Pairing your Syncthing windows device

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Pairing a device means establishing a trusted connection between two devices, allowing them to synchronize files securely.
This guide explains how to pair your Windows device with a Syncthing instance managed by Artica.
When you pair a device, the two devices recognize each other via their unique Device IDs (cryptographic fingerprints).
They exchange metadata and negotiate which folders (if any) to synchronize and all communication is encrypted end-to-end.

Pairing does not mean: Files are automatically synced (you must explicitly share folders).
That either device can access all folders (only shared folders are visible)

How device pairing works:

• You install Syncthing on two devices (e.g., PC and Artica instance).
• You copy the Device ID from one and add it to the other via the Syncthing interface.
• The receiving device shows a prompt: “Do you want to add this new device?”
• Once both sides accept, the devices are paired.
• You can then choose which folders to share between them.

How to get the Device ID on a SyncThing Artica instance.

• Click on the name of your Syncthing instance 
• On the Info section click on the Device Identifier 
• You will see both the QRCode and the Device ID

Trust the Syncthing Artica Instance from the Windows Client.

• On the bottom-right icon, right-click on the Syncthing icon
• Select Open Syncthing item.

• The browser will open the Internal web page on http://127.0.0.1:8384/
• At the bottom, click on “Add Remote Device”

• Put the Artica syncthing instance ID in the Device ID field
• Set a friendly name inside the Device Name field
• Click on Save

• The new device will be seen as Diconnected ( Unused ) 
• Now, trust the Windows device from the Artica instance

Trust the Windows Client from the Artica synchting Instance

• On the instance row, you will see a yellow bell.
• Click on the instance link

• Under the info, you will see the remote windows client and the possibility to accept the request or discard it.