ap_timeout interaction with reboot_timeout

adekker

ap_timeout: 1min
reboot_timeout: 15min

In a scenario where I have a wireless router plugged in to my LB plug and am using the LB plug to power cycle the router if the internet goes off, how are these timers going to interact? Let’s say the router takes more than a minute to bring the wifi up and the plug goes in to AP mode, is the plug then just going to sit there forever in AP mode? Or will it try again to connect to the real AP later?

RebeccaH

Hi @adekker

It might be worth increasing the ap_timeout to a longer timeframe. However, this shouldn’t be necessary. Once the ESPHome plug “sees” your WIFI network, it will attempt to reconnect to it, even if it’s started broadcasting its hotspot.

An issue you may experience, is Home Assistant being unable to tell the plug to power on if it is connected to the access point that is being rebooted. The plug should have a “Restart” button available in Home Assistant. If you use this you shouldn’t run into issues. However if you have an automation that separately turns off then turns on the plug, you may do.

I hope this helps!

adekker

RebeccaH Once the ESPHome plug “sees” your WIFI network, it will attempt to reconnect to it, even if it’s started broadcasting its hotspot.

Great, that’s what I need to know! No HA involved, plugs are being used standalone.

RebeccaH

That sounds great! In that case, you may wish to adjust the reboot_timeout to 0, which will prevent the plug rebooting if it can’t “see” Home Assistant.