Wi-Fi Provisioning Is the First Real Device-Onboarding Boundary

A factory-fresh device has to join a trusted network before any cloud or PBX workflow can begin.

The first engineering constraint behind Wi-Fi Provisioning Is the First Real Device-Onboarding Boundary was concrete: LOUP treats Wi-Fi provisioning as an explicit milestone between factory state and backend pairing.

The device needs a temporary configuration path that can accept network credentials without exposing a permanent management interface. Once online, it should verify connectivity, transition state and move toward backend identity rather than keeping setup mode active indefinitely.

I kept the experiment narrow by changing one variable, capturing the observable result, and comparing it with a preserved working build before moving on. Evidence marker: wifi-provisioning.

Provisioning is a state transition with security implications, not just a form that writes an SSID. In practice that keeps the next LOUP change measurable because the baseline remains available for comparison.

Project evidence

LOUP engineering marker: wifi-provisioning. This note records the design or debugging lesson without publishing device credentials, private keys, customer data or manufacturing secrets.