Use the button to enable special-purpose Wi-Fi configuration mode

Enabling the special-purpose Wi-Fi configuration mode allows you to press the button on the XBee Gateway device to enable the Access Point mode on your XBee Gateway device and create a temporary access point.

Once the XBee Gateway gateway’s access point is available, you can use the Wireless Network Connection feature on your laptop to connect to the access point and configure your device. The name (SSID) of the access point will be xbgw-xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, where xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx is the serial number of the gateway.

Each time you press the button, the time-limit window of access point mode operation is extended.

If you do not assign this feature to the button on the XBee Gateway device, a Wi-Fi configuration access point mode will not be available.

This feature is assigned to a the button on the XBee Gateway device by default.

Note You can only do this on an XBee Gateway device that has not been configured for Wi-Fi.

See Button service assignments settings for information on how to configure the button.

To configure the button:

Log into your Remote Manager account.
Click the Device Management tab.
From the device list, double-click the device to display the device properties menu.
Click Advanced Configuration > Button service assignments. The Button service assignments page appears.
Enable the Enter Wi-Fi config mode if Wi-Fi is unconfigured option.
Click Save.