Method of connecting to network for home appliance, home appliance, and method of connecting to network for home appliance system

A home appliance, comprising:

• a processor, a memory and a WiFi module;
• wherein the memory stores one or more programs;
• and the one or more programs, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to enable the WiFi module to connect to a network by using a method for connecting the home appliance to the network, the method comprising:
• receiving, by the WiFi module in the home appliance, a network connection trigger message;
• entering, by the WiFi module, a monitoring mode according to the network connection trigger message;
• in response to the WiFi module successfully receiving and parsing a network configuration information broadcast packet under the monitoring mode, connecting, by the home appliance, to the network;
• in response to the home appliance failing to connect to the network, entering, by the WiFi module, a hotspot mode according to the network connection trigger message;
• in response to the WiFi module successfully receiving network configuration information under the hotspot mode, connecting, by the home appliance, to the network;
• in response to the WiFi module failing to receive the network configuration information within a preset period of time T3, or in response to the WiFi module receiving the network configuration information within a preset period of time T4 but the home appliance fails to connect to the network, determining by the WiFi module that the network connection fails and is ceased;
• and
• after the network connection fails and is ceased:
• automatically driving, by the home appliance, the WiFi module to enter the monitoring mode-switch between the monitoring mode and the hotspot mode for connecting to the network within a preset time;
• or manually driving the WiFi module to switch between the monitoring mode and the hotspot mode for connecting to the network within a preset time in response to a touch of a button on the home appliance;
• after the automatically driving or manually driving the WiFi module to switch between the monitoring mode and the hotspot mode, in response to the home appliance still failing to connect to the network, determining by the WiFi module that the network connection stops and maintenance is needed.

A home appliance system, comprising a home appliance, a router, a server and a mobile terminal;

• wherein the home appliance comprises a WiFi module configured to connect the home appliance to the router, wherein the home appliance connects to the server via the router;
• wherein the WiFi module is configured to receive a network connection trigger message, and enter a monitoring mode according to the network connection trigger message, and in response to the WiFi module successfully receiving and parsing a network configuration information broadcast packet under the monitoring mode, the home appliance connects to a network;
• and in response to the home appliance failing to connect to the network, the WiFi module enters a hotspot mode according to the network connection trigger message, and in response to the WiFi module successfully receiving network configuration information under the hotspot mode, the home appliance connects to the network;
• in response to the WiFi module failing to receive the network configuration information within a preset period of time T3, or in response to the WiFi module receiving the network configuration information within a preset period of time T4 but the home appliance fails to connect to the network, the WiFi module is configured to determine that the network connection fails and is ceased;
• and
• after the network connection fails and is ceased:
• the home appliance is configured to automatically drive the WiFi module to switch between the monitoring mode and the hotspot mode for connecting to the network within a preset time;
• or the WiFi module is configured to be manually driven to switch between the monitoring mode and the hotspot mode for connecting to the network within a preset time in response to a touch of a button on the home appliance;
• after being automatically driven or manually driven to switch between the monitoring mode and the hotspot mode, the WiFi module is configured to, in response to the home appliance still failing to connect to the network, determine that the network connection stops and maintenance is needed
• wherein the server is configured to provide home appliance management platform services, including registration and management of a user account, binding and management of the home appliance and the user account, sending a control command to the home appliance, and
• receiving information reported by the home appliance;
• and
• wherein the mobile terminal is in communication with the router and the server.