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wifimanager

wifi manager for ESP8266 (and I assume similar ESP32 but untested) devices to handle switching between AP/client mode

Mostly reused code from https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/blob/master/libraries/DNSServer/examples/CaptivePortalAdvanced/CaptivePortalAdvanced.ino but wrapped it in a class to make it nicer to use in my projects.

The WiFiManager class will enable the soft AP on the device when the host wifi connection is lost. The aim is to enable devices to be reachable if you change your main wifi settings and the IoT device drops off the network you can connect directly too it and update the wifi credentials which are then stored in the EEPROM for retrieval after rebooting.

Typical serial monitor output when a wifi host cannot be reached

Booting...
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
WiFi failed, retrying.
Wifi status changed: Disconnected
Configuring access point...
In AP mode
Wifi status changed: No SSID
Already in AP mode
Wifi status changed: Disconnected
Already in AP mode
Wifi status changed: No SSID
Already in AP mode

Example of the device in AP mode

android wifi ap

Connect to it and navigate to http://172.16.0.1/wifi to update the wifi credentials

ap config update

After updating the wifi credentials it will switch to the host wifi network and disbale the soft AP and start the DNS service so it can be easily discoved on the network using the host name with device MAC address to avoid collisions.

wifi save
reconnect? 1
Connecting as wifi client...
connRes: Connected
Wifi status changed: Connected

Connected to 'YOUR SSID'
IP address: 192.168.1.244
mDNS responder started
http://awesome-iot-device_3C71BF2CAB03.local
scan start
scan done

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