LightBurn running on MacBook Air M2 cannot find AP Lazer 2816

[PDS (Phil Stringer)]

I have the licensed LB v1.4.00 running on a MacBook Air M2. I have connected my AP Lazer 2816 (with Ruida controller) to the mac via USB cable. In the “Devices” window, when I click “Find my Laser,” it comes up empty.
I also tried connecting via Ethernet, but also came up empty.
I connected a Windows machine via USB (using a “free trial” version of LB) and the laser was detected, no problem.
I have seen other posts with similar problem, but never a satsifactory solution (i.e. buying additional devices/switches/extenders, etc.). It will be a major inconvenience to have to transfer materials to a Windows machine everytime I want to use LB.
Is there a solution for enabling my Mac to communicate with my laser using LightBurn?
Thanks.

[berainlb (PY)]

@PDS

I also tried connecting via Ethernet, but also came up empty.

If Ethernet is an option that is your best bet.

What problem did you face when connecting through Ethernet? What exactly happened?

Take a look through this post and make sure you haven’t missed anything in the setup:

How do I connect a Ruida controller with Ethernet?

Setting up a Ruida controller to connect via Ethernet isn’t hard, but it’s not quite as simple as just plugging it in. Follow these steps: 1) Get the IP Address of your computer: For Windows: Open a command prompt (click the Start button, type CMD, and hit enter). Type IPCONFIG and press enter. You’ll see something like this: [image] The one labeled ‘IPv4 Address’ is the interesting part - this is the network address of your computer on your local network. The first 3 groups of numbers …

[Claude]

I don’t know if this is the issue, but it’s worth looking into.
When you use a new or unknown USB accessory, Thunderbolt accessory, or SD card with your Mac laptop with Apple silicon and macOS Ventura or later, you get an alert that asks you to allow the accessory to connect. If your Mac is locked, you need to unlock it before you can allow an accessory to connect.

Go to Privacy and Security and select “Allow accessories to connect”.