Hi there! I’m developing an iOS app which requires the user to connect to a Wi-Fi network broadcasted from a device. The problem arises when multiple devices are in the phone’s vicinity, as they all have the same SSID, and the phone randomly switches from one device to another; I need the phone to “fixate” on a single device.
Of course, the devices’ MAC addresses/BSSIDs are unique, so I thought I could use that information to differentiate between them and programmatically choose to connect to a single network. Is there any way I can obtain the BSSIDs of the available networks, and, within the app’s context, connect to a single one of them? Is there another way for the phone to “fixate” on a single BSSID that I might have missed?
It would be ideal for the solution not to require changing the device's firmware. Moreover, the device has to be able to connect to other non-Apple devices. Thanks in advance!
tomas_antonio
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