How long does it take to set up Cricut Maker? Not long at all! I got all of the above done in under 90 minutes! Really, the cricut.com/setup was only about 15-20 minutes – that too because I was taking pictures along the way. The first thing to check when Cricut will not connect to Design Space is the internet speed. To use Cricut with Design Space, your internet download speed must be at least 2 Mbps, and the minimum upload speed is 1 to 2 Mbps. Run an internet speed test to determine if yours is up to these recommended speeds.