meshtastic/website/docs/settings/wifi.md

id	title	sidebar_label
wifi	WiFi Settings	WiFi

Overview

WiFi support can be configured as either a WiFi Client or a Software Access Point (SoftAP). The WiFi client will connect to your existing WiFi network, as opposed to the SoftAP which will broadcast a new SSID and Password. See below for more details.

:::note The device can be either a WiFi client or a software access point. It cannot operate as both at the same time. :::

Settings

Setting	Acceptable Values	Default	Description
wifi_ap_mode	true, false	false	Toggles the Software Access Point
wifi_password	string	""	Your WiFi password
wifi_ssid	string	""	Your WiFi SSID (aka network name)

:::note If your wifi_ssid or wifi_password contain spaces, be sure to put quotation marks around the whole thing:

meshtastic --set wifi_ssid "my wifi ssid" --set wifi_password "my wifi password"

:::

Details

Software Access Point

With the SoftAP enabled, a DNS server will run on the device. The DNS server will respond to all DNS requests with the IP address of your device. This will simplify device discovery because you will not have to remember the device's IP – any unencrypted HTTP request will direct you to the right location.

CLI Example

meshtastic --set wifi_ap_mode true --set wifi_ssid mywifissid --set wifi_password mywifipassword

In the above example, the device will broadcast a network with the SSID mywifissid and the password mywifipassword.

Force SoftAP

You can also enable the SoftAP by following these directions:

• Hold down the user button
• Press and release the reset button
• Count to two
• Let go of the user button

This will reboot the device with the SSID set to meshtasticAdmin and the password set to 12345678. Using the Force SoftAP method, once you reboot, the SoftAP will be turned off.

WiFi Client

With wifi_ssid & wifi_password populated, the device will now to connect to your network. Make sure you are in range of your WiFi. If you have a single device on your local network it's easy to connect to your device http://meshtastic.local. If you have multiple devices you will need to connect using thier respective IP addresses.

To disable WiFi completely, set wifi_ap_mode to false, and both wifi_ssid & wifi_password to an empty string "".

CLI Examples

meshtastic --set wifi_ap_mode false --set wifi_ssid mywifissid --set wifi_password mywifipassword

In the above example, the device will join a network with the SSID mywifissid and the password mywifipassword.

meshtastic --set wifi_ap_mode false --set wifi_ssid "" --set wifi_password ""

In the above example, the device will disable WiFi.