Error when changing wifi config

[ToddRK]

I moved my wyze cam3 from one wifi network to another and it refused to connect to the new network. I could reset the device by holding the reset button and then entering the new wifi SSID and password but it still wouldn't connect to the new network but it would connect to the old network when I put it back on that SSID/password.

I SSHed into the camera and noticed the /etc/thingino.json file had the wrong information for the new network. After changing to the new SSID/password, the wlan section of the json file had the new pass and pass_plain setting but the psk setting was for the old network. I copied the pass setting to psk and then the device connected properly to the new network.

It appears psk isn't being set properly in some cases.

A second question... should the pass_plain even be there? It seems redundant since the pass and psk variables have more or less the same info. Can pass_plain be deleted?

I haven't tested the latest Thingino release to see if the problem has already been fixed but I don't see any indication in the release notes that it was fixed. Here's the firmware version that I had the problem with.
IMAGE_ID=wyze_cam3_t31x_gc2053_rtl8189ftv-3.10
BUILD_ID="stable+622289f, 2026-02-02 11:07:40 +0000"
BUILD_TIME="2026-02-02 11:07:40 +0000"
COMMIT_ID="stable+622289f, 2026-02-02 10:28:47 +0000"

Other than this one problem, the Thingino firmware has been excellent and very stable. Thanks for all the work people have put into it!

[themactep]

update and reproduce the error with the latest build. there is no point to report errors that may be already fixed.

[ToddRK]

I just installed the latest release, 2026-02-16, and the same problem exists when changing from one Wi-Fi network to another.

[themactep]

how do you change the network settings? in web ui network form? in shell? in portal?

[ToddRK]

I update the camera's settings using the web ui served from its IP address

[themactep]

i just tested with the latest release. it correctly switches between networks from the web ui form. i fill in new ssid and password, save changes, reboot the camera, it gets connected to the new network.

ssh into the camera and check content of /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf before and after submitting new credentials. no other file should have any wireless network credentials. everything is contained in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

[ToddRK]

I tested a different Wyze 3 camera (the other one was installed in a high location and difficult to take down) with the Feb 23 firmware and I see things work a bit differently now, i.e. the wifi password shows up in the web ui in plaintext rather than being hashed. Things work properly with this version and plaintext passwords.

I suspect the problem I was experiencing previously was due to special characters in my wifi password. Those worked ok in older versions of the firmware even after being hashed but new versions of the firmware probably were failing the hashing process and weren't being updated properly, if at all, in wpa_supplicant.conf.

Since the new firmware is using plaintext passwords, I sshed into the camera and manually ran wpa_passphrase and installed the hashed value in wpa_supplicant.conf and that works OK so I don't believe plaintext passwords are present on the camera any longer.

[ToddRK]

I did a bit more testing and see something strange.

On the Wyze Cam 3 with T31X, GC2053, ATBM6031, 16MB the Feb 23 firmware uses plaintext passwords and wifi credentials are update properly.

On the Wyze Cam 3 with T31X, GC2053, RTL8189FTV, 16MB the Feb 23 firmware uses hashed passwords. When I change the password, the thingino.json file has the old hashed password in psk and the wpa_supplicant.conf also has the old, not the new, password.

It looks like this problem is specific to the firmware with the Realtek wifi module. Also, for some reason the firmware for the Altobeam wifi module only uses plaintext passwords rather than hashed and perhaps because of this, changing wifi credentials works properly with that firmware.

[themactep]

new firmware is out today. please upgrade and see if the issue of fixed.

[wltechblog]

@ToddRK New firmware released April 6. Have you tested whether WiFi config changes work correctly now? Will close in a week if no update.

[themactep]

closing as stale