R4 WIFI Example help needed

Official Hardware Classic UNO R4 WiFi
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I cannot get the R4 Access Point example to work. Everything in the serial monitor looks okay, but when entering the AP IP address into the edge browser, it is not found.

My environment:
Windows PC, UNO R4 board, Arduino IDE 2 Version 2.2.1
The browser is MS Edge
My network is CCECA-16670 and everything is on 192.168.1.nnn

I load the WIFI example Access Point found here: UNO R4 WiFi Network Examples | Arduino Documentation
I run it without changes, and this is the serial monitor output:

SSID: CCECA-16670

IP Address: 192.48.56.2

To see this page in action, open a browser to http://192.48.56.2

When I enter http://192.48.56.2, in Windows Edge" I get:
image

The same thing happens if I change the IP address in the code with:
WiFi.config(IPAddress(192,168,1,101));
There are no other devices on my network with the address ending in .101;

The AP that is created is also CCECA-16670 which seems right.
I have tried turning off the firewall. I have also tried disconnecting my pc from the network and reconnecting to the CCECA-16670 network thinking it might be the AP this time, but that doesn't help either.

I could use some help with this.
Thanks in advance.

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does the server example work if the Uno is connected to an access point?

3

Not sure because the UNO is the new access port.

5

This is where I am confused. I'm thinking the Uno creates an access point with the same name as my network, CCECA-16670. If that is what it is doing how does one connect to the AP with that name rather than my own home network with that name?

If the UNO is creating an AP with a different name, I'm not seeing that when I look for available networks.

Bottom line is I don't know what I should reconnect to once I disconnect my PC from my home network.

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I am using the WIFI examples found here: UNO R4 WiFi Network Examples | Arduino Documentation

The Access Point example does not work for me (or I don't know how to use it).

The Connect With WPA works.

The Simple Webserver example works.

The Scan Networks example works.

The Wi-Fi® Chat Server works.

************************ Update ************* Update *************************
The Access Point example tells me it is creating an access port with the same name as my network.

Access Point Web Server
Creating access point named: CCECA-16670

SSID: CCECA-16670

IP Address: 192.48.56.2

To see this page in action, open a browser to http://192.48.56.2

Device disconnected from AP

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Delta-G was right.

In the example Access Point at https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/uno-r4-wifi/wifi-examples the example called Access Point creates a new access point with the same name as the as the network you are signed into. That doesn't work,

I changed the line:
status = WiFi.beginAP(ssid, pass);
to
status = WiFi.beginAP("Arduino", pass);

That got the example working.

This post is now a request to change the example in a way that works out -of-the-box.

I acknowledge that there is a comment that reads:

// Create open network. Change this line if you want to create an WEP network:

Unfortunately, that comment does not help a WIFI newbie understand why the program isn't working nor how to fix it.

This change could save other new R4 users a good bit of time.

If I should open a post or enhancement request for this, please advise.

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