ESP8266 WiFi Station Example with remote GPIO control

ESP8266-WiFI-Station.ino

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// Configure the ESP8266 unit as a Wi-Fi access point
// Set up a web-server on it to display a basic welcome message.

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>

/* Your WiFi settings */
const char* ssid = "ESP8266";          //type your ssid
const char* password = "ESP8266Test";  //type your password

ESP8266WebServer server(80);

// basic function to display a welcome HTML message on the web-server root IP address
void handleRoot() {
  server.send(200, "text/html", "<h1>Hello! Welcome to the ESP8266 access point!</h1>");
}

void setup() {
  delay(1000);
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println();
  Serial.print("Configuring WiFi access point...");
  
  /* You can remove the password parameter if you want the AP to be open. */
  WiFi.softAP(ssid, password);
  IPAddress myIP = WiFi.softAPIP();

  Serial.println("Access point ready!");
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.print("Connect to WiFi network: ");
  Serial.println(ssid);
  Serial.print("WiFi password: ");
  Serial.println(password);
  
  server.on("/", handleRoot);
  server.begin();

  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("HTTP server started.");
  Serial.print("Open the address http://");
  Serial.print(myIP);
  Serial.println(" in a web-browser for a welcome message.");
}

void loop() {
  server.handleClient();
}