Hello All,
I bought photon and so excited and tried to set it up many times (using iPhone, Mac and Windows) no luck at all. I read online and get no where.
Any HELP PLEASE?
You can claim a photon using particle-cli:
# Put photon into listening mode
particle serial identify # Obtain deviceID
particle serial wifi # Connect photon to wifi
particle device add your_deviceID # Claim photon
When I type particle serial identify it shows me :
particle serial identify - Ask for and display device ID via serial
where is the serial? I opened serial in Particle IDE but there was nothing.
Thank you again
Try just
particle identify
Apparently I made it work home (I claimed it) but now when I am at school I can not connect it to wifi . So I reset it again and tried and still it does not connect to wifi. What should I do to connect it? btw it blinks white and green (sometimes). Do I need to reset it again?
When you say at school, I'd suspect your school network will have a landing page (captive portal) which cannot be used for Particle WiFi devices.
Try using a non-capitve WiFi like a mobile hotspot.
What do you mean by that
Don't ever unclaim your device, and your Photon can store up to 5 sets of WiFi credentials, so there should be no need to reset anything.
I did reset it 
tho. What should I do to fix and connect it? It blinked green, white then red.
Thank you
As I said, get a non-captive WiFi network, add the credentials, get the device breathing cyan again and then reclaim it.
That’s what I am doing as soon as I get home. Thanks again and sorry for annoying questions.
I am going to buy USB wireless and have it wifi hotspot. After I reclaim it and have hotspot, where and how to connect it to wifi (other wifi s) without reset?
You just put the device into Listening Mode (blinking blue) by powering it up and then press and hold the SETUP button for 3+ sec till it blinks blue.
Then you can go mulitple ways, but I'd use this
particle serial wifi
Just enter your additional credentials and the device will store up to five of these.
If you want to wipe all previously stored creds, you can press/hold SETUP for 10+ sec till you see a rapid blue flashing.
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You can you use
particle serial wifi
When in listening mode to connect a photon to wifi.
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Thanks !
Thanks