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title: "Wizfi250 host name ?"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/forum/12667"
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category: "Wireless"
author: "AO74"
created: "2018-01-18T12:18:09+09:00"
last_activity: "2018-01-24T00:28:52+09:00"
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# Wizfi250 host name ?

## Question

Asked by AO74 on 2018-01-18 in Wireless.

Hello,
Is it possible to set a host name on a wizfi250 ?

Thanks

## Replies

### Reply 1 by irina, 2018-01-18

Hi, AO74 !

![](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/48.png) AO74:

> Is it possible to set a host name on a wizfi250 ?

You mean,
When WizFi250 is set as an AP mode, is it possible to set a AP name?
Could you explain in detail ?

Thanks,

### Reply 2 by AO74, 2018-01-19

Hello Tom,
If I understand well AP mode creates a WIFI net work ?

What I want to is that my equipemnt join an existing Wifi network managed in DHCP.
I dont want to have a special IP adresse but a unique name “POINT_01”.
So when my equipement is adressed it’s with his own name :
ping POINT_01 ( not ping 192.168.0.12)

I must be in STA Mode, is it possible to give name to my equipement.

Thanks.

### Reply 3 by irina, 2018-01-21 (in reply to reply 2)

Hi ![:slight_smile:](https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=12)

From what I know, there is no way to give a name to your device in STA mode.

Is there a special reason to give a name?

Thanks,

### Reply 4 by AO74, 2018-01-23

Hello Tom,

Thak you for your answer.
May be there is some thing that I do not understand betwen STA and AP mode.

My need is to connect a device on an existing WIFI network.
My device must be adressed by a PC through WIFI and WIZFI interface.
The classic method is to set a fixed IP to my device.

The problem is that I have to ask a fixed IP to the customer.
So it would be easyer to give a unic name at each device and adress my
devices using there own name (it’s the job of the DHCP serveur to give
the corresponding IP adress).

### Reply 5 by irina, 2018-01-24

Hi! ![:slight_smile:](https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=12)

![](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/48.png) AO74:

> May be there is some thing that I do not understand betwen STA and AP mode.

→ I Think you’ll understand when you look at the picture below.

![image](https://maker.wiznet.io/forum_uploads/wiznet/original/2X/c/c27634dee643754975f961c2be8df2d9cce47e43.png)

![](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/48.png) AO74:

> My need is to connect a device on an existing WIFI network.
>
> My device must be adressed by a PC through WIFI and WIZFI interface.
>
> The classic method is to set a fixed IP to my device.

→ You mean, your environment is like this?

```
 Environment: WizFi250(STA) ---- AP ----- PC   
 and You want to control a WizFi250 with your PC.
```

When you use a WizFi250 as a STA mode, WizFi250 can get a dynamic IP(192.~) from AP using DHCP.

![](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/48.png) AO74:

> The problem is that I have to ask a fixed IP to the customer.
>
> So it would be easyer to give a unic name at each device and adress my
>
> devices using there own name (it’s the job of the DHCP serveur to give
>
> the corresponding IP adress).

→ I am sorry though, from what I know there is no way to give a special name to a WizFi250(STA).

If you hava a question, please ask ! ![:slight_smile:](https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=12)

Thanks,

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