Solved connecting to open wifi network

[lajos]

Hello-

Is it possible to connect the Duet Wifi to an open network? I tried leaving the password field empty, but it doesn't seem to work:

M587 S"my-ssid" P""

I can connect to networks that require a password, I'm only having trouble with the open network.

Thanks-
Lajos

[mrehorstdmd]

The one time I tried to connect to an open wifi network was at a makerfaire and I wasn't able to get it to work (but that may have been a problem with the network). That led me to some digging and I found that the Duet WiFi has access point mode available. Your computer will see the Duet board as another wireless network that you can connect to and access the DWC.

See: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M589_Configure_access_point_parameters

and https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/3107/duet-wifi-in-access-point-mode

You need to connect to the board via USB to set up the access point mode, and then put an M552 S2 command in your config.g file. After that when the board boots up it will be in access point mode and you can connect via wifi.

I set up my sand table for access point mode and I can send pattern files to the Duet, select them for "printing", and edit config files, etc.

[dc42]

What happens if you include a dummy password of 8 characters or longer in the M587 command?

[lajos]

@dc42 Thanks so much, it works with a dummy password!

M587 S"my-ssid" P"password"

Why didn't I think to try that?