diff --git a/src/graphics/Screen.cpp b/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
index 320c0f1e..c112a295 100644
--- a/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
@@ -984,7 +984,9 @@ void DebugInfo::drawFrameWiFi(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
     // The coordinates define the left starting point of the text
     display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);
 
-    if (radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode) {
+    if (isSoftAPForced()) {
+        display->drawString(x, y, String("WiFi: Software AP (Admin)"));
+    } else if (radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode) {
         display->drawString(x, y, String("WiFi: Software AP"));
     } else if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
         display->drawString(x, y, String("WiFi: Not Connected"));
@@ -1007,13 +1009,15 @@ void DebugInfo::drawFrameWiFi(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
     - WL_NO_SHIELD: assigned when no WiFi shield is present;
 
     */
-
-    if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) {
-        if (radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode) {
+    if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED || isSoftAPForced() || radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode) {
+        if (radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode || isSoftAPForced()) {
             display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 1, "IP: " + String(WiFi.softAPIP().toString().c_str()));
         } else {
             display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 1, "IP: " + String(WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str()));
         }
+        display->drawString(x + SCREEN_WIDTH - display->getStringWidth("(" + String(WiFi.softAPgetStationNum()) + "/4)"),
+                            y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 1, "(" + String(WiFi.softAPgetStationNum()) + "/4)");
+
     } else if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SSID_AVAIL) {
         display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 1, "SSID Not Found");
     } else if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTION_LOST) {
@@ -1088,10 +1092,19 @@ void DebugInfo::drawFrameWiFi(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
         }
     }
 
-    if ((millis() / 10000) % 2) {
-        display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 2, "SSID: " + String(wifiName));
+    if (isSoftAPForced()) {
+        if ((millis() / 10000) % 2) {
+            display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 2, "SSID: meshtasticAdmin");
+        } else {
+            display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 2, "PWD: 12345678");
+        }
+
     } else {
-        display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 2, "PWD: " + String(wifiPsw));
+        if ((millis() / 10000) % 2) {
+            display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 2, "SSID: " + String(wifiName));
+        } else {
+            display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 2, "PWD: " + String(wifiPsw));
+        }
     }
     display->drawString(x, y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 3, "http://meshtastic.local");
 
@@ -1185,8 +1198,7 @@ int Screen::handleStatusUpdate(const meshtastic::Status *arg)
     // DEBUG_MSG("Screen got status update %d\n", arg->getStatusType());
     switch (arg->getStatusType()) {
     case STATUS_TYPE_NODE:
-        if (showingNormalScreen &&
-            nodeStatus->getLastNumTotal() != nodeStatus->getNumTotal()) {
+        if (showingNormalScreen && nodeStatus->getLastNumTotal() != nodeStatus->getNumTotal()) {
             setFrames(); // Regen the list of screens
         }
         nodeDB.updateGUI = false;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 59773e2b..3f028613 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class ButtonThread : public OSThread
             }
 #endif
         } else {
-            //DEBUG_MSG("Long press %u\n", (millis() - longPressTime));
+            // DEBUG_MSG("Long press %u\n", (millis() - longPressTime));
         }
     }
 
@@ -298,6 +298,22 @@ void setup()
     digitalWrite(RESET_OLED, 1);
 #endif
 
+    // If BUTTON_PIN is held down during the startup process,
+    //   force the device to go into a SoftAP mode.
+    bool forceSoftAP = 0;
+#ifdef BUTTON_PIN
+#ifndef NO_ESP32
+    pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT);
+
+    // BUTTON_PIN is pulled high by a 12k resistor.
+    if (!digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN)) {
+        forceSoftAP = 1;
+        DEBUG_MSG("-------------------- Setting forceSoftAP = 1\n");
+    }
+
+#endif
+#endif
+
     OSThread::setup();
 
     ledPeriodic = new Periodic("Blink", ledBlinker);
@@ -467,7 +483,7 @@ void setup()
 #endif
 
