SWRU473A February 2017 – August 2018 CC3120MOD , CC3220MOD , CC3220MODA , CC3220R , CC3220S , CC3220SF
When the SimpleLink Wi-Fi Starter Pro application is not available, the user can set the CC3220 as an AP, and connect to it directly. Setting the CC3220 as an AP is very convenient when no AP is available. AP mode is applied by pressing the SW2 switch on the CC3220 LaunchPad. The terminal shows the Switching to AP Mode message, followed by a message indicating the IPv4 address of the CC3220 server.
To connect to the CC3220, the user must look for a network name that begins with mysimplelink-xxyyzz in which xxyyzz stands for the 3 least significant bytes of the unique MAC address of the CC3220. Successful connection to the CC3220 is indicated in the terminal where the MAC address, and the IP address of the connected station are presented.
Configuring the CC3220 in AP mode is not persistent, which means that manual reset of the board makes the CC3220 return to its default, configure as Station mode, and try to connect to a stored profile. If unsuccessful, the CC3220 is configured in provisioning mode. The only time AP is persistent is upon automated reset of the CC3220, which occurs as part of the OTA update procedure.