Warning: Noob question imminent...

I've been youtubing and googling tutorials for several hours now and i'm sure I overlooked a simple answer but, I downloaded a "test" character from the asset store and have been experimenting with it before I make some big purchases. I can't get the character to respond to inputs.

: Im in game mode

: Play is pressed

: slotted the animator controller appropriately

: Standard assets has a FPS prefab that ive been playing around with so I know that works.

: When in game mode, I can clearly see the parameters and have the option to mouse click on each one to get the character to respond appropriately but I'm unable to use keyboard commands to move the character. I'll figure out how to set up an fps camera to follow the character later on but for right now any help with associating keyboard inputs with the triggers would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. Animating in Daz is incredibly easy. Doesnt get much better than drag and drop aniblocks... This animator vs animation/ Legacy vs Mixamo confusion is going to take some getting used to on my part.