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K4-PB Wifi setup confusion

Started by mikeh565, May 24, 2023, 12:31:52 PM

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mikeh565

I purchased two Kulp K4-PBs. One of them I need to configure with a wifi dongle in FPP. How do I setup the dongle in FPP when I can't communicate with it? I am able to configure with USB to Ethernet, but wlan setup is not available unless dongle is plugged in. Pretty sure I fried one board by miss-reading the note taped to the bag. My fault. Can I plug in a USB hub so both usb to ethernet and dongle can be plugged in at the same time? Manual seems confusing to me. Afraid to mess up a second board. Some direction would help. Thanks

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Quote from: mikeh565 on May 24, 2023, 12:31:52 PMHow do I setup the dongle in FPP when I can't communicate with it?

If your wi fi adapter supports AP Mode,  then you can log in directly to the FPP "hotspot". It is in the manual under Wi-fi tethering.

Quote from: mikeh565 on May 24, 2023, 12:31:52 PM but wlan setup is not available unless dongle is plugged in. 
That is a new feature in version 7!

Quote from: mikeh565 on May 24, 2023, 12:31:52 PMCan I plug in a USB hub so both usb to ethernet and dongle can be plugged in at the same time? 
Yes you can. 

Quote from: mikeh565 on May 24, 2023, 12:31:52 PMI Manual seems confusing to me. Afraid to mess up a second board. Some direction would help. Thanks
What part is confusing? 

If to err is human, I am more human than most people.

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Makesure you are looking at the correct  version of the manual. Are you using version 6?
If to err is human, I am more human than most people.

mikeh565

I have all running now.  Connecting Ethernet adapter and dongle to USB hub was the solution.  I did end up re-flashing the SD image before this.  Think this resolved one problem and allowed all to work together again.   Thanks for the help.

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