     // Initialize Wifi
-    initWifi();
+    initWifi(forceSoftAP);
 
     if (!rIf)
         recordCriticalError(ErrNoRadio);
diff --git a/src/meshwifi/meshhttp.cpp b/src/meshwifi/meshhttp.cpp
index 2ac81b1c..c09e6ac4 100644
--- a/src/meshwifi/meshhttp.cpp
+++ b/src/meshwifi/meshhttp.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ void handleRoot(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
 void handleStaticBrowse(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
 void handleStaticPost(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
 void handleStatic(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
+void handleRestart(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
 void handle404(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
 void handleFormUpload(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
+void handleScanNetworks(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res);
 
 void middlewareSpeedUp240(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res, std::function<void()> next);
 void middlewareSpeedUp160(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res, std::function<void()> next);
@@ -70,10 +72,11 @@ uint32_t timeSpeedUp = 0;
 
 // We need to specify some content-type mapping, so the resources get delivered with the
 // right content type and are displayed correctly in the browser
-char contentTypes[][2][32] = {{".txt", "text/plain"}, {".html", "text/html"},        {".js", "text/javascript"},
-                              {".png", "image/png"},  {".jpg", "image/jpg"},         {".gz", "application/gzip"},
-                              {".gif", "image/gif"},  {".json", "application/json"}, {".css", "text/css"},
-                              {"", ""}};
+char contentTypes[][2][32] = {{".txt", "text/plain"},     {".html", "text/html"},
+                              {".js", "text/javascript"}, {".png", "image/png"},
+                              {".jpg", "image/jpg"},      {".gz", "application/gzip"},
+                              {".gif", "image/gif"},      {".json", "application/json"},
+                              {".css", "text/css"},       {"", ""}};
 
 void handleWebResponse()
 {
@@ -175,9 +178,10 @@ void createSSLCert()
                 NULL);          /* Task handle. */
 
     DEBUG_MSG("Waiting for SSL Cert to be generated.\n");
-    if (isCertReady) {
-        DEBUG_MSG(".\n");
-        delayMicroseconds(1000);
+    while (!isCertReady) {
+        DEBUG_MSG(".");
+        delay(1000);
+        yield();
     }
     DEBUG_MSG("SSL Cert Ready!\n");
 }
@@ -233,8 +237,10 @@ void initWebServer()
     ResourceNode *nodeStaticBrowse = new ResourceNode("/static", "GET", &handleStaticBrowse);
     ResourceNode *nodeStaticPOST = new ResourceNode("/static", "POST", &handleStaticPost);
     ResourceNode *nodeStatic = new ResourceNode("/static/*", "GET", &handleStatic);
+    ResourceNode *nodeRestart = new ResourceNode("/restart", "POST", &handleRestart);
     ResourceNode *node404 = new ResourceNode("", "GET", &handle404);
     ResourceNode *nodeFormUpload = new ResourceNode("/upload", "POST", &handleFormUpload);
+    ResourceNode *nodeJsonScanNetworks = new ResourceNode("/json/scanNetworks", "GET", &handleScanNetworks);
 
     // Secure nodes
     secureServer->registerNode(nodeAPIv1ToRadioOptions);
@@ -246,8 +252,10 @@ void initWebServer()
     secureServer->registerNode(nodeStaticBrowse);
     secureServer->registerNode(nodeStaticPOST);
     secureServer->registerNode(nodeStatic);
+    secureServer->registerNode(nodeRestart);
     secureServer->setDefaultNode(node404);
     secureServer->setDefaultNode(nodeFormUpload);
+    secureServer->setDefaultNode(nodeJsonScanNetworks);
 
     secureServer->addMiddleware(&middlewareSpeedUp240);
 
@@ -261,8 +269,10 @@ void initWebServer()
     insecureServer->registerNode(nodeStaticBrowse);
     insecureServer->registerNode(nodeStaticPOST);
     insecureServer->registerNode(nodeStatic);
+    insecureServer->registerNode(nodeRestart);
     insecureServer->setDefaultNode(node404);
     insecureServer->setDefaultNode(nodeFormUpload);
+    insecureServer->setDefaultNode(nodeJsonScanNetworks);
 
     insecureServer->addMiddleware(&middlewareSpeedUp160);
 
@@ -512,7 +522,6 @@ void handleStatic(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
     // Get access to the parameters
     ResourceParameters *params = req->getParams();
 
-
     std::string parameter1;
     // Print the first parameter value
     if (params->getPathParameter(0, parameter1)) {
@@ -560,7 +569,7 @@ void handleStatic(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
             cTypeIdx += 1;
         } while (strlen(contentTypes[cTypeIdx][0]) > 0);
 
