Enterprise authentication, e.g. 802.1x EAP

[allanlewis]

Does the WiPy support more complex WiFi authentication schemes, such as 802.1x EAP? I can't see any reference to it in the API docs, which only mention WPA and the like.

[danicampora]

Hi, the underlying hardware does support it, but I haven't exposed it in the Python API yet. Perhaps if you have example use cases we can see how to do it

[allanlewis]

Perhaps if you have example use cases we can see how to do it

Thanks Dani. My use case is simply my office WiFi network, which is a 5GHz network (I assume the chip supports 5GHz?) using 802.1x EAP. It doesn't use a certificate or smart card, just a username and password, which is linked to Microsoft Active Directory using some sort of SSO solution. It would be really great if I could connect the WiPy to that network, but if not then I should be able to find a workaround.

[bmarkus]

For example UPC Wi-Free. It makes available other UPC customers Wi-Fi router for UPC clients country wide and in other countries too.

http://www.upc-cablecom.ch/en/internet/wi-free/

[birkenfeld]

Another example would be Eduroam, which gives the WiPy internet access in most educational institutions if you have an account in one of them.

[danicampora]

Hi, thanks for all the feedback . I'll add WPA Enterprise support to the backlog!

[platforma]

which is a 5GHz network (I assume the chip supports 5GHz?)

I am also interested in this. I was running a scan of local stations and wipy couldn't return the ssid of my 5Ghz access point, so I had to enable 2.4. Is it supported by the hardware?

[danicampora]

No, the hardware supports 2.4GHz only.

[allanlewis]

No, the hardware supports 2.4GHz only.

OK, so in my case the WiPy won't work because (to the best of my knowledge) my office network is 5GHz-only. Nevertheless, WPA Enterprise would be a nice addition.

[berwyn]

No, the hardware supports 2.4GHz only.

Our customer requires 5GHz as a future proofing option. Are there any plans to support 5GHz in future?