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Wifi

Antenna

NameDescriptionTypeDefaultUnit
EXTERNALEnable external antenna for WiFi and Bluetooth?boolTrue-

Client

NameDescriptionTypeDefaultUnit
ENABLEDEnable connection to WiFi networks?boolTrue-
ALLOW SSHAllow incoming SSH connections on port 22 from the WiFi client network?boolFalse-

Connection

NameDescriptionTypeDefaultUnit
OVERRIDEOverwrite all wifi settings that may already be specified on the device itself?boolFalse-
NETWORK ENTRIESJSON of wifi network to connect to. This field accepts all options that wpa_supplicant.conf for an RPI accepts. Example {'ssid': 'my network', 'pass': 'SuperSecretPass', 'key_mgmt': 'WPA-PSK'}. Required are ssid and pass, rest is optional. Will not be applied to device unless override is set to true.json{"ssid": "network1", "pass": "SuperSecretPassword"}-
DHCPCD ENTRIESSpecify additional 'dhcpcd' entries for the 'wlan0' interface, if available. Example static ip_address=192.168.1.0/24str['metric 200']-

Hotspot

NameDescriptionTypeDefaultUnit
SSIDThe name of the hotspot. Length must be between 1 and 32 characters.strAutoPi-XXXXXXXXXXXX-
HIDE SSIDShould the hotspot name be broadcasted?boolFalse-
PASSThe password to access the hotspot. Length must be between 8 and 63 characters.strXXXXXXXX-XXXX-
CHANNELWhich channel to use for the hotspot. If connected to a WiFi access point, due to hardware limits, the hotspot will use the same channel as the connected WiFi access point.int6-
SECURITYWhich security mechanism to use for the hotspot.int2-

Client

NameDescriptionTypeDefaultUnit
ALLOW LISTSpecify which client MAC addresses are allowed to connect to the WiFi hotspot.str--

Dhcp

NameDescriptionTypeDefaultUnit
RANGESpecify the range of addresses available for lease and optionally a lease time.str192.168.4.2,192.168.4.20,255.255.255.0,24h-
HOSTSSupply parameters for specified hosts using DHCP. Note that IP addresses do not have to be in the specified range, they just need to be on the same network.str--
OPTIONSSpecify different or extra options to DHCP clients.str--

Dns

NameDescriptionTypeDefaultUnit
HOSTSSpecify additional host entries.str['192.168.4.1 local.autopi.io']-