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## Check if your wallet is in advanced mode

To use a custom remote node, your wallet must be in advanced mode. Simple
mode and Simple mode (bootstrap) don't support this feature.

To check if your wallet is in advanced mode, go to `Settings` > `Info` and see `Wallet mode`.

If your wallet is not in Advanced mode, you will have to change it to
Advanced mode (see next step).

If your wallet is already in Advanced mode, you can skip the next step.

![Wallet
mode](/img/resources/user-guides/en/remote_node/wallet_mode_info.png){:width="600px"}

## Change your wallet to advanced mode

If your wallet is open, you need to close it first. Go to `Settings` > `Wallet` > `Close this wallet`

![Close
Wallet](/img/resources/user-guides/en/remote_node/close_open_wallet.png){:width="600px"}

The main menu (`Welcome to Monero` screen) will open. At the bottom left,
click on `Change wallet mode` button, and on the next page select `Advanced
mode`. Next, open your wallet file again.

![Change Wallet
Mode](/img/resources/user-guides/en/remote_node/change_wallet_mode.png){:width="600px"}

![Advanced
Mode](/img/resources/user-guides/en/remote_node/advanced_mode.png){:width="600px"}

## Finding a public remote node

First, you will need to find a public remote node to connect to. The website
[moneroworld.com](https://moneroworld.com/#nodes) has some great resources
about remote nodes, and the website [monero.fail](https://monero.fail) has
a list of functioning remote nodes.

## Configuring your wallet to connect to a custom public remote node

When opening your wallet, a pop up will appear with the option `Use custom settings`. Click on it, and you will be sent to `Settings` > `Node` page. 

If you don't see this pop up, go to `Settings` > `Node` page.

![Configure Remote
Node](/img/resources/user-guides/en/remote_node/remote_node_config.png){:width="600px"}

On this page select `Remote Node`.

In `Address` you should fill the address of the remote node that you want to
connect to. This address might look like `node.moneroworld.com` or it could
look like any IP address.

In `Port` you should fill the port of the remote node. If a remote node is
listed as `node.moneroworld.com:18089`, the address is
`node.moneroworld.com` and the port is `18089`. The default port is `18081`,
but it can vary depending on the node you are connecting to.

If your remote node requires authentication, you can enter a username in
`Daemon username` and a password in `Daemon password`.

Finally, click on `Connect` button and wait for your wallet to connect.