WiFi Manager

[jsalsburg]

There is a WiFi Manager library for Arduino. It allows the Wifi Radio to negotiate its log on to a network. This may be something to contemplate in the future for allowing messaging through a local network (LAN).

[paidforby]

This can already be done, by adding a network and password to a secrets.h file. Here's an old commit that shows how to use it, https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio/blob/d0f8319c65a614a6425ec29401cd43f7e6818a5b/firmware/esp32/secrets.h. I need to add this back to the repo so its more clear that this option exists. I also haven't tested that it works in some time.

[jsalsburg]

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On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 5:10 PM grant_____ ***@***.***> wrote: This can already be done, by adding a network and password to a secrets.h file. Here's an old commit that shows how to use it, https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio/blob/d0f8319c65a614a6425ec29401cd43f7e6818a5b/firmware/esp32/secrets.h. I need to add this back to the repo so its more clear that this option exists. I also haven't tested that it works in some time. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#94 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABFLI43PSL26KTHIKPAPGB3SF767PANCNFSM4RNW5A7Q> .

[paidforby]

Of course. I understand the value. We could make it part of the "Preferences" system which is how other settings are currently stored and then you could change it using commands like /set wifi MyHomeWifi SuperSecretPW. This could then be used through any of the existing clients (console, telnet, web app, ble) with minimal changes. And of course if a web developer wanted to leverage this they could create some sort of human friendly web interface with text boxes and what not, but ultimately, it would just send this command to the disaster radio server.

I've never used WiFi Manager, and I'm not in any rush to add more arduino libraries to our already bloated firmware. That's not to discourage anyone else from taking a look at it and trying to implement it.