# WIFI config for unsecured network

**URL:** <https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/wifi-config-for-unsecured-network/715>\
**Category:** Pi MusicBox (archive)\
**Created:** [May 6, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/wifi-config-for-unsecured-network/715 "2015-05-06T19:41:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sirrahtap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/sirrahtap/32/173_2.png) [@sirrahtap](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/sirrahtap)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/wifi-config-for-unsecured-network/715/1 "2015-05-06T19:41:38Z")

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I’m trying to connect to my MusicBox Pi on an unsecured WIFI network. I’ve left the wifi\_password blank in the settings.ini file, but it isn’t showing up on my network…do I need to be doing something else with the wifi\_password field to get this working?

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/wifi-config-for-unsecured-network/715/2 "2015-05-06T21:28:45Z")

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Unfortunately musicbox doesn’t support unsecured networks through the normal settings.ini options. I’d suggest removing the wifi\_network value you’ve set (as setting that will cause it to overwrite and destroy any manual changes you make to the wifi config). Then provide your own wifi config in /etc/wpa\_supplicant.conf. Something like:

network={  
ssid="MYUNPROTECTEDWLAN"  
scan\_ssid=1  
key\_mgmt=NONE  
priority=100  
}

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**Author:** ![Mathes75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Mathes75](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/Mathes75)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/wifi-config-for-unsecured-network/715/3 "2015-06-05T21:58:31Z")

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I fought with fixed IP and WEP “secured” WiFi and it took me two days to remove the dust from my eyes…

In MusicBox 0.6, the `/etc/network/interfaces` file points to `/etc/wpa.conf` - so every change for no encryption or WEP has to be done either there or the `interfaces` file has to point to the standard path `/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf`

Btw.: someone “left” his WiFi credentials in wpa.conf 😉

._cheers_.

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**Author:** ![jodal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/jodal/32/2651_2.png) [@jodal](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/jodal)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/wifi-config-for-unsecured-network/715/4 "2026-02-19T11:47:42Z")

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Closed on February 19, 2026, 11:47am UTC