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Fleet Wi-Fi join (hub hotspot portal)

Using the hub's DSC-Setup-XXXX portal to put the hub, panel and probes on a network; local-only vs home Wi-Fi.

●  verified for 9.0.0 · firmware train 8.2.0.0

●  last verified 2026-09-17 · mirrored 2026-09-15

The hub is the network anchor for the panel and probes. You configure it once through its own captive portal.

Unboxing order

  1. Power the hub. It opens a hotspot named DSC-Setup-XXXX (XXXX is the last four characters of the hub's MAC address).
  2. On a phone, join that network. The password is on the kit card.
  3. Open the portal address shown on the panel (many phones open the portal automatically).
  4. Choose a mode:
Mode Network Internet Notes
Home Wi-Fi Your 2.4 GHz router Optional (time sync, updates) Pick or type the SSID and password. Prefer a fixed channel.
Local only The hub's own hotspot Not required Optionally set the local time so the photoperiod clock is right from the start.
  1. Tap Save & continue. Keep the phone on the setup network.
  2. Power the DSC-Control panel. It finds the hub hotspot, registers, pulls the credentials and reboots onto the target network. It has no portal of its own.
  3. Power each probe. Same automatic join, register, reboot.
  4. Back on the portal, confirm the panel and probes appear under Devices, then tap Finish setup.
  5. Leave the setup Wi-Fi. The panel now runs the room; the Soil tab shows probe data.

Sonoff plugs

The plugs are flashed separately and join your home LAN. The brain drives them directly over the ESPHome native API. In local-only mode with no Ethernet on the Pi they cannot be reached, and the dashboard will show them dark.

Adding a device later

On the hub portal (re-join the setup hotspot, or use Add device window if still in range), tap Add device window and power the new unit.

Factory reset of the fleet config

Portal → Factory reset fleet config clears the hub's stored Wi-Fi and pairing. It touches the hub only; re-run the mode choice and pair the satellites again.

Notes

  • The ETH01 bridge (DSC-Anchor hotspot) belongs to an earlier design. It is retired from the kit bake and is not offered in USB flash.
  • Lock Wi-Fi AP (Settings › Network) pins the hub to one access point BSSID. Use it on mesh networks that roam.

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