-        if(!has_set_content_type) {
+        if (!has_set_content_type) {
             // Set a default content type
             res->setHeader("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
         }
@@ -845,9 +854,9 @@ void handleRoot(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
                    "mt_session=" + httpsserver::intToString(random(1, 9999999)) + "; Expires=Wed, 20 Apr 2049 4:20:00 PST");
 
     std::string cookie = req->getHeader("Cookie");
-    //String cookieString = cookie.c_str();
-    //uint8_t nameIndex = cookieString.indexOf("mt_session");
-    //DEBUG_MSG(cookie.c_str());
+    // String cookieString = cookie.c_str();
+    // uint8_t nameIndex = cookieString.indexOf("mt_session");
+    // DEBUG_MSG(cookie.c_str());
 
     std::string filename = "/static/index.html";
     std::string filenameGzip = "/static/index.html.gz";
@@ -860,7 +869,8 @@ void handleRoot(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
         res->printf("<p>File not found: %s</p>\n", filename.c_str());
         res->printf("<p></p>\n");
         res->printf("<p>You have gotten this error because the filesystem for the web server has not been loaded.</p>\n");
-        res->printf("<p>Please review the 'Common Problems' section of the <a href=https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-device/issues/552>web interface</a> documentation.</p>\n");
+        res->printf("<p>Please review the 'Common Problems' section of the <a "
+                    "href=https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-device/issues/552>web interface</a> documentation.</p>\n");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -881,7 +891,6 @@ void handleRoot(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
         }
     }
 
-
     // Read the file from SPIFFS and write it to the HTTP response body
     size_t length = 0;
     do {
@@ -892,6 +901,61 @@ void handleRoot(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
     } while (length > 0);
 }
 
+void handleRestart(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
+{
+    res->setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html");
+
+    DEBUG_MSG("***** Restarted on HTTP(s) Request *****\n");
+    res->println("Restarting");
+
+    ESP.restart();
+}
+
+void handleScanNetworks(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
+{
+    res->setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
+    // res->setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html");
+
+    int n = WiFi.scanNetworks();
+    res->println("{");
+    res->println("\"data\": {");
+    if (n == 0) {
+        // No networks found.
+        res->println("\"networks\": []");
+
+    } else {
+        res->println("\"networks\": [");
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+            char ssidArray[50];
+            String ssidString = String(WiFi.SSID(i));
+            //String ssidString = String(WiFi.SSID(i)).toCharArray(ssidArray, WiFi.SSID(i).length());
+            ssidString.replace("\"", "\\\"");
+            ssidString.toCharArray(ssidArray, 50);
+                
+            
+            if (WiFi.encryptionType(i) != WIFI_AUTH_OPEN) {
+                //res->println("{\"ssid\": \"%s\",\"rssi\": -75}, ", String(WiFi.SSID(i).c_str() );
+                
+                res->printf("{\"ssid\": \"%s\",\"rssi\": %d}", ssidArray, WiFi.RSSI(i) ) ;
+                //WiFi.RSSI(i)
+                if (i != n-1) {
+                    res->printf(",");
+                }
+            }
+            // Yield some cpu cycles to IP stack.
+            //   This is important in case the list is large and it takes us time to return
+            //   to the main loop.
+            yield();
+        }
+        res->println("]");
+    }
+    res->println("},");
+    res->println("\"status\": \"ok\"");
+    res->println("}");
+
+}
+
 void handleFavicon(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
 {
     // Set Content-Type
@@ -900,7 +964,6 @@ void handleFavicon(HTTPRequest *req, HTTPResponse *res)
     res->write(FAVICON_DATA, FAVICON_LENGTH);
 }
 
-
 void replaceAll(std::string &str, const std::string &from, const std::string &to)
 {
     if (from.empty())
@@ -911,4 +974,3 @@ void replaceAll(std::string &str, const std::string &from, const std::string &to
         start_pos += to.length(); // In case 'to' contains 'from', like replacing 'x' with 'yx'
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.cpp b/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.cpp
index 71c4d227..16ae6185 100644
--- a/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.cpp
+++ b/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.cpp
@@ -21,14 +21,32 @@ uint8_t wifiDisconnectReason = 0;
 // Stores our hostname
 char ourHost[16];
 
+bool forcedSoftAP = 0;
+
+bool APStartupComplete = 0;
+
+bool isSoftAPForced()
+{
+    return forcedSoftAP;
+}
+
 bool isWifiAvailable()
 {
+    // If wifi status is connected, return true regardless of the radio configuration.
+    if (isSoftAPForced()) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     const char *wifiName = radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ssid;
     const char *wifiPsw = radioConfig.preferences.wifi_password;
 
