Hello! We’re excited to help you get your Meta Quest headset setup! The instructions below should take 20 minutes to complete (including update time). If you have any questions, please email support@helloworldcs.org or submit the Support Form.
Before opening your box:
Download the Meta Horizon app on your mobile device and set up your Meta account
The app icon looks like this:
You can connect your Meta account to your school email or any other email you've created—no Facebook account is required.
Your username can be anything you like: TeacherVR, SchoolMascot, ClassName, etc.
When it prompts you to add a new device, select “not now”
Make sure you have a login for the wifi you’d like to connect the headset to
You’ll need to have your phone and headset connected to the same wifi
Open your box:
If you have more than one headset, take the time now to label the headset and controllers (A, B, 1, 2, Ms. Ramon, Block A, anything that makes sense for you)
Locate the charger
Remove the lens covers and paper from the headset
Turn on your headset
Sit in a chair near a power outlet
Plug in your headset to charge
If your headset has enough power, follow the instructions to set up your headset.
You’ll wear the headset while connected to the charger
Following the instructions in the headset:
Pair your controllers
On this screen (of the headset), write down the 5 digit number. This is the ID number of the headset. You can use this to connect a new phone to the device later.
Use the right controller to follow the prompts on the headset
When connecting to wifi:
If asked for CA Certificate, choose “Do not validate”
Identity = username
Anonymous identity = ignore this
Password = enter your password
A hotspot is recommended for schools that have difficulty adding new devices to the network wifi.
You do not need to do anything while the safety video plays.
Use the right controller to select “Acknowledge” once the safety video is over.
Your headset will now need to update. Keep it connected to the charger. It will play a sound when it’s completed.
Once the update is complete:
Pair your headset with the Meta Quest app
Open your app on your phone
Pair with a new device - select Meta Quest 2
You do not need to have your Instagram account shared
You can skip the avatar creation
You can skip adding a credit card
Create a pin you’ll remember and write it down somewhere
Type in the code you see in the headset - it should be the same one you saw during the controller setup
If you skipped past the code, you can find it again by following: App library > settings > system > about. You will find the code near the middle of the screen under Pairing Code.
Your phone and headset will connect
Select ‘allow’ on your phone if it asks “meta quest would like to find and connect to devices on your local network”
You do not need to allow notifications
The headset will ask you to create a boundary
You do not need to share additional info if you don’t want to
Your headset is now set up!
To confirm your headset is ready to begin viewing projects, check out this video to ensure you have the home screen.
