ESP8266 Community Forum

- Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:28 am #38486 Hello,
I'm trying to use an Esp-01 as an access point, but after loading the sketch example, I am no longer able to change the SSID and Password to access! Although the changes to it, are always the first set, you may depend on what?
Subsequent reprogramming seem not to do a full reset

Another strange thing is that the monitor serial I do not work ...

Thanks

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- Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:32 am #38504 If you use AP-only mode, of course the module won't be reachable by your own Wifi network provided by your router.
To have both access, you need to use the STA+AP mode, this will allow your ESP to be still connecting to your network while providing AP access too. But, be aware that ESP is not a router, therefore, clients connected to the ESP won't have access to the other network.

- Tue Jan 12, 2016 4:54 am #38568 Hello and thank you for interest,
I use it only as AP-mode, but the problem is that the new network that creates keeps the name and password of the previous programming. Probably, I noticed now, the problem is the length of the password, which is likely if under 8 characters is not accepted and therefore do not change, it's possible?
I'm interested in the possibility of the use STA+AP mode, you have some links or example using the IDE of Arduino?

Thanks again

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- Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:07 am #38587 Yes, password length needs to be between 8 to 63 characters.
This is not only true for ESP but for any Wifi AP.

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