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title: "How to set up and use a WiFi Deauther workshop (Spacehuhn Tech on ESP8266) - Cybr"
description: "A WiFi deauther is used to de-authenticate devices from their WiFi networks. In this workshop, I show you how to set one up and use it!"
url: https://cybr.com/cybersecurity/how-to-set-up-and-use-a-wifi-deauther-workshop-spacehuhn-tech-on-esp8266/
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# How to set up and use a WiFi Deauther workshop (Spacehuhn Tech on ESP8266)

A WiFi deauther is used to de-authenticate devices from their WiFi networks for security research, pentesting, and educational purposes. They’re also just all around super…

Juan

Published April 6, 2021

A WiFi deauther is used to de-authenticate devices from their WiFi networks for security research, pentesting, and educational purposes. They’re also just all around super cool devices to play around with. So much so that I may have built a few…

[](https://media.cybr.com/2021/04/deauthers-mural.jpg)

My “little” collection of deauthers

To share what I’ve learned working with WiFi deauthers, I held a live workshop in the [Cybr Discord Community](https://cybr.com/discord) for members to attend and engage as I showed them how to:

1. Upload [Spacehuhn Tech code](https://github.com/SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther/blob/v2/esp8266_deauther/esp8266_deauther.ino) to the [ESP8266 board](https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-Internet-Development-Wireless-Micropython/dp/B010O1G1ES)
2. Connect to the deauther GUI
3. Launch an attack
4. Watch a mobile device disconnect within seconds

The best part? It’s simple, fast, and you can do all of this for less than $10. If that sounds interesting, check out workshop recording and set up your own WiFi Deauther:

[Set up and use a WiFi Deauther (Spacehuhn Tech on ESP8266)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gy0_TAmlDGQ)

## Filed under

- [Cybersecurity](https://cybr.com/cybersecurity/)
- [Deauther](https://cybr.com/tag/deauther/)
- [Networking Security](https://cybr.com/tag/networking-security/)
- [Wifi](https://cybr.com/tag/wifi/)

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