Download IgniteRemote
Remote desktop works from any browser: install the Agent on the shop PC and control it from the web Console, with nothing to install on your side. Sharing a diagnostic tool needs the app on both computers: the shop PC the tool plugs into and the technician's PC that runs the diagnostic software.
Set up a computer with a code
For computers you manage fully, for remote desktop or Workforce: create a setup code in the console and email it to whoever is installing. They enter the code — no account and no password — and the computer arrives already named and ready. The old way meant typing your administrator password on an employee's machine, on an account that can read everyone's activity and change your billing.
A shop that only shares a diagnostic tool joins with a tool-sharing token instead: see Get connected.
Booked a remote programming session with Auto Module Lab? Follow the instructions in your booking email. New bookings use a booking token; if your email contains a setup code, use that code.
Remote diagnostic tool sharing
Plug a J2534 pass-thru tool into the vehicle at the shop, and an expert anywhere works in the diagnostic software they already use — Ford FDRS, GM Techline Connect, Chrysler wiTECH, Toyota Techstream, VW ODIS — as if the tool were on their own bench. Diagnostics run over any connection; programming a module needs a direct, high-quality link, and is refused automatically when the connection or the vehicle's battery voltage isn't good enough. That lowers the risk of a dropped signal interrupting a write; no software can remove it.
IgniteRemote Agent
v1.8.35
The same installer goes on both computers. At the shop, it runs on the PC with the J2534 pass-thru device connected to the vehicle and shares that interface over the network. On the technician's PC, it adds IgniteRemote to the diagnostic software, which then sees the shared tool as a local J2534 device.
- ✓ J2534 tool sharing over the network
- ✓ Remote desktop host (view-only or full control)
- ✓ Windows service for unattended access (Admin Mode)
- ✓ System tray UI for status, settings & sign-in
Setup installer (103 MB) — setup needs no admin rights; turning on tool sharing asks for an administrator once
SHA-256: 68cbe33be293e67952b2420a59fb368d6176d0b44db0b06b3d5fcaf4bdda7e7e
IgniteRemote Console
Now in your browser
Control your shop PCs from any browser — laptop, tablet, or phone. Sign in with your IgniteRemote account, pick a device, and connect. No software to install on your side. To work in OEM software with a tool shared from the shop, install the Windows app on your PC as well: a browser cannot host a J2534 driver.
- ✓ Full remote desktop viewer & control
- ✓ Device directory & session history
- ✓ Works on iPhone & iPad (Safari)
- ✓ Always up to date — nothing to update
Get connected
Sharing a diagnostic tool takes three people: the account owner, the shop with the tool at the car, and the technician who runs the diagnostic software. The words in quotes are what you will see on screen.
1. The account owner
In the browser console, console.igniteremote.com
- 1Under “Tools > Tool sharing”, create a tool-sharing token. It looks like IGT-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and is shown once, so press “Copy token and steps” and send what it copies to the shop.
- 2On the “Team” page, invite each technician with the “Technician” role. The link in the invitation email works for 7 days.
Tokens need the Automotive Pro+ or Tool Sharing plan. Shop computers that join with a token count toward the plan's computer allowance.
2. The shop, at the car
The computer the vehicle interface (VCI) plugs into
- 1Install the VCI maker's J2534 driver and plug the VCI in.
- 2Install IgniteRemote from this page.
- 3Open it. Under “How will this computer be used?” choose “At the car”.
- 4In “Paste your tool-sharing token”, paste the token and press “Continue”. A setup code from an email works there too.
- 5Press “Share this computer's tools”. A shop name is optional.
Nobody at the shop signs in or needs a password. The app tells the shop whenever its tool is in use. The owner's technicians can ask to view or control the shop's screen only if the token allows it. The approval window lists the requested permissions, and the shop approves each time.
3. The technician
The computer that runs the diagnostic software: FDRS, wiTECH, Techline or similar
- 1Accept the invitation email: open its link and choose a password.
- 2Install IgniteRemote on your own Windows PC. It's the same installer as the shop's.
- 3Open it. Choose “Running the diagnostic software” and sign in with your own login (“Sign in with your own account”).
- 4When it offers “Add IgniteRemote to your diagnostic software”, keep it ticked and press “Finish setup”. Windows asks for an administrator once.
- 5Press “Connect to a car”, pick the shop's tool and press “Connect”. It's usually ready in 10 to 30 seconds, and the app shows a notification.
- 6Open the diagnostic software and choose IgniteRemote as the J2534 device.
Programming a module needs a direct, steady link and a healthy battery: see the requirements below. A browser can do remote desktop only; it cannot host the J2534 driver.
Verify your download
Always download from this page only, and check the SHA-256 checksum shown above against the file you received. Code signing is coming; until then Windows SmartScreen may warn the first time you run the installer.
System Requirements
Tool sharing: what it needs
What a shared J2534 session needs to run.
- The Windows app at both ends. The computer at the car shares the tool. On the expert's PC it appears inside the OEM software as a J2534 interface named IgniteRemote. The browser console is remote desktop only and cannot share a tool.
- An administrator, once. Switching tool sharing on registers it for the whole computer, so Windows asks for an administrator. Some updates ask once more when they re-register it.
- Both ends up to date. Both computers need version 1.8.0 or later. Keep them on the same current release: an update that changes the link refuses to pair with an older copy.
- A direct, steady link to program. Diagnostics run over any connection. Before every module write the link is measured with ten probes, and programming is refused if it stalls for more than a second, averages over 400 ms or resends more than 15% of its traffic. A relayed connection is refused for programming however fast it is.
- A healthy battery to program. Programming goes ahead at 10.9 V or more and is refused above 15.5 V. Below 10.9 V it goes ahead only with a written reason from the technician, which is recorded with the session and covers the rest of that tool link. A battery charger is still strongly advised.
These checks lower the risk of an interrupted module write; no software can remove it. Results depend on the tool, the vehicle and the connection.
How to Verify Your Download
Open PowerShell and run:
Get-FileHash .\IgniteRemote-Setup-v1.8.35.exe -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-ListCompare the output hash with the SHA-256 value shown above.
- At a shop? Join with the tool-sharing token you were sent. No account needed.
- A technician? Sign in with the login from your invitation email.
- New to IgniteRemote? Start your free trial, then sign in with the account you set up.