<p>Captive portal activation switch. False for disabling the captive portal. It prevents starting the captive portal even if the connection at the first <em>WiFi.begin</em> fails.
<dlclass="apidl">
<dt><strong>Type</strong></dt>
<dd>bool</dd>
<dt><strong>Value</strong></dt>
<dd><spanclass="apidef"style="width:230px;">true</span>Enable the captive portal. This is a default.</dd>
<dd><spanclass="apidef"style="width:230px;">false</span>Disable the captive portal.</dd>
<ahref="#disable-the-captive-portal"title=" Disable the captive portal"class="md-nav__link">
Disable the captive portal
</a>
</li>
@ -846,12 +860,15 @@
<h3id="embed-to-the-sketches"><iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Embed to the sketches<aclass="headerlink"href="#embed-to-the-sketches"title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>How embed the AutoConnect to the sketches you have. Most simple approach to applying AutoConnect for the existing sketches, follow the below steps.</p>
<p><imgsrc="../images/BeforeAfter.svg"/></p>
<p><iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Insert <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="cp">#include</span><spanclass="cpf"><AutoConnect.h></span><spanclass="cp"></span></code> to behind of <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="cp">#include</span><spanclass="cpf"><ESP8266WebServer.h></span><spanclass="cp"></span></code>.<br/>
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Insert <codeclass="codehilite">AutoConnect</code><em><codeclass="codehilite">PORTAL(WEBSERVER);</code></em> to behind of <codeclass="codehilite">ESP8266WebServer</code><em><codeclass="codehilite">WEBSERVER;</code></em> declaration.<supid="fnref:1"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:1"rel="footnote">1</a></sup><br/>
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Remove <codeclass="codehilite">WiFi.begin(</code><em><codeclass="codehilite">SSID</code></em><codeclass="codehilite">,</code><em><codeclass="codehilite">PSK</code></em><codeclass="codehilite">)</code> and the subsequent logic for the connection status check.<br/>
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Replace <em><codeclass="codehilite">WEBSERVER</code></em><codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">.begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> to <em><codeclass="codehilite">PORTAL</code></em><codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">.begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code>.<supid="fnref:2"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:2"rel="footnote">2</a></sup><br/>
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Replace <em><codeclass="codehilite">WEBSERVER</code></em><codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">.handleClient</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> to <em><codeclass="codehilite">PORTAL</code></em><codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">.handleClient</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code>.<supid="fnref:3"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:3"rel="footnote">3</a></sup><br/>
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> If the connection successful logic is needed, you can check the return value as <codeclass="codehilite">true</code> or <codeclass="codehilite">false</code> of <em><codeclass="codehilite">PORTAL</code></em><codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">.begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code>.</p>
<ulclass="ulsty-edit"style="list-style:none;">
<li>Insert <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="cp">#include</span><spanclass="cpf"><AutoConnect.h></span></code> to behind of <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="cp">#include</span><spanclass="cpf"><ESP8266WebServer.h></span></code>.</li>
<li>Insert <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">AutoConnect</span><em>PORTAL(WEBSERVER);</em></code> to behind of <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">ESP8266WebServer</span><em>WEBSERVER;</em></code> declaration.<supid="fnref:1"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:1"rel="footnote">1</a></sup></li>
<li>Remove <codeclass="codehilite">WiFi.<spanclass="na">begin</span>(<em>SSID</em>,<em>PSK</em>)</code> and the subsequent logic for the connection status check.</li>
<li>Replace <codeclass="codehilite"><em>WEBSERVER</em>.<spanclass="na">begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> to <codeclass="codehilite"><em>PORTAL</em>.<spanclass="na">begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code>.<supid="fnref:2"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:2"rel="footnote">2</a></sup></li>
<li>Replace <codeclass="codehilite"><em>WEBSERVER</em>.<spanclass="na">handleClient</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> to <codeclass="codehilite"><em>PORTAL</em>.<spanclass="na">handleClient</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code>.<supid="fnref:3"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:3"rel="footnote">3</a></sup></li>
