CPP: AP

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Code

The relevant code to set the ESP8266 as access point is

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

const char *ssid = "ESP-AP";
const char *password = "12345678";

WiFi.softAP(ssid, password);

Go to http://192.168.4.1 in a web browser connected to this access point to see it

{
  hosts: [
    "192.168.4.3",
    "192.168.4.2",
    "192.168.4.4"
  ]
}