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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This class provides a driver for WiFi network processors. Example usage::
# enable station interface and connect to WiFi access point
nic = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
nic.active(True)
- nic.connect('your-ssid', 'your-password')
+ nic.connect('your-ssid', 'your-key')
# now use sockets as usual
Constructors
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ Methods
argument is passed. Otherwise, query current state if no argument is
provided. Most other methods require active interface.
-.. method:: WLAN.connect(ssid=None, password=None, *, bssid=None)
+.. method:: WLAN.connect(ssid=None, key=None, *, bssid=None)
- Connect to the specified wireless network, using the specified password.
+ Connect to the specified wireless network, using the specified key.
If *bssid* is given then the connection will be restricted to the
access-point with that MAC address (the *ssid* must also be specified
in this case).
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ Methods
Scanning is only possible on STA interface. Returns list of tuples with
the information about WiFi access points:
- (ssid, bssid, channel, RSSI, authmode, hidden)
+ (ssid, bssid, channel, RSSI, security, hidden)
*bssid* is hardware address of an access point, in binary form, returned as
bytes object. You can use `binascii.hexlify()` to convert it to ASCII form.
- There are five values for authmode:
+ There are five values for security:
* 0 -- open
* 1 -- WEP
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ Methods
multiple parameters can be set at once. For querying, parameters name should
be quoted as a string, and only one parameter can be queries at time::
- # Set WiFi access point name (formally known as ESSID) and WiFi channel
- ap.config(essid='My AP', channel=11)
+ # Set WiFi access point name (formally known as SSID) and WiFi channel
+ ap.config(ssid='My AP', channel=11)
# Query params one by one
- print(ap.config('essid'))
+ print(ap.config('ssid'))
print(ap.config('channel'))
Following are commonly supported parameters (availability of a specific parameter
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ Methods
Parameter Description
============= ===========
mac MAC address (bytes)
- essid WiFi access point name (string)
+ ssid WiFi access point name (string)
channel WiFi channel (integer)
- hidden Whether ESSID is hidden (boolean)
- authmode Authentication mode supported (enumeration, see module constants)
- password Access password (string)
+ hidden Whether SSID is hidden (boolean)
+ security Security protocol supported (enumeration, see module constants)
+ key Access key (string)
dhcp_hostname The DHCP hostname to use
reconnects Number of reconnect attempts to make (integer, 0=none, -1=unlimited)
txpower Maximum transmit power in dBm (integer or float)