     // strcpy(radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ssid, "");
     // strcpy(radioConfig.preferences.wifi_password, "");
 
+    // strcpy(radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ssid, "meshtasticAdmin");
+    // strcpy(radioConfig.preferences.wifi_password, "12345678");
+    // radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode = true;
+
     if (*wifiName && *wifiPsw) {
         return 1;
     } else {
@@ -58,20 +76,44 @@ void deinitWifi()
 }
 
 // Startup WiFi
-void initWifi()
+void initWifi(bool forceSoftAP)
 {
-    if (isWifiAvailable() == 0) {
-        return;
+
+    if (forceSoftAP) {
+        // do nothing
+        // DEBUG_MSG("----- Forcing SoftAP\n");
+    } else {
+        if (isWifiAvailable() == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
+    forcedSoftAP = forceSoftAP;
+
     createSSLCert();
 
-    if (radioConfig.has_preferences) {
+    if (radioConfig.has_preferences || forceSoftAP) {
         const char *wifiName = radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ssid;
         const char *wifiPsw = radioConfig.preferences.wifi_password;
 
-        if (*wifiName && *wifiPsw) {
-            if (radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode) {
+        if ((*wifiName && *wifiPsw) || forceSoftAP) {
+            if (forceSoftAP) {
+
+                DEBUG_MSG("Forcing SoftAP\n");
+
+                const char *softAPssid = "meshtasticAdmin";
+                const char *softAPpasswd = "12345678";
+
+                IPAddress apIP(192, 168, 42, 1);
+                WiFi.onEvent(WiFiEvent);
+
+                WiFi.softAPConfig(apIP, apIP, IPAddress(255, 255, 255, 0));
+                DEBUG_MSG("STARTING WIFI AP: ssid=%s, ok=%d\n", softAPssid, WiFi.softAP(softAPssid, softAPpasswd));
+                DEBUG_MSG("MY IP ADDRESS: %s\n", WiFi.softAPIP().toString().c_str());
+
+                dnsServer.start(53, "*", apIP);
+
+            } else if (radioConfig.preferences.wifi_ap_mode) {
 
                 IPAddress apIP(192, 168, 42, 1);
                 WiFi.onEvent(WiFiEvent);
@@ -203,9 +245,16 @@ static void WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event)
         DEBUG_MSG("WiFi access point started\n");
         Serial.println(WiFi.softAPIP());
 
-        // Start web server
-        initWebServer();
-        initApiServer();
+        if (!APStartupComplete) {
+            // Start web server
+            DEBUG_MSG("... Starting network services\n");
+            initWebServer();
+            initApiServer();
+
+            APStartupComplete = true;
+        } else {
+            DEBUG_MSG("... Not starting network services\n");
+        }
 
         break;
     case SYSTEM_EVENT_AP_STOP:
diff --git a/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.h b/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.h
index ac03e29f..9e2f8ad7 100644
--- a/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.h
+++ b/src/meshwifi/meshwifi.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <WiFi.h>
 #endif
 
-void initWifi();
+void initWifi(bool forceSoftAP);
 void deinitWifi();
 
 bool isWifiAvailable();
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ void handleDNSResponse();
 
 void reconnectWiFi();
 
+bool isSoftAPForced();
+
 uint8_t getWifiDisconnectReason();
 
diff --git a/src/nimble/BluetoothUtil.cpp b/src/nimble/BluetoothUtil.cpp
index 8a0dd779..daba6937 100644
--- a/src/nimble/BluetoothUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/nimble/BluetoothUtil.cpp
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ void setBluetoothEnable(bool on)
             if (firstTime) {
                 firstTime = 0;
             } else {
-                initWifi();
+                initWifi(0);
             }
         } else {
 
diff --git a/src/nrf52/wifi-stubs.cpp b/src/nrf52/wifi-stubs.cpp
index 30321e5e..1c100986 100644
--- a/src/nrf52/wifi-stubs.cpp
+++ b/src/nrf52/wifi-stubs.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "meshwifi/meshhttp.h"
 #include "meshwifi/meshwifi.h"
 
-void initWifi() {}
+void initWifi(bool forceSoftAP) {}
 
 void deinitWifi() {}