# Access a project via a hub

> Learn how to open a project through PandaSuite Hub or a private hub: install and open the app, then unlock the channel using a link, URL, or QR code.

https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/hub/access-a-project-via-hub/

**This article explains how to open a project distributed in a hub, whether using PandaSuite Hub or your own white-labeled private hub. It covers the different methods to unlock a channel (direct link, URL copy-paste, QR code) and the specifics according to the platform.**

> **Info: Before Starting**
>
> Creator prerequisites: you must have generated an access link from your
> dashboard. This link typically looks like <https://circle.pandasuite.io/>... for
> PandaSuite Hub, or it may reflect your own domain for a private hub.

## What you will do

- Install the appropriate hub on your device (iOS/Android/desktop) except for the web.
- Unlock the channel that contains your project.
- Open the project in full screen within the hub.

## Procedure by platform

### iOS / Android

- Click the access link to install the hub: [PandaSuite Hub](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/hub/distribute-your-app-via-private-hub/) or your [own content hub](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/content-management/content-hub/).
- Open the hub on your device.
- Unlock the channel by choosing one of these 3 methods:

  1. Click the access link again
  2. Or copy-paste the URL into the menu at the top right
  3. Or scan the channel QR code: choose **QR code** to activate the camera and scan the provided QR code.

  [Image: PandaSuite Hub on iPad with the top-right menu open: refresh, QR code or enter a URL to unlock a channel]

> **Warning: Important on Mobile**
>
> After installing the hub, you need to open it and then: either click the
> access link you received again, paste this link in the hub, or scan the QR
> code from the hub. Without this step, the channel will not be unlocked.

### Web / PWA

Click directly on the access link: the web app opens on the correct channel, no installation required.

### Windows / macOS / Linux (Desktop App)

- Install the corresponding desktop hub.
- On the same computer, open the channel's access link with the dropdown set to **Desktop** in the dashboard. A web page opens and launches the installed app on the channel. If the app does not open, click **Open the installed app** on that page.
- The app reopens this channel the next time it starts. To switch between the channels already opened on the computer, use the **Applications** menu of the app.

To show a different channel on each kiosk or exhibition computer, see [Dedicate a device to a channel](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/content-management/channel/#dedicate-a-device-to-a-channel).

## Useful resources

- [Channel](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/content-management/channel/)
- [Content Hub](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/content-management/content-hub/)
- [Distribute via PandaSuite Hub](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/hub/distribute-your-app-via-private-hub/)