From 20946f489a06672cc8a9ad49eff17c0a8dc91bef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 11:12:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Add password tip (#1341) * [DOCS] Add password tip * Add mention of the Android popup Co-authored-by: Florian <1technophile@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/upload/portal.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/upload/portal.md b/docs/upload/portal.md index 806df6f..5a9a1e0 100644 --- a/docs/upload/portal.md +++ b/docs/upload/portal.md @@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ ## Wifi and MQTT configuration portal for Wifi boards -Once loaded into your ESP and if you don't use the manual configuration you have to set your network parameters with wifi manager portal. -From your smartphone search for your OpenMQTTGateway wifi network and connect to it with `WifiManager_password` (the default password is "your_password"), a web page will appear. +Once loaded into your ESP, and if you don't use the manual configuration, you have to set your network parameters with Wifi Manager portal. + +From your smartphone, search for  OpenMQTTGateway or OMG wifi network and connect to it with the `WifiManager_password` you have defined (the default password is **"your_password"**), or if you are using a device sold by Theengs or the macro `-DWM_PWD_FROM_MAC=true`, the password will be the last eight digits of the device MAC Address with upper case. +Example, the password would be `CCDDEEFF` for a MAC Address `AABBCCDDEEFF`. +For Theengs devices, the MAC Address can be found on the device sticker, and for all the devices, it is printed on the serial monitor logs. + +Once connected to the Wifi, a web page should appear. On Android, you may also have a popup asking you if you want to connect to it without an internet connection. Answer yes always/all the time. If the web page doesn't appear, click on the Wifi Access Point and "Manage router". ![Wifi manager menu](../img/OpenMQTTGateway_Wifi_Manager_menu.png)