Wi-Fi Reboot

This extension monitors Wi-Fi connectivity by periodically sending ping and httping requests to specified targets. If all tests consistently fail, it will trigger a Wi-Fi module reboot, and escalate to a full system reboot if necessary. This extension is only compatible with WisGateOS 2 2.2.x and later.

Link Check Logic

1. Scheduled Connectivity Tests
   • Performs ping tests to all user-defined IP targets at regular intervals.
   • If all ping targets fail, the system proceeds to the next step.
2. Fallback HTTPing
   • Sends HTTP requests to all configured web URLs.
   • If all HTTPing targets also fail, the system records a failure count and begins recovery.
3. Recovery Mechanism
   • Step 1: Reboots the Wi-Fi module to attempt recovery.
   • Step 2: If failures continue after rebooting the module, the extension will reboot the entire gateway.

NOTE

If the gateway remains reachable through a backup connection (e.g., Ethernet or Cellular), and any ping or httping test succeeds through that path, no recovery action will be triggered, even if the Wi-Fi interface is down.

Install the Wi-Fi Reboot Extension

To install this extension, follow Add an Extension.

Configure the Wi-Fi Reboot Extension

1. To access the Wi-Fi Reboot extension, click Launch.

Figure 1: Extensions tab

2. On the configuration page, configure the following parameters.

Figure 1: Configuration page

Field	Description
Enable Service	Toggle to enable or disable the WiFi Reboot extension. Enabled by default.
Ping Addresses	Define one or more IP addresses or domain names to be used for ICMP ping tests. These addresses help determine whether the gateway can reach the outside network. Examples: 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS) 8.8.4.4 (Google DNS Backup) www.gov.hk (HK Government) Can be public or private IPs. ⚠️ WARNING Avoid incorrect or unreachable entries to prevent false positives and unnecessary reboots.
Httping Addresses	Define one or more full URLs (must include http:// or https://) for HTTP-based service availability testing. Examples: https://www.google.com/ https://www.gov.hk/ https://www.hko.gov.hk/ URLs can point to internal status pages or public web services. ⚠️ WARNING Only HTTP/HTTPS is supported (no FTP, RTSP). Pages must return status code 200 to be considered successful.
Check Interval (Minutes)	Determines how often the extension checks Wi-Fi connectivity. Recommended value: 10 minutes by default.

3. To save the changes, click Save changes.