Easiest way for a person to set Wifi SSID and password without connecting to co puter?

April 23, 2023, 15:46

gloppitygoo

Imagine I made a product and the rpi needs wifi, is there some rest way for the customer to set the SSID and password without hooking up mouse, kb and screen? I guess I could include a touch screen but 8 so t want to do that just for that purpose.

eternalliving

I guess if it broadcasts itā€™s own wifi for setup purposes and you had a simple http page that could allow them to configure the wpa_supplicant file and put in new wifi details. If it fails to connect after a few attempts it goes back into ā€œsetup modeā€ broadcasting its own wifi againā€¦

oops.se

And it is called "WiFi manager" and I use similar technology with small embedded devices.

gloppitygoo

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oops.se