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.. currentmodule:: network
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.. _network.WLAN:
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class WLAN -- control built-in WiFi interfaces
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==============================================
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This class provides a driver for WiFi network processors. Example usage::
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import network
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# enable station interface and connect to WiFi access point
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nic = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
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nic.active(True)
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nic.connect('your-ssid', 'your-key')
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# now use sockets as usual
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Constructors
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------------
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.. class:: WLAN(interface_id)
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Create a WLAN network interface object. Supported interfaces are
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``network.STA_IF`` (station aka client, connects to upstream WiFi access
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points) and ``network.AP_IF`` (access point, allows other WiFi clients to
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connect). Availability of the methods below depends on interface type.
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For example, only STA interface may `WLAN.connect()` to an access point.
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Methods
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-------
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.. method:: WLAN.active([is_active])
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Activate ("up") or deactivate ("down") network interface, if boolean
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argument is passed. Otherwise, query current state if no argument is
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provided. Most other methods require active interface.
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.. method:: WLAN.connect(ssid=None, key=None, *, bssid=None)
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Connect to the specified wireless network, using the specified key.
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If *bssid* is given then the connection will be restricted to the
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access-point with that MAC address (the *ssid* must also be specified
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in this case).
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.. method:: WLAN.disconnect()
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Disconnect from the currently connected wireless network.
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.. method:: WLAN.scan()
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Scan for the available wireless networks.
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Hidden networks -- where the SSID is not broadcast -- will also be scanned
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if the WLAN interface allows it.
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Scanning is only possible on STA interface. Returns list of tuples with
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the information about WiFi access points:
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(ssid, bssid, channel, RSSI, security, hidden)
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*bssid* is hardware address of an access point, in binary form, returned as
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bytes object. You can use `binascii.hexlify()` to convert it to ASCII form.
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There are five values for security:
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* 0 -- open
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* 1 -- WEP
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* 2 -- WPA-PSK
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* 3 -- WPA2-PSK
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* 4 -- WPA/WPA2-PSK
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and two for hidden:
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* 0 -- visible
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* 1 -- hidden
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.. method:: WLAN.status([param])
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Return the current status of the wireless connection.
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When called with no argument the return value describes the network link status.
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The possible statuses are defined as constants:
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* ``STAT_IDLE`` -- no connection and no activity,
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* ``STAT_CONNECTING`` -- connecting in progress,
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* ``STAT_WRONG_PASSWORD`` -- failed due to incorrect password,
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* ``STAT_NO_AP_FOUND`` -- failed because no access point replied,
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* ``STAT_CONNECT_FAIL`` -- failed due to other problems,
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* ``STAT_GOT_IP`` -- connection successful.
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When called with one argument *param* should be a string naming the status
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parameter to retrieve. Supported parameters in WiFI STA mode are: ``'rssi'``.
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.. method:: WLAN.isconnected()
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In case of STA mode, returns ``True`` if connected to a WiFi access
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point and has a valid IP address. In AP mode returns ``True`` when a
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station is connected. Returns ``False`` otherwise.
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.. method:: WLAN.ifconfig([(ip, subnet, gateway, dns)])
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Get/set IP-level network interface parameters: IP address, subnet mask,
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gateway and DNS server. When called with no arguments, this method returns
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a 4-tuple with the above information. To set the above values, pass a
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4-tuple with the required information. For example::
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nic.ifconfig(('192.168.0.4', '255.255.255.0', '192.168.0.1', '8.8.8.8'))
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.. method:: WLAN.config('param')
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WLAN.config(param=value, ...)
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Get or set general network interface parameters. These methods allow to work
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with additional parameters beyond standard IP configuration (as dealt with by
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`WLAN.ifconfig()`). These include network-specific and hardware-specific
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parameters. For setting parameters, keyword argument syntax should be used,
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multiple parameters can be set at once. For querying, parameters name should
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be quoted as a string, and only one parameter can be queries at time::
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# Set WiFi access point name (formally known as SSID) and WiFi channel
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ap.config(ssid='My AP', channel=11)
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# Query params one by one
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print(ap.config('ssid'))
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print(ap.config('channel'))
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Following are commonly supported parameters (availability of a specific parameter
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depends on network technology type, driver, and :term:`MicroPython port`).
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============= ===========
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Parameter Description
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============= ===========
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mac MAC address (bytes)
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ssid WiFi access point name (string)
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channel WiFi channel (integer)
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hidden Whether SSID is hidden (boolean)
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security Security protocol supported (enumeration, see module constants)
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key Access key (string)
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hostname The hostname that will be sent to DHCP (STA interfaces) and mDNS (if supported, both STA and AP). (Deprecated, use :func:`network.hostname` instead)
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reconnects Number of reconnect attempts to make (integer, 0=none, -1=unlimited)
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txpower Maximum transmit power in dBm (integer or float)
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pm WiFi Power Management setting (see below for allowed values)
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============= ===========
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Constants
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---------
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.. data:: WLAN.PM_PERFORMANCE
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WLAN.PM_POWERSAVE
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WLAN.PM_NONE
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Allowed values for the ``WLAN.config(pm=...)`` network interface parameter:
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* ``PM_PERFORMANCE``: enable WiFi power management to balance power
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savings and WiFi performance
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* ``PM_POWERSAVE``: enable WiFi power management with additional power
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savings and reduced WiFi performance
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* ``PM_NONE``: disable wifi power management
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