Wifi AP SSID Doc Issue

[timpur]

In the wifi AP doc there seems to be an error.

https://arduino-esp8266.readthedocs.io/en/latest/esp8266wifi/soft-access-point-class.html#softap

ssid - character string containing network SSID (max. 63 characters)

Isn't the max 32 char ? Think this is meant for the password?

[gicho]

SSID is different to MAC address - here ssid variable means pointer to string (text) that is the network name. This name (ssid) is broadcasted by the AP and you see it as network name on your device (smartphone, PC, etc.). The MAC address is not designed to be randomly defined by users - it is allocated by HW manufacturers (and sometimes overriden by developers). But certified devices need to have a constant, pre-defined one. For example: const char ssid[] = "MyNewHotspot"; 2018-01-01 23:47 GMT+02:00 timpur <notifications@github.com>:

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In the wifi AP doc there seems to be an error. https://arduino-esp8266.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ esp8266wifi/soft-access-point-class.html#softap ssid - character string containing network SSID (max. 63 characters) Isnt the mac 32 char ? Think this is meant for the password? — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#4067>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALTjCVetV4BmGbIrnD-4eYxOBvZ1hxRlks5tGVJ_gaJpZM4RQLiE> .

[timpur]

@gicho I didn't mention mac?

[gicho]

"Isnt the mac 32 char ? Think this is meant for the password?" 2018-01-02 0:20 GMT+02:00 timpur <notifications@github.com>:

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[timpur]

My bad meant to be "max", sorry.

[earlephilhower]

Fixed via #5325