# is it necessary to connect your encoding device and wowza streaming engine device to the same wifi network? **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [August 13, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-connect-your-encoding-device-and-wowza-streaming-engine-device-to-the-same-wifi-network/55710 "2020-08-13T12:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Suraj\_Prajapati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Suraj\_Prajapati](https://community.wowza.com/u/Suraj_Prajapati)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-connect-your-encoding-device-and-wowza-streaming-engine-device-to-the-same-wifi-network/55710/1 "2020-08-13T12:19:08Z")
I have wowza streaming engine setup on another device and encoding from a different device which is connected to different wifi network. When I try to secure a connection using rtmp it gives me the following error. "Failed to connect to the server. The connection timed out. Make sure you’ve configured a valid streaming service and no firewall is blocking the connection. I have tried encoding on the same device which has the wowza streaming engine running and I was able to secure the connection seamlessly with no problems whatsoever. I don’t understand what is the problem here? ---
**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-connect-your-encoding-device-and-wowza-streaming-engine-device-to-the-same-wifi-network/55710/2 "2020-08-14T16:52:44Z")
What’s the device you’re using to encode from where you get the error? We would need that information. What ports do you have configured?