5. WiFi and Internet

WiFi and Internet

FreeTouchDeck hosts the configurator on the ESP32 itself. No connection to the internet is needed because everything needed to run the configurator is included!

You have two options when it comes to how you want to use the configurator. You can have FreeTouchDeck connect to your local WiFi network or start in Access Point mode.

WIFI_STA

If you want to start the configurator in "station" mode. You will need to specify which network to connect to and what the password is and save this in the wificonfig.json file. This file is used every time you start the configurator.

WIFI_AP

If you do not want to connect FreeTouchDeck to your WiFi network (wifimode: "WIFI_STA"), you can also start the configurator in Access Point mode (wifimode: "WIFI_AP"). In this case the SSID and Password you specify will be that of the AP that is created.

Change your mind

If you after initially configuring your FreeTouchDeck want to change the WiFi settings, you have the option to do that through a serial connection. You can send the following commands through a serial connection:

• setssid <SSID>
• setpassword <PASSWORD>
• setwifimode <WIFI_STA> or setwifimode <WIFI_AP>