Connecting the clock to Wi-Fi

In Expert mode the clock connects to your Wi-Fi network. You give it the network name and password once, through a setup network that the clock opens itself, and the clock remembers them.

The clock works with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n). Networks that need a login page, such as hotel or guest networks, are not supported.

Setup network

Connecting step by step

1. Switch the clock to Expert mode. With no Wi-Fi saved, the clock opens the setup network straight away and the Wi-Fi LED flashes once every 2 seconds.
2. On your phone or computer, open the Wi-Fi settings and connect to NixieClock with the password 123456789.
3. The setup page usually opens by itself. If it doesn't, open a browser and go to http://192.168.4.1.
4. Tap Setup. The clock lists the Wi-Fi networks it can see.
5. Select your network. For a hidden network, tap Skip and type its name.
6. Enter the Wi-Fi password and tap Submit.
7. Wait a few seconds while the clock connects. When it succeeds, the page says Your device has been successfully configured, and the Wi-Fi LED starts breathing slowly.
8. Tap Back. The page now shows the Assigned IP – the clock's address in your network. Write it down.
9. Tap Exit. The setup network closes and your phone or computer returns to your usual Wi-Fi.

Now open the configuration website.

If the connection fails, the page says Connection failed or Connection timed out. Tap Retry, check the password and try again.

When the Wi-Fi is not available

When the clock cannot connect to its saved network within 30 seconds of starting (the router is off, or its name or password has changed), it opens the setup network NixieClock again, so you can enter the new details. Meanwhile the Wi-Fi LED flashes twice every second.

The setup network closes after 5 minutes if no phone or computer is connected to it. With a saved network, the clock then keeps trying to reconnect to it. With no saved network, unplug the clock and plug it back in to open the setup network again.

Changing the Wi-Fi network

1. Open the configuration website and go to the Network tab.
2. Switch on WiFi Setup Portal. The clock opens the setup network NixieClock again.
3. Continue from step 2 of Connecting step by step.

If the clock's old network no longer exists, for example after a move, you don't need the configuration website: the clock opens the setup network by itself, see When the Wi-Fi is not available.

The clock remembers one Wi-Fi network. A newly entered network replaces the previous one.