Wi-Fi Setup Requirements (2.4 GHz)
What It Does
The TempoTreadle 3 is the small Wi-Fi sensor box that pairs with the TempoWeave Studio Weave Assistant. It watches your loom and advances the Weave Assistant pick-by-pick as you weave — hands-free, no foot pedal or keyboard needed. It talks to TempoWeave over your Home Wi-Fi network or via the TempoTreadle 3's built-in network.
This page covers the requirements for using your Home network, which is the preferred way to connect, and the band your Wi-Fi uses.
The 2.4 GHz Requirement
The TempoTreadle 3 connects on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only. It does not connect to 5 GHz networks.
This is normal and deliberate. Like most smart-home and sensor devices, the box uses a 2.4 GHz radio because 2.4 GHz reaches farther and passes through walls to reach your looms better than 5 GHz.
2.4 vs. 5 GHz — these are the two "bands" home Wi-Fi uses. 5 GHz is faster over short distances; 2.4 GHz is a bit slower but has much better range. The TempoTreadle 3 only needs a little bandwidth, so it favors range.
Good news: most home routers broadcast both bands at once. So even if you mostly use 5 GHz on your phone and tablet, your router is very likely also putting out a 2.4 GHz signal the box can join. Your tablet can stay on 5 GHz — the tablet and the box just have to be on the same router, not the same band.
How to Tell If the Band Is the Problem
Suspect a 2.4 GHz issue if, during setup:
Your home network doesn't appear in the box's "Pick your home Wi-Fi" list (the box only lists networks it can actually see — i.e. 2.4 GHz ones), or
The box accepts your password but never comes back online, or keeps dropping off.
If your network shows up in that list, you're fine — pick it and carry on.
If Your Network Is 5 GHz Only
Work down this list — the first one that applies usually fixes it.
1. Turn on (or find) your router's 2.4 GHz band
Most routers have 2.4 GHz available but it may be turned off, hidden, or under a different name. Sign in to your router's admin app/page and look for a 2.4 GHz network setting and make sure it's enabled. Once it's on, re-run setup and pick it.
2. If you have one combined network name ("band steering")
Many modern routers and mesh systems (eero, Google/Nest Wifi, Orbi, etc.) broadcast one Wi-Fi name for both bands and decide which to use for you ("Smart Connect" / "band steering"). Usually the box will still grab the 2.4 GHz side of that name and connect — try it first.
If it won't connect, temporarily:
Disable band steering / Smart Connect, or
Create a separate 2.4 GHz network name (many routers let you split the bands), and join the box to that one.
3. Make a 2.4 GHz guest network
If you'd rather not change your main Wi-Fi, create a guest network set to 2.4 GHz just for the loom box. Join the TempoTreadle to the guest network, and connect your tablet to the same one while you weave.
4. Use a phone hotspot set to 2.4 GHz
In a pinch, share your phone's internet and set the hotspot to 2.4 GHz:
iPhone: Settings → Personal Hotspot → turn on Maximize Compatibility (that forces 2.4 GHz).
Android: Hotspot settings → AP Band → 2.4 GHz.
Join both the box and the tablet to that hotspot.
Best Fallback: Use the Box's Own Wi-Fi (No Router Needed)
If you have no 2.4 GHz network at all — or your studio Wi-Fi is weak or absent — you don't need a home router. The TempoTreadle 3 can broadcast its own Wi-Fi, and your tablet connects straight to it. You can weave fully this way.
Power on the box. Out of the box (or after a reset) it broadcasts its own network named
TempoTreadle-XXXX(the last four characters are unique to your box).On your tablet, open Wi-Fi settings and join
TempoTreadle-XXXX. The password isweaveon123.Back in TempoWeave, open the Weave Assistant ▸ Settings ▸ TempoTreadle, set Box address to
192.168.7.1, and tap Connect. (On mobile you can also run Setup… and choose Use this box.)Weave. The box and tablet talk directly — no router involved.
Trade-off: while you're on the box's own Wi-Fi, your tablet has no internet (it's connected to the box, not your home network). That's fine for weaving. The only feature that needs the box on your home Wi-Fi is the over-the-air firmware update, which requires the box to reach the internet.
Quick Checklist
TempoTreadle 3 joins 2.4 GHz only — never 5 GHz.
Most routers broadcast both bands; your tablet can stay on 5 GHz as long as it's the same router.
Network missing from the setup list = it's a 2.4 GHz network the box can't see → enable/expose 2.4 GHz.
One combined Wi-Fi name usually works; if not, split the bands or make a 2.4 GHz guest network.
No 2.4 GHz available? Connect the tablet straight to the box (
TempoTreadle-XXXX/weaveon123/192.168.7.1) and weave without a router.
See also: Weave Assistant and TempoWeave Mobile: Quick Start.
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