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Connect No Encryption

Demonstrates how to connect to an open network.

This example shows you how to connect to an open (not encrypted) 802.11b/g network with the Arduino WiFi shield. Your Arduino Software (IDE) serial monitor will provide information about the connection once it has connected.

Hardware Required

  • Arduino WiFi Shield

  • Shield-compatible Arduino board

Circuit

The WiFi shield uses pins 10, 11, 12, and 13 for the SPI connection to the HDG104 module. Digital pin 4 is used to control the chip select pin on the SD card.

You should have access to a 802.11b/g wireless network that connects to the internet for this example. You will need to change the network settings in the sketch to correspond to your particular networks SSID.

WiFiShield bb

image developed using Fritzing. For more circuit examples, see the Fritzing project page

In the above image, the board would be stacked below the WiFi shield.

Code

1/*
2
3 This example connects to an unencrypted Wifi network.
4
5 Then it prints the MAC address of the Wifi shield,
6
7 the IP address obtained, and other network details.
8
9 Circuit:
10
11 * WiFi shield attached
12
13 created 13 July 2010
14
15 by dlf (Metodo2 srl)
16
17 modified 31 May 2012
18
19 by Tom Igoe
20
21 */
22#include <SPI.h>
23#include <WiFi.h>
24
25char ssid[] = "yourNetwork"; // the name of your network
26int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS; // the Wifi radio's status
27
28void setup() {
29
30 //Initialize serial and wait for port to open:
31
32 Serial.begin(9600);
33
34 while (!Serial) {
35
36 ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
37
38 }
39
40 // check for the presence of the shield:
41
42 if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD) {
43
44 Serial.println("WiFi shield not present");
45
46 // don't continue:
47
48 while (true);
49
50 }
51
52 String fv = WiFi.firmwareVersion();
53
54 if (fv != "1.1.0") {
55
56 Serial.println("Please upgrade the firmware");
57
58 }
59
60 // attempt to connect to Wifi network:
61
62 while (status != WL_CONNECTED) {
63
64 Serial.print("Attempting to connect to open SSID: ");
65
66 Serial.println(ssid);
67
68 status = WiFi.begin(ssid);
69
70 // wait 10 seconds for connection:
71
72 delay(10000);
73
74 }
75
76 // you're connected now, so print out the data:
77
78 Serial.print("You're connected to the network");
79
80 printCurrentNet();
81
82 printWifiData();
83}
84
85void loop() {
86
87 // check the network connection once every 10 seconds:
88
89 delay(10000);
90
91 printCurrentNet();
92}
93
94void printWifiData() {
95
96 // print your WiFi shield's IP address:
97
98 IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
99
100 Serial.print("IP Address: ");
101
102 Serial.println(ip);
103
104 Serial.println(ip);
105
106 // print your MAC address:
107
108 byte mac[6];
109
110 WiFi.macAddress(mac);
111
112 Serial.print("MAC address: ");
113
114 Serial.print(mac[5], HEX);
115
116 Serial.print(":");
117
118 Serial.print(mac[4], HEX);
119
120 Serial.print(":");
121
122 Serial.print(mac[3], HEX);
123
124 Serial.print(":");
125
126 Serial.print(mac[2], HEX);
127
128 Serial.print(":");
129
130 Serial.print(mac[1], HEX);
131
132 Serial.print(":");
133
134 Serial.println(mac[0], HEX);
135
136 // print your subnet mask:
137
138 IPAddress subnet = WiFi.subnetMask();
139
140 Serial.print("NetMask: ");
141
142 Serial.println(subnet);
143
144 // print your gateway address:
145
146 IPAddress gateway = WiFi.gatewayIP();
147
148 Serial.print("Gateway: ");
149
150 Serial.println(gateway);
151}
152
153void printCurrentNet() {
154
155 // print the SSID of the network you're attached to:
156
157 Serial.print("SSID: ");
158
159 Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());
160
161 // print the MAC address of the router you're attached to:
162
163 byte bssid[6];
164
165 WiFi.BSSID(bssid);
166
167 Serial.print("BSSID: ");
168
169 Serial.print(bssid[5], HEX);
170
171 Serial.print(":");
172
173 Serial.print(bssid[4], HEX);
174
175 Serial.print(":");
176
177 Serial.print(bssid[3], HEX);
178
179 Serial.print(":");
180
181 Serial.print(bssid[2], HEX);
182
183 Serial.print(":");
184
185 Serial.print(bssid[1], HEX);
186
187 Serial.print(":");
188
189 Serial.println(bssid[0], HEX);
190
191 // print the received signal strength:
192
193 long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
194
195 Serial.print("signal strength (RSSI):");
196
197 Serial.println(rssi);
198
199 // print the encryption type:
200
201 byte encryption = WiFi.encryptionType();
202
203 Serial.print("Encryption Type:");
204
205 Serial.println(encryption, HEX);
206}

Last revision 2018/08/23 by SM

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