Hardcode the WiFi credentials to the player
If you do not have an Ethernet cable or you cannot access the WiFi wizard for some reason, you can hardcode the WiFi credentials directly on the SD card. To do that, please follow the steps below.
To follow this guide, you will need an SD card reader. You can get one from your local tech store if you do not have one.
First things first
First, add your wireless network's WiFi credentials to the Dentli Portal.
Go to Screens -> Network, enter the credentials, and click Save.
⚠️ Important: Keep in mind that WiFi network names are case-sensitive.
Editing the SETTINGS.TXT file
- Power off the player and remove the SD card from it.
- Use an SD card reader to connect the SD card to your Laptop or PC.
- Locate and open the SETTINGS.TXT file
- This file is located in the first partition of the SD card
- 💡 Ignore any pop-up messages. Find the SETTINGS.TXT file that resides in the first boot partition.
- Edit the SETTINGS.TXT file and add your wireless credentials into the relative fields:
- In the ssid, type the WiFi Network Name
- In the key, type the WiFi Key
- In the mode, type one of the following:
- WPA –> For WPA/WPA2
- WEP –> For WEP
- WPA–EAP –> For EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)
- Leave it Blank –> If the wireless network doesn't require a password
Completing the procedure
- Place the SD card back into the Dentli Player and plug in the power cable.
- After powering on the player, a blinking message saying “Configuring” will display at the bottom right of your screen
- Please do not unplug or reboot the player at this stage. This might take up to 5 minutes.
- The player should connect to your wireless network without issues if the WiFi credentials are correct.
- Try to make some content changes in the dashboard to ensure the player responds to the new pushed content via your wireless network.
WiFi credentials obfuscation
When the player successfully connects to your Dentli account, the WiFi credentials on the SD card will be obfuscated for security reasons. If you edit the SETTINGS.TXT file again, you will see something like this in the “ssid” and “key” text fields:
- ssid = <__e__AfdfERhoddfA__e__>
- key = <__e__WedghppaADEWV__e__>
If you want to pair your player to a new WiFi network, delete everything in the relative fields (SSID, key) and type the new WiFi credentials accordingly, just as you did in the Portal WiFi settings.
There is no need to type the formatting tags (e.g., <__e__ssid,key__e__>); just type plain text.