<li>If the connection checks logic is needed, you can check the return value according to <codeclass="codehilite"><em>PORTAL</em>.<spanclass="na">begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> with <codeclass="codehilite">true</code> or <codeclass="codehilite">false</code>.</li>
<h3id="basic-logic-sequence-for-the-user-sketches"><iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Basic logic sequence for the user sketches<aclass="headerlink"href="#basic-logic-sequence-for-the-user-sketches"title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<h4id="1-a-typical-logic-sequence">1. A typical logic sequence<aclass="headerlink"href="#1-a-typical-logic-sequence"title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
<p>Registering the "not found" handler is a different way than ESP8266. The <em>onNotFound</em> of ESP8266WebServer does not work with AutoConnect. AutoConnect overrides <em>ESP8266WebServer::onNotFound</em> to handle a captive portal. To register "not found" handler, use <ahref="../api/index.html#onnotfound"><em>AutoConnect::onNotFound</em></a>.</p>
<h3id="auto-save-credential"><iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Auto save Credential<aclass="headerlink"href="#auto-save-credential"title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>By default, AutoConnect saves the credentials of the established connection in EEPROM. You can disable it with the <strong>autoSave</strong> parameter specified by <ahref="../api/index.html#config"><em>AutoConnect::config</em></a>.</p>
<p>The captive portal will only be activated if the first <em>WiFi::begin</em> fails. Sketch can detect with the <ahref="../api/index.html#ondetect"><em>onDetect</em></a> funciton that the captive portal has started. For example, the sketch can be written like as follows that turns on the LED at the start captive portal.</p>
<p>By default, AutoConnect saves the credentials of the established connection in EEPROM. You can disable it with the <strong>autoSave</strong> parameter specified by <ahref="../api/index.html#config"><em>AutoConnect::config</em></a>.</p>
<h3id="disable-the-captive-portal"><iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Disable the captive portal<aclass="headerlink"href="#disable-the-captive-portal"title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>It can also prevent the captive portal from starting even if the connection at the first <em>WiFi.begin</em> fails. In this case, the behavior of <em>AutoConnect::begin</em> is the same as <em>WiFi.begin</em>.</p>
<p>For disabling the captive portal, <strong>autoRise</strong> sets to false with AutoConnectConfig.</p>
<h3id="refers-the-hosted-esp8266webserver"><iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Refers the hosted ESP8266WebServer<aclass="headerlink"href="#refers-the-hosted-esp8266webserver"title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>Constructing an AutoConnect object variable without parameters then creates and starts an ESP8266WebServer inside the AutoConnect. This object variable could be referred by <ahref="../api/index.html#host"><em>AutoConnect::host()</em></a> function to access ESP8266WebServer instance as like below.</p>
Captive portal activation switch. False for disabling the captive portal. It prevents starting the captive portal even if the connection at the first *WiFi.begin* fails.
<dlclass="apidl">
<dt>**Type**</dt>
<dd>bool</dd>
<dt>**Value**</dt>
<dd><spanclass="apidef"style="width:230px;">true</span>Enable the captive portal. This is a default.</dd>
<dd><spanclass="apidef"style="width:230px;">false</span>Disable the captive portal.</dd>
</dl>
#### autoSave
The credential saved automatically at the connection establishment.
@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ How embed the AutoConnect to the sketches you have. Most simple approach to appl
<imgsrc="../images/BeforeAfter.svg"/>
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Insert `#include <AutoConnect.h>` to behind of `#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>`.
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Insert `AutoConnect`*`PORTAL(WEBSERVER);`* to behind of `ESP8266WebServer`*`WEBSERVER;`* declaration.[^1]
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Remove `WiFi.begin(`*`SSID`*`,`*`PSK`*`)` and the subsequent logic for the connection status check.
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Replace *`WEBSERVER`*`.begin()` to *`PORTAL`*`.begin()`.[^2]
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> Replace *`WEBSERVER`*`.handleClient()` to *`PORTAL`*`.handleClient()`.[^3]
<iclass="fa fa-edit"></i> If the connection successful logic is needed, you can check the return value as `true` or `false` of *`PORTAL`*`.begin()`.
