Changing the Default Home WiFi Network Name and Password
It is advisable to change the default WiFi settings as they are printed on the label on the Controller. Note that you need to reconnect your phone to this network with the new settings.
Changing Home WiFi Settings
Change the SSID and key for your Home WiFi for better security.
Use the following parameters to change the Home WiFi SSID and key.
For the SSID, you can use 1 – 32 alphanumeric (0-9, a-z, A-Z), single-byte special characters and spaces.
For the WiFi password, you can use 8 – 63 alphanumeric (0-9, a-z, A-Z) and single-byte special characters and spaces.
Home WiFi Settings Parameters Example
Home wifi
SSID
Company
Password
company123
Setting Up Home WiFi
Follow the steps below to change your Home WiFi settings.
1 Tap the WiFi icon in the navigation panel.
2 Tap the edit icon () to edit the Home WiFi network SSID and password using the parameters given above. If you want to use a randomly generated password instead, tap Random Password to have the MPro Mesh app generate a random password for this WiFi network. Click Done to save and apply the changes.
*It takes 2-3 minutes for the Zyxel Device to apply the new WiFi settings to the whole MPro Mesh network. You will need to reconnect to the WiFi network using the new SSID and password.
Letting WiFi Clients Connect to the WiFi Network
Take a screenshot of the QR code and share it with the WiFi clients that you want to access the WiFi network. Note that these WiFi clients can also access other devices such as servers with wired connections to the router.
1 Tap the () icon to show the QR code for connecting to the Zyxel Device Home WiFi. Scan the QR code with your device to connect to the Home WiFi network.