# PixelBlaze away from wifi

**URL:** <https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220>\
**Category:** Ideas and Tips\
**Created:** [February 1, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220 "2020-02-01T23:23:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Booli](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/booli/32/1568_2.png) [@Booli](https://forum.electromage.com/u/Booli)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220/1 "2020-02-01T23:23:12Z")

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I’m wanting to run my PB away from a Wi-Fi network. I’m assuming I can use my iPhone to create a Wi-Fi hotspot. Has anyone tried this? Would there be any advantage between setting it up in AP mode vs Wi-Fi? Any tips would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/wizard/32/4_2.png) [@wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220/2 "2020-02-01T23:38:31Z")

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I would definitely set it up in AP mode if you want to have something portable. Pixelblaze tries to connect for a while, but will fall back to setup mode if it can’t find anything. In AP mode, it just runs, and your phone can connect.

In AP mode, the IP address is fixed to [http://192.168.4.1](http://192.168.4.1), and you can add the page to your home screen for quick access later.

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**Author:** ![Booli](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/booli/32/1568_2.png) [@Booli](https://forum.electromage.com/u/Booli)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220/3 "2020-02-04T07:59:12Z")

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Thanks, I suspected as much, but glad I asked.

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**Author:** ![justinmd](https://forum.electromage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@justinmd](https://forum.electromage.com/u/justinmd)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220/4 "2020-08-10T00:22:34Z")

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use an esp32 as an access point

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/wizard/32/4_2.png) [@wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220/5 "2020-08-10T00:39:02Z")

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@justinmd,  
This is what AP mode does (AP=access point).

BTW if a Pixelblaze is set as AP mode, other PB can connect to it in client mode and will automatically synchronize animations!

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**Author:** ![cjn566](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/cjn566/32/3029_2.png) [@cjn566](https://forum.electromage.com/u/cjn566)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/pixelblaze-away-from-wifi/220/6 "2020-08-14T18:15:03Z")

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Oh I didn’t know that. Cool!