<ulclass="ulsty-edit"style="list-style:none;">
<li>Insert <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="cp">#include</span><spanclass="cpf"><AutoConnect.h></span></code> to behind of <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="cp">#include</span><spanclass="cpf"><ESP8266WebServer.h></span></code>.</li>
<li>Insert <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">AutoConnect</span><em>PORTAL(WEBSERVER);</em></code> to behind of <codeclass="codehilite"><spanclass="na">ESP8266WebServer</span><em>WEBSERVER;</em></code> declaration.<supid="fnref:1"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:1"rel="footnote">1</a></sup></li>
<li>Remove <codeclass="codehilite">WiFi.<spanclass="na">begin</span>(<em>SSID</em>,<em>PSK</em>)</code> and the subsequent logic for the connection status check.</li>
<li>Replace <codeclass="codehilite"><em>WEBSERVER</em>.<spanclass="na">begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> to <codeclass="codehilite"><em>PORTAL</em>.<spanclass="na">begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code>.<supid="fnref:2"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:2"rel="footnote">2</a></sup></li>
<li>Replace <codeclass="codehilite"><em>WEBSERVER</em>.<spanclass="na">handleClient</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> to <codeclass="codehilite"><em>PORTAL</em>.<spanclass="na">handleClient</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code>.<supid="fnref:3"><aclass="footnote-ref"href="#fn:3"rel="footnote">3</a></sup></li>
<li>If the connection checks logic is needed, you can check the return value according to <codeclass="codehilite"><em>PORTAL</em>.<spanclass="na">begin</span><spanclass="p">()</span></code> with <codeclass="codehilite">true</code> or <codeclass="codehilite">false</code>.</li>
</ul>
[^1]:
Each *VARIABLE* conforms to the actual declaration in the sketches.
@ -108,6 +110,18 @@ Reference to ESP8266WebServer | AutoConnect menu not available.<br>host() not ne
Registering the "not found" handler is a different way than ESP8266. The *onNotFound* of ESP8266WebServer does not work with AutoConnect. AutoConnect overrides *ESP8266WebServer::onNotFound* to handle a captive portal. To register "not found" handler, use [*AutoConnect::onNotFound*](api.md#onnotfound).
### <iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Auto save Credential
By default, AutoConnect saves the credentials of the established connection in EEPROM. You can disable it with the **autoSave** parameter specified by [*AutoConnect::config*](api.md#config).
The captive portal will only be activated if the first *WiFi::begin* fails. Sketch can detect with the [*onDetect*](api.md#ondetect) funciton that the captive portal has started. For example, the sketch can be written like as follows that turns on the LED at the start captive portal.
@ -159,18 +173,6 @@ void loop() {
}
```
### <iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Credential data
By default, AutoConnect saves the credentials of the established connection in EEPROM. You can disable it with the **autoSave** parameter specified by [*AutoConnect::config*](api.md#config).
```arduino hl_lines="3"
AutoConnect Portal;
AutoConnectConfig Config;
Config.autoSave = AC_SAVECREDENTIAL_NEVER;
Portal.config(Config);
Portal.begin();
```
!!! note "AutoConnect::config before AutoConnect::begin"
*AutoConnect::config* must be executed before *AutoConnect::begin*.
@ -182,6 +184,21 @@ You can output AutoConnect monitor messages to the **Serial**. A monitor message
#define AC_DEBUG
```
### <iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Disable the captive portal
It can also prevent the captive portal from starting even if the connection at the first *WiFi.begin* fails. In this case, the behavior of *AutoConnect::begin* is the same as *WiFi.begin*.
For disabling the captive portal, **autoRise** sets to false with AutoConnectConfig.
```arduino hl_lines="4"
AutoConnect portal;
AutoConnectConfig acConfig;
acConfig.autoRaise = false;
portal.config(acConfig);
portal.begin();
```
### <iclass="fa fa-caret-right"></i> Refers the hosted ESP8266WebServer
Constructing an AutoConnect object variable without parameters then creates and starts an ESP8266WebServer inside the AutoConnect. This object variable could be referred by [*AutoConnect::host()*](api.md#host) function to access ESP8266WebServer instance as like below.
Hieromon Ikasamo
6 years ago