Network

connect() [Network]

Network.connect, connect

Attempts to connect to default network interface for this device, typically Cellular or Wi-Fi.

For Wi-Fi devices, if there are no credentials stored, this will enter listening mode, blinking dark blue. If there are credentials stored, this will try the available credentials until connection is successful. When this function returns, the device may not have an IP address on the LAN; use Network.ready() to determine the connection status.

// SYNTAX
Network.connect();

On Gen 3 devices (Argon, Boron, B-Series SoM, and Tracker), prior to Device OS 2.0.0, you needed to call WiFi.on() or Cellular.on() before calling Particle.connect(). This is not necessary on Gen 2 devices (any Device OS version) or with 2.0.0 and later.

On the Argon, starting with Device OS 1.5.0, a quick Wi-Fi scan is done before connecting. The list of available networks is compared with the configured SSIDs. The access point with the strongest signal is connected to. Prior to 1.5.0, only the original access point BSSID that was configured would ever be connected to, even if there was a different access point on the same SSID and network with a stronger signal.