Overview of Pi-Star Auto AP boot-up steps for a new wireless network:

Power on Pi-Star hotspot to start boot up. After boot-up, Pi-Star Auto AP begins
1 Computer Wi-Fi is connected to wireless 2 looking for known wireless networks.
network.
hh:mm:ss
00:00:00 Wireless 00:01:00 Wireless
Network Network

Computer Computer
Pi-Star Pi-Star
Hotspot Hotspot

If no known wireless network found within 2 Connect computer Wi-Fi to Pi-Star-Setup AP.
3 minutes, Pi-Star Auto AP creates its own 4 Next, in computer browser, navigate to Pi-Star
access point named: “Pi-Star-Setup.” > Configuration > Wireless Configuration, and
then add wireless network.

00:03:00 Wireless 00:05:00 Wireless

Network Network

Pi-Star-Setup Pi-Star-Setup

Computer Computer
Pi-Star Pi-Star http://pi-star/ or
Hotspot Hotspot http://pi-star.local/

Power off Pi-Star hotspot. Re-connect Power on Pi-Star hotspot. After boot up,
5 computer Wi-Fi to wireless network. 6 Auto AP connects to now known wireless
network. In computer browser, navigate to
Pi-Star hotspot.

00:06:00 Wireless 00:08:00 Wireless

Network Network

Computer Computer
Pi-Star Pi-Star http://pi-star/ or
Hotspot Hotspot http://pi-star.local/