Smode Designer main editor window is connected to its local (Embedded) rendering engine by default.
To connect as a remote to a distant server you can Click on the NETWORK Menu related to Smode Net Read More Menu and then on a remote computer to create a new edition tab on the distant Smode engine.
Be careful: if you Edit/Preferences, you will edit the engine setting of the Smode engine of the current activated tab. So it may not be the local (Embedded) engine.
The Viewport content of a distant Smode is computed by the distant Smode and sent to the remote via an NDI video stream.
This is a costly operation disabled when On Air or by configuration in the Engine Preferences General preferences of SMODE's rendering engine. Add your Device here: MIDI controller, OSC, Video and Audio devices etc. Read More preference panel.