# enduser setup Module | Since | Origin / Contributor | Maintainer | Source | | :----- | :-------------------- | :---------- | :------ | | 2015-09-02 | [Robert Foss](https://github.com/robertfoss) | [Robert Foss](https://github.com/robertfoss) | [enduser_setup.c](../../../app/modules/enduser_setup.c)| This module provides a simple way of configuring ESP8266 chips without using a serial interface or pre-programming WiFi credentials onto the chip. ![enduser setup config dialog](../../img/enduser-setup.jpg "enduser setup config dialog") After running [`enduser_setup.start()`](#enduser_setupstart) a portal like the above can be accessed through a wireless network called SetupGadget_XXXXXX. The portal is used to submit the credentials for the WiFi of the enduser. After an IP address has been successfully obtained this module will stop as if [`enduser_setup.stop()`](#enduser_setupstop) had been called. Alternative HTML can be served by placing a file called `index.html` in the filesystem. This file will be kept in RAM, so keep it as small as possible. ## enduser_setup.manual() Controls whether manual AP configuration is used. By default the `enduser_setup` module automatically configures an open access point when starting, and stops it when the device has been successfully joined to a WiFi network. If manual mode has been enabled, neither of this is done. The device must be manually configured for `wifi.SOFTAP` mode prior to calling `enduser_setup.start()`. Additionally, the portal is not stopped after the device has successfully joined to a WiFi network. #### Syntax `enduser_setup.manual([on_off])` #### Parameters - `on_off` a boolean value indicating whether to use manual mode; if not given, the function only returns the current setting. #### Returns The current setting, true if manual mode is enabled, false if it is not. #### Example ```lua wifi.setmode(wifi.STATIONAP) wifi.ap.config({ssid="MyPersonalSSID",auth=wifi.AUTH_OPEN}) enduser_setup.manual(true) enduser_setup.start( function() print("Connected to wifi as:" .. wifi.sta.getip()) end, function(err, str) print("enduser_setup: Err #" .. err .. ": " .. str) end ); ``` ## enduser_setup.start() Starts the captive portal. #### Syntax `enduser_setup.start([onConnected()], [onError(err_num, string)], [onDebug(string)])` #### Parameters - `onConnected()` callback will be fired when an IP-address has been obtained, just before the enduser_setup module will terminate itself - `onError()` callback will be fired if an error is encountered. `err_num` is a number describing the error, and `string` contains a description of the error. - `onDebug()` callback is disabled by default. It is intended to be used to find internal issues in the module. `string` contains a description of what is going on. #### Returns `nil` #### Example ```lua enduser_setup.start( function() print("Connected to wifi as:" .. wifi.sta.getip()) end, function(err, str) print("enduser_setup: Err #" .. err .. ": " .. str) end ); ``` ## enduser_setup.stop() Stops the captive portal. #### Syntax `enduser_setup.stop()` #### Parameters none #### Returns `nil`