Best Regards  
Saif A.

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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:** [November 10, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur-e-series-remote-local-mode-status-in-primary-connection/24917/2 "2022-11-10T12:55:16Z")

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saif.abdullah,  
I believe the only way is via the Dashboard server Port 29999.  
[https://www.universal-robots.com/articles/ur/dashboard-server-e-series-port-29999/](https://www.universal-robots.com/articles/ur/dashboard-server-e-series-port-29999/)

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**Author:** ![bba](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/bba/32/555_2.png) [@bba](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/bba)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur-e-series-remote-local-mode-status-in-primary-connection/24917/3 "2022-11-14T17:52:11Z")

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Yes, the only way to query this is via dashboard server.

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**Author:** ![saif.abdullah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@saif.abdullah](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/saif.abdullah)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/ur-e-series-remote-local-mode-status-in-primary-connection/24917/4 "2022-11-15T09:05:39Z")

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@bba @m.hammerton  
Thank you all for your answer.  
I will use the dashboard server to check this.