Shows how to use various APIs related with Wifi Soft AP. Starts a Soft AP (Hot spot) and runs a simple web server to configure the Wireless connection parameters.
The sample uses GPIO pin 5 to switch back into the SoftAP configuration mode. When pulled to ground on boot will switch into Soft AP mode.
You can connect to the web server via the url http://192.168.4.1/
Once you save the wireless configuration the next boot the device will automatically connect to that Access Point and the Soft AP will be disabled.
The sample is located here.
An hardware device with Wifi networking capabilities running a nanoFramework image.
- Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio 2019 (Visual Studio 2017 should be OK too) and select
File > Open > Project/Solution
. - Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples/cloned the repository, go to the subfolder for this specific sample. Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+B
, or selectBuild > Build Solution
.
The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.
- Select
Build > Deploy Solution
.
- To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select
Debug > Start Debugging
.
Note
Important: Before deploying or running the sample, please make sure your device is visible in the Device Explorer.
Tip: To display the Device Explorer, go to Visual Studio menus: View > Other Windows > Device Explorer
.