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Connect to the Manager

By default Network Rendering is set up to Auto detect manager and workers/clients.

Last updated 3 August 2026

Auto Detect Manager

By default Network Rendering is set up to Auto detect manager and workers/clients.

Worker and manager will just have to have the same port numbers specified in the Network Configurator and when you connect the Render Queue you only need to keep the Auto-detect option checked, when you connect. You find the connection dialog in the Render Queue menu File > Connection Settings…

NR connection autoconnect

Manually Connect to Manager

If Auto Detect is not enabled, or your network operates with Multiple Managers you can specify the Manager in the Connection Settings.

Disable Auto detect manager and fill in the manager hostname (or IP Address) as well as the port number.

How To Change The Port Numbers

The Default port numbers are

  • 4847 to connect Render Queue and manager.
  • 4848 to connect worker and manager.
NR connection settings

We recommend keeping default port values. If you need to change the ports anyway you can do that in the Network Configurator. Make sure to change it on both Manager and Workers.

When setting up the manager, you can use the default ports or enter your own.
When setting up the manager, you can use the default ports or enter your own.
The port number in the worker settings must match the worker port on the manager.
The port number in the worker settings must match the worker port on the manager.

About Network Rendering

KeyShot Network Rendering allows you to connect multiple computer systems in your office network and utilize the available hardware to reduce rendering times significantly. In addition, rendering over the network is convenient. You may continue working in KeyShot Studio or any other application without slowing down...

Network Rendering

Best Practices, CPU

The manager receives a job from the Client. It splits the job into tasks that are computed by the workers. When a Worker finishes a task, the rendered pixels are returned to the Manager. When all tasks are completed, the Manager assembles them into the finished image, video, KeyShotXR, or configuration. For still im...

Network Rendering

Clear the Render Queue

The Manager stores information about all completed jobs, which will be displayed in the Render Queue.

Network Rendering

Client Setup

Anyone on the network with KeyShot Network Rendering installed can connect to the Manager and view the queue via the Render Queue. If you have the right user privileges, you can administer users, reorder the jobs of the queue, and download and delete Jobs.

Network Rendering

Get a TLS Certificate

If you want to increase the protection of your creative assets, you may want to encrypt the Network rendering communication. This can be done via TLS, see how in the Manager Setup.

Network Rendering