Question

I use the code below to connect to encrypted networks. However if a network is unsecured and I leave key empty (“”) then it fails. Has anyone an idea how to solve this? Furthermore is it possible to detect if a network is open using the ssid / bssid ? Or do I have to scan with a filter?

public void connectToSSID(final String ssid, final String key) {
    Log.i("wifimaster", "connection to "+ssid);

    WifiConfiguration wc = new WifiConfiguration();
    wc.SSID = "\""+ssid+"\""; //IMPORTANT! This should be in Quotes!!  
    wc.priority = 40;
    wc.allowedKeyManagement.set(WifiConfiguration.KeyMgmt.NONE);
    wc.allowedProtocols.set(WifiConfiguration.Protocol.RSN); 
    wc.allowedProtocols.set(WifiConfiguration.Protocol.WPA);
    wc.allowedAuthAlgorithms.set(WifiConfiguration.AuthAlgorithm.OPEN);
    wc.allowedAuthAlgorithms.set(WifiConfiguration.AuthAlgorithm.SHARED);
    wc.allowedPairwiseCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.PairwiseCipher.CCMP);
    wc.allowedPairwiseCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.PairwiseCipher.TKIP);
    wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.WEP40);
    wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.WEP104);
    wc.allowedAuthAlgorithms.set(WifiConfiguration.AuthAlgorithm.OPEN);
    wc.allowedKeyManagement.set(WifiConfiguration.KeyMgmt.WPA_PSK);
    wc.allowedKeyManagement.set(WifiConfiguration.KeyMgmt.WPA_EAP);
    wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.TKIP);
    wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.CCMP);

    wc.preSharedKey = "\""+key+"\"";
    wc.wepKeys[0] = "\""+key+"\""; //This is the WEP Password
    wc.wepTxKeyIndex = 0;

    wc.preSharedKey = "\""+key+"\"";

    int res = wifiManager.addNetwork(wc);
    Log.d("WifiPreference", "add Network returned " + res );
    boolean es = wifiManager.saveConfiguration();
    Log.d("WifiPreference", "saveConfiguration returned " + es );
    boolean b = wifiManager.enableNetwork(res, true);   
    Log.d("WifiPreference", "enableNetwork returned " + b );

    if(b)
        Toast.makeText(c, c.getString(R.string.connected), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    else
        Toast.makeText(c, c.getString(R.string.unconnected), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

Answer 1

Use

wc.allowedKeyManagement.set(WifiConfiguration.KeyMgmt.NONE);

only and it will work.

remove all other assignments to wc, it is not necessary to use them for a simple task of connecting to a network. You are not creating a network, you are connecting to an existing one.

For full solution check this link: How do I connect to a specific Wi-Fi network in Android programmatically?
It has everything you need to know.