[GH-ISSUE #1101] setConfigPortalTimeout but autoconnect still exits back to program even though not connected to any wifi #940

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opened 2026-02-28 01:27:46 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-02-28 01:27:46 +03:00

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Originally created by @davidkjackson54 on GitHub (Jul 27, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager/issues/1101

I have setConfigPortalTimeout(180) set as follows:

wifiManager.setAPStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(172, 217, 28, 1), IPAddress(172, 217, 28, 1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0));
wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(180); // give the configuration portal 3 minutes to complete
wifiManager.autoConnect();
Serial.println("Connected...");

I am testing with a wifi hotspot to see what happens when wifi goes offline.
WiFiManager is correctly waiting for 180 seconds, then goes into AP mode
I see the AP SSID appear on my phone but I do not want to reconfigure - so I leave it and wait.
Then WifiManager exits from wifiManager.autoConnect and continues - without having connected to any wifi.

How do I fix this? I don't want it to continue if it hasn't connected to any wifi. This scenario is just to test what happens if the wifi is unavailable for any reason. so under normal circumstances, I would not wish to configure a new SSID etc.

*WM: AutoConnect
*WM: Connecting as wifi client...
*WM: Status:
*WM: 0
*WM: Using last saved values, should be faster
*WM: Connection result:
*WM: 1
*WM:
*WM: Configuring access point...
*WM: ESP13649403
*WM: Custom AP IP/GW/Subnet
*WM: AP IP address:
*WM: 172.217.28.1
*WM: HTTP server started
Connected... <This Serial.print is from my progam after returning from wifiManager.autoConnect
*WM: freeing allocated params!
WiFi connected - ESP IP address: (IP unset)

Basic Info

Hardware

WiFimanager Branch/Release:

Master
Development

Esp8266/Esp32:

ESP8266
ESP32

Hardware: ESP-12e, esp01, esp25

ESP01
ESP12 E/F/S (nodemcu, wemos, feather)
Other

ESP Core Version: 2.4.0, staging

2.3.0
[X ] 2.4.0
staging (master/dev)

Description

Problem description

Settings in IDE

Module: NodeMcu, Wemos D1

Additional libraries:
mdsn

Originally created by @davidkjackson54 on GitHub (Jul 27, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager/issues/1101 I have setConfigPortalTimeout(180) set as follows: wifiManager.setAPStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(172, 217, 28, 1), IPAddress(172, 217, 28, 1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0)); wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(180); // give the configuration portal 3 minutes to complete wifiManager.autoConnect(); Serial.println("Connected..."); I am testing with a wifi hotspot to see what happens when wifi goes offline. WiFiManager is correctly waiting for 180 seconds, then goes into AP mode I see the AP SSID appear on my phone but I do not want to reconfigure - so I leave it and wait. Then WifiManager exits from wifiManager.autoConnect and continues - without having connected to any wifi. How do I fix this? I don't want it to continue if it hasn't connected to any wifi. This scenario is just to test what happens if the wifi is unavailable for any reason. so under normal circumstances, I would not wish to configure a new SSID etc. *WM: AutoConnect *WM: Connecting as wifi client... *WM: Status: *WM: 0 *WM: Using last saved values, should be faster *WM: Connection result: *WM: 1 *WM: *WM: Configuring access point... *WM: ESP13649403 *WM: Custom AP IP/GW/Subnet *WM: AP IP address: *WM: 172.217.28.1 *WM: HTTP server started Connected... <This Serial.print is from my progam after returning from wifiManager.autoConnect *WM: freeing allocated params! WiFi connected - ESP IP address: (IP unset) ### Basic Info #### Hardware **WiFimanager Branch/Release:** - [X] Master - [ ] Development **Esp8266/Esp32:** - [X] ESP8266 - [ ] ESP32 **Hardware: ESP-12e, esp01, esp25** - [ ] ESP01 - [X] ESP12 E/F/S (nodemcu, wemos, feather) - [ ] Other **ESP Core Version: 2.4.0, staging** - [ ] 2.3.0 - [X ] 2.4.0 - [ ] staging (master/dev) ### Description Problem description ### Settings in IDE Module: NodeMcu, Wemos D1 Additional libraries: mdsn