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Life & fun · September 27, 2017

Raspberry Pi Zero W Simultaneous AP and Managed (Client) Mode WiFi

Enabling Simultaneous AP and Managed Mode WiFi on Raspberry Pi Zero W (Raspbian Stretch) I recently purchased a pair of Raspberry Pi Zero W boards, and plan to use them for some home automation / IoT-type work. One of my requirements is that the WiFi on this board be able to run as both a “managed”

Raspberry Pi Zero W Simultaneous AP and Managed (Client) Mode WiFi launched on September 27, 2017 with 101 votes, #421 of 3,073 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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This is a technical guide for setting up dual WiFi functionality on a Raspberry Pi Zero W single-board computer running Raspbian Stretch. It enables the device to simultaneously operate as both a WiFi access point and a managed client connecting to another network, useful for home automation and IoT projects. The guide combines multiple existing tutorials into a working solution for the Pi Zero W's WiFi chipset.

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Enabling Simultaneous AP and Managed Mode WiFi on Raspberry Pi Zero W (Raspbian Stretch) I recently purchased a pair of Raspberry Pi Zero W boards, and plan to use them for some home automation / IoT-type work. One of my requirements is that the WiFi on this board be able to run as both a “managed” device (also known as “client” mode) and as an access point, preferrably at the same time. After loo

I recently purchased a pair of Raspberry Pi Zero W boards, and plan to use them for some home automation / IoT-type work. One of my requirements is that the WiFi on this board be able to run as both a “managed” device (also known as “client” mode) and as an access point, preferrably at the same time. After looking around a bit online, I found several people who claimed to have gotten this working, as well as posts saying it should work, based on the chipset. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to get any of those tutorials to work reliably on their own. By combining some information garnered from each one, along with some trial and error, I was finally able to get…from blog.thewalr.us

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