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What the glass shows while joining

You’re on my Wi-Fi!

The moment a device joins the setup network, the how-to-join cards leave the loop and this card takes the glass: You're on my Wi-Fi! in green, then a middle line that changes every few seconds: My setup page should pop up now., iPhones & most Androids pop it up..., Some, like Samsung won't and will..., ...need a Sign-in tap, or browse to the IP., Stuck? I'll show a QR code to scan soon.... Then If not, browse to:, the address 192.168.4.1 large and green, and http:// not https:// in gray. It holds for 90 seconds.

If the only thing that fetched the page was the phone’s own network check and no browser followed, the card says My setup page / did not open. and In a browser, go to: above the address instead.

You’re on my Wi-Fi! My setup page should pop up now, if not browse to 192.168.4.1 You’re on my Wi-Fi! My setup page did not open, in a browser go to 192.168.4.1

Scan to open my page

After the 90 seconds, if the setup page still has not been opened in a browser, the glass shows Scan to open my page with a QR code holding http://192.168.4.1 and two device icons, for 60 seconds; then the two cards alternate. Point a camera at the code and the phone opens the page.

Scan to open my page: a QR code holding the setup page’s address

Doing great!

When a real browser has loaded the setup page, the glass shows Doing great! under a star-swish icon, then On that page, pick / your Wi-Fi network. and three smaller rows: Tech Tip: Placing me / on a Public or Guest / probably won't work.

Doing great! On that page, pick your Wi-Fi network

Got it - thanks!

When you tap Connect, the glass shows Got it - thanks! with a green Wi-Fi icon, Connecting to: and the network’s name in green, Password: and the password, as asterisks unless you left the eye on the setup page open, in which case it is shown in clear so you can catch a typo, and Logging in... in yellow. For an open network the password row reads (none - open network).

Got it - thanks! Connecting to MyHomeWiFi, password hidden, logging in

No luck yet.

If a try fails and the ticker is going to try again, the glass shows No luck yet. under a magnifier icon, Trying again (2 of 3) with the count, Each try sharpens / my diagnosis..., and, when it has one, On my previous try: with the reason from the last attempt in yellow.

No luck yet, trying again 2 of 3, nothing came back on the previous try

Status report:

On a successful join, before the celebration, the glass shows a table titled Status report:. Its rows:

Rows that answered are green; a row that did not is orange or red. If the ticker’s server did not answer, or a sign-in page answered in its place, a last row says why in plain words: A sign-in page blocks me., No internet here., My name fails here., 443 fails here, 80 works. or My end, not yours. The table holds for eight seconds, or 15 when a row is not green.

Status report: the network, the signal, the address, and timings for DHCP, DNS and three servers

Can’t get online

When the ticker gets onto a network but nothing on the internet answers, the status report is followed by Can't get online in yellow with a yellow Wi-Fi icon crossed out in red, the network’s name in green, and Answer on your phone. / Use it, or pick another. / 3 min, then I'll use it. The setup page asks the same question with two buttons, Use it anyway and Pick another Wi-Fi. Pick another and nothing is saved. Use it anyway, or let the 3 minutes run out, and the glass shows Wi-Fi joined. / My IP Address / the address / Can't get online. for eight seconds, without the color-cycling title, then restarts onto that network.

Can’t get online: MyHomeWiFi, Answer on your phone. Use it, or pick another. 3 min, then I’ll use it. Wi-Fi joined. My IP Address: 192.168.1.107. Can’t get online.

You’re all set!

You're all set! in a color-cycling title, My IP Address, the address as large as it fits, One moment..., and an hourglass. It holds for eight seconds, then the ticker restarts onto your Wi-Fi. This is the address the settings page lives at; the phone captures it during these seconds.

You’re all set! My IP address is 192.168.1.107

Don’t give up!

The first failed attempt paints no card of its own; the page carries the verdict. From the second failure the glass shows Don't give up! under a raised-fist icon, the reason in white (for example Password refused 2x - Wrong password?), then Try again in yellow, on my setup page: and 192.168.4.1 in green. After it, the failure cards take over the loop: What happened, Let's try again., Tech tip (only after a refusal), Also worth trying (only when the signal was poor) and Don't give up! again, each for 11 seconds. Every one of those cards, quoted and pictured, is under “When a join fails” on Screen messages during setup; the individual fixes start with The password was refused.

After the restart

The first screen after the restart is Looking good! / Starting up..., or Wi-Fi saved. / Starting up... after a network used without internet. What follows is on The first run on the glass.

Wi-Fi saved. Starting up…