# Resetting WiFi w/o physical access

**URL:** <https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/resetting-wifi-w-o-physical-access/24524>\
**Category:** TTKG - The Things Kickstarter Gateway\
**Created:** [March 31, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/resetting-wifi-w-o-physical-access/24524 "2019-03-31T17:05:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![badryan](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/badryan/32/25940_2.png) [@badryan](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/badryan)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/resetting-wifi-w-o-physical-access/24524/1 "2019-03-31T17:05:20Z")

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Hi,

I’m planning to change my WiFi infrastructure. Unfortunately, my Kickstarter edition TTN Gateway lives in a sealed box on the roof and is very hard to get to. Is there any way of getting it back into AP mode without physical access, like a Unix console and some config files? It has WiFi and I can interrupt power, but that’s pretty much the only things that don’t involve a ladder and tools…

Any hints?

Boris

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**Author:** ![kersing](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/kersing/32/44777_2.png) [@kersing](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/kersing)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/resetting-wifi-w-o-physical-access/24524/2 "2019-03-31T17:39:05Z")

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If I recall correctly the gateway will revert to AP mode if it can not connect to the configured WiFi network after power cycle. (It will take some time before it does)

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**Author:** ![badryan](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/badryan/32/25940_2.png) [@badryan](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/badryan)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/resetting-wifi-w-o-physical-access/24524/3 "2019-03-31T17:56:57Z")

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Definitely worth a try. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/arjanvanb/32/46626_2.png) [@arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/arjanvanb)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/resetting-wifi-w-o-physical-access/24524/4 "2019-03-31T19:56:36Z")

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Going into AP mode might have been removed: [https://github.com/TheThingsProducts/gateway/pull/26](https://github.com/TheThingsProducts/gateway/pull/26)

But, of course, it’s easily tested. And things might be different after a power cycle.