Cannot see ESP32 Xbee on Wifi

[greenex94]

Just got a ZED-F9P + Xbee ESP32 wifi setup yesterday. Out of the box, I had no problems getting everything setup and connected per the instructions.

Then, I wanted to add a bit of security to the ESP32 Xbee, so I added a password along with the SSID. That's when things went downhill.

I couldn't find the device on Wifi anymore. I reflashed with firmware v0.5.2 in hopes to undo whatever got screwed up. I've included the "wipe config" file as well (though I'm not sure if it matters what list order that one is in, or if I'm including it correctly).

I still can't see the Xbee device SSID anywhere on wifi (tried laptop and phone, neither can see an SSID being broadcast). I've tried v0.5.1 firmware as well...no luck.

Any suggestions? I'm stuck.

[greenex94]

I was able to reflash and wipe the config by isolating with an Xbee to USB board during reflash, and get an SSID to be visible again.

I repeated the same setup process, and tried to password protect the wifi hotspot again. Same result: SSID goes invisible after attempting to setup wifi hotspot security/password.

I think I figured out the root cause: I was trying to use "admin" as a password. That doesn't meet the requirements for a WPA password, which needs to be at least 8 characters long.

After another reflash and config wipe, I successfully setup wifi security with a different password that is >8 characters long. Hopefully this saves someone a similar headache in the future.