WiFi Component ============== .. seo:: :description: Instructions for setting up the WiFi configuration for your ESP node in ESPHome. :image: network-wifi.png :keywords: WiFi, WLAN, ESP8266, ESP32 This core ESPHome component sets up WiFi connections to access points for you. It needs to be in your configuration or otherwise ESPHome will fail in the config validation stage. It’s recommended to provide a static IP for your node, as it can dramatically improve connection times. .. code-block:: yaml # Example configuration entry wifi: ssid: MyHomeNetwork password: VerySafePassword # Optional manual IP manual_ip: static_ip: 10.0.0.42 gateway: 10.0.0.1 subnet: 255.255.255.0 Configuration variables: ------------------------ - **ssid** (*Optional*, string): The name (or `service set identifier `__) of the WiFi access point your device should connect to. - **password** (*Optional*, string): The password (or PSK) for your WiFi network. Leave empty for no password. - **networks** (*Optional*): Configure multiple WiFi networks to connect to, the best one that is reachable will be connected to. See :ref:`wifi-networks`. - **manual_ip** (*Optional*): Manually configure the static IP of the node. - **static_ip** (*Required*, IPv4 address): The static IP of your node. - **gateway** (*Required*, IPv4 address): The gateway of the local network. - **subnet** (*Required*, IPv4 address): The subnet of the local network. - **dns1** (*Optional*, IPv4 address): The main DNS server to use. - **dns2** (*Optional*, IPv4 address): The backup DNS server to use. - **use_address** (*Optional*, string): Manually override what address to use to connect to the ESP. Defaults to auto-generated value. - **ap** (*Optional*): Enable an access point mode on the node. - **ssid** (*Required*, string): The name of the access point to create. - **password** (*Optional* string): The password for the access point. Leave empty for no password. - **channel** (*Optional*, int): The channel the AP should operate on from 1 to 14. Defaults to 1. - **manual_ip** (*Optional*): Manually set the IP options for the AP. Same options as manual_ip for station mode. - **domain** (*Optional*, string): Set the domain of the node hostname used for uploading. For example, if it's set to ``.local``, all uploads will be sent to ``.local``. Defaults to ``.local``. - **reboot_timeout** (*Optional*, :ref:`time `): The amount of time to wait before rebooting when no WiFi connection exists. Can be disabled by setting this to ``0s``, but note that the low level IP stack currently seems to have issues with WiFi where a full reboot is required to get the interface back working. Defaults to ``5min``. - **power_save_mode** (*Optional*, string): The power save mode for the WiFi interface. Defaults to no power saving. See :ref:`wifi-power_save_mode` - **fast_connect** (*Optional*, boolean): If enabled, directly connects to WiFi network without doing a full scan first. This is required for hidden networks and can significantly improve connection times. Defaults to ``off``. The downside is that this option connects to the first network the ESP sees, even if that network is very far away and better ones are available. - **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation. Access Point Mode ----------------- ESPHome has an optional "Access Point Mode". If you include ``ap:`` in your wifi configuration, ESPHome will automatically set up an access point that you can connect to. Additionally, you can specify both a "normal" station mode and AP mode at the same time. This will cause ESPHome to only enable the access point when no connection to the wifi router can be made. .. _wifi-manual_ip: Manual IPs ---------- If you're having problems with your node not connecting to WiFi or the connection process taking a long time, it can be a good idea to assign a static IP address to the ESP. This way, the ESP doesn't need to go through the slow DHCP process. You can do so with the ``manual_ip:`` option in the WiFi configuration. .. code-block:: yaml wifi: # ... manual_ip: # Set this to the IP of the ESP static_ip: 10.0.0.42 # Set this to the IP address of the router. Often ends with .1 gateway: 10.0.0.1 # The subnet of the network. 255.255.255.0 works for most home networks. subnet: 255.255.255.0 After putting a manual IP in your configuration, the ESP will no longer need to negotiate a dynamic IP address with the router, thus improving the time until connection. Additionally, this can help with :doc:`Over-The-Air updates ` if for example the home network doesn't allow for ``.local`` addresses. When a manual IP is in your configuration, the OTA process will automatically choose that as the target for the upload. .. _wifi-power_save_mode: Power Save Mode --------------- The WiFi interface of all ESPs offer three power save modes to reduce the amount of power spent on WiFi. While some options *can* reduce the power usage of the ESP, they generally also decrease the reliability of the WiFi connection, with frequent disconnections from the router in the highest power saving mode. The default is ``none`` (a bit of power saving). If you experience frequent WiFi disconnection problems, please also try ``light``. - ``NONE`` (least power saving, Default) - ``LIGHT`` - ``HIGH`` (most power saving) .. code-block:: yaml wifi: # ... power_save_mode: none .. _wifi-networks: Connecting to Multiple Networks ------------------------------- Starting with version 1.10.0, you can give ESPHome a number of WiFi networks to connect to. ESPHome will then attempt to connect to the one with the highest signal strength. To enable this mode, remove the ``ssid`` and ``password`` options from your wifi configuration and move everything under the ``networks`` key: .. code-block:: yaml # Example configuration entry wifi: networks: - ssid: FirstNetworkToConnectTo password: VerySafePassword - ssid: SecondNetworkToConnectTo password: VerySafePassword # Other options # ... Configuration variables: - **ssid** (*Optional*, string): The SSID or WiFi network name. - **password** (*Optional*, string): The password to use for authentication. Leave empty for no password. - **channel** (*Optional*, int): The channel of the network (1-14). If given, only connects to networks that are on this channel. - **bssid** (*Optional*, string): Optionally define a BSSID (MAC-Address) of the network to connect to. This can be used to further restrict which networks to connect to. - **hidden** (*Optional*, boolean): Whether this network is hidden. Defaults to false. If you add this option you also have to specify ssid. See Also -------- - :apiref:`wifi_component.h` - :ghedit:`Edit` .. disqus::