Use USB WiFi dongle with your C7 hub

[stilny]

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Hi, I tried to to install driver like in this explanation,

[2.2.5] - Use USB WiFi dongle with your C5/C7 hub

There is now a way to use some WiFi dongles with your C5/C7 hub. As of now, earlier models are not supported - they run a very different version of the operating system. Since there is no separate USB port, connecting an external USB device requires an OTG + power cable. The link points to the particular cable I've used, but there probably are others out there. For the sake of full disclosure, we do not earn commissions from any of the devices mentioned in the links. Connect USB power cable to…

but after i got notified that installation i successful,there is NO menu to write the credentials for wifi like it appears in attached image.

[sburke781]

What do you see instead? Or where are you trying to open to enter the password?

[stilny]

it should open space where i should enter wifi password,but after the installaton,notifies me that it was successful and that what i see(attached image),
there is no place to enter the wifif password and network name.

[sburke781]

It mentions the drivers are not installed. Have you tried refreshing the page? Do you see anything in the Logs page?

[stilny]

after installation i see message that it is installed ,please look in new attached image

nothing in the log,another attached image

[sburke781]

Have you tried refreshing the page?

[thebearmay]

If all else fails:

http://<insertHubIPHere>/hub/advanced/setWiFiNetworkInfo?ssid=<networkName>&psk=<networkPassword>

Should return a blank page, hub will need to be rebooted afterwards

[stilny]

i think the problem is that driver not really installed.
even after notification that driver installed,i can see that driver not installled

[thebearmay]

Another endpoint might solve that for you:
http://<insertHubIP>/hub/advanced/installDriver/all

again, a reboot may be required after.

[stilny]

@thebearmay

http:///hub/advanced/installDriver/all

It will install just wifi driver?
because i don't want to install drivers that i don't need

[thebearmay]

That was all it listed to do back when the dongle was first introduced

[stilny]

did it,get white page,done restart,nothing changed, I think,with all latest updates,nobody checked that the driver does not installs. Somebody from the stuff should check it .
thank you for trying to help.

[nclark]

I had this problem also when I first tried it and finally it was because the WIFI dongle I had bought was not compatible, When I got the correct one, all worked as it was suppose to. So make sure you have a compatible WIFI dongle, post link to the one you have or a part number so that we can confirm compatibility.

Here is the orignal post I had made about my problem...

Anyone get a AC1300 (Archer T3U Plus) WIFI dongle adpater to work with Hubitat

I need to get an HE in a remote building on my property to be able to connect to WI-FI, I can't run a CAT5 to this location like I would normally would do and Ethernet over Power cables is not possible either because it does not have the same power meter. I already have an exterior WIFI antenna installed, so signal strength on the property is very high. Anyway I followed the information here for the recommended dongles and got the long range to be on the safe side... But since I'm in canada,…

[stilny]

i bought supported dongle,the problem happens before even before inserting the dongle.
Driver not installing,i got notification that installed but it is not installed.

[nclark]

@stilny

,the problem happens before even before inserting the dongle.
Driver not installing,i got notification that installed but it is not installed.

You need to plug in the dongle before installing the drivers if I remember right, the reasoning is that to know what drivers to install, you must plug in it to know what dongle you have. Each dongle has a different driver.

So plug everything in, then install drivers, enter wireless info and reboot without the ethernet cable (if you leave it plugged in, it will always default to Ethernet before WiFi).

[stilny]

tried it now,it is the same,blue circle rotates like it is installing,but at the end even after notification it is installed ,it is still written on the page that it is not installed and no place to enter network id and password,like in attached image .

[nclark]

Tagging @gopher.ny, he might have an idea what is going on. But like I said, when it did this to me, although I was sure I had the right dongle, it was the dongles fault. But then again, it might also have something to do with the cable splitter if it's hardware related. If it's software Gopher will be able to sort it out I'm sure!

[matthewpapa07]

I have the same issue! Maybe some information to help diagnose:
I used to be able to access a wifi menu here
http://MY_IP/installedapp/configure/2/mainPage
That had more wifi network setup options than the below page
http://MY_IP/hub/networkSetup

I have since had to reset my Hubitat due to database corruption and I can only access the second link now. There does not seem to be a network "app." Only on that app page was I able to install wifi drivers and enter a password.

Hope this helps.

[stilny]

I got a new adapter and everything is working fine.
Thank you.

[matthewpapa07]

FWIW ive downgraded to the 2.3.7.146 release (from 2.3.9.166) and I seem to be able to set settings again.

I then was able to join the network. After upgrading firmware back the wifi still works. I am not sure how to explain this