diff --git a/lib/web_interface.py b/lib/web_interface.py
index 9302ed1..447a3eb 100644
--- a/lib/web_interface.py
+++ b/lib/web_interface.py
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ def textbox(settings):
     }
     hidden_keys = {"ai_provider", "ai_key", "ai_model", "repository_file"}
     # ssid/password/wifi_power/channel live in their own WiFi card
-    # (wifi_setup.wifi_card()) and rotation in the Quick Actions card
+    # (wlan.config_card()) and rotation in the Quick Actions card
     # (_quick_actions_card()) -- none of them belong in this generic form.
-    wifi_card_keys = {"ssid", "password", "wifi_power", "channel"}
+    config_card_keys = {"ssid", "password", "wifi_power", "channel"}
     # Panel hardware -- normally auto-detected, grouped in Advanced with a warning.
     hardware_order = ["width", "height", "tiles", "color_correct"]
     other_advanced_order = ["repository_url", "enable_button"]
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def textbox(settings):
     adv_items = {}
     for setting in settings:
         if setting in hidden_keys: continue
-        if setting in wifi_card_keys: continue
+        if setting in config_card_keys: continue
         if setting == "rotation": continue
         print("Setting: ", setting)
         val = settings[setting]
@@ -720,18 +720,18 @@ def _quick_actions_card():
 
 def _apps_content():
     # Same Quick Actions + WiFi cards as /system/settings (not the separate
-    # "WiFi Setup" wizard render_wifi_setup() used to be) -- one experience
+    # "WiFi Setup" wizard setup_content() used to be) -- one experience
     # for configuring the device regardless of which page you land on.
     if not wifi.radio.connected:
-        top_html = _quick_actions_card() + wifi_setup.wifi_card()
+        top_html = _quick_actions_card() + wlan.config_card()
     else:
         # The full card only makes sense while disconnected, but a
-        # lingering wifi_status (e.g. a failed post-connect settings
+        # lingering wlan.STATUS (e.g. a failed post-connect settings
         # save) still needs to surface somewhere -- this is the page the
         # AP setup flow lands back on after connecting, so it's the one
         # place that's guaranteed to be seen even if the user never
         # visits /system/settings afterward.
-        top_html = wifi_setup.status_banner()
+        top_html = wlan.status_banner()
     installed_apps = ""
     for app in os.listdir("/"):
         if app == "LICENSE": continue
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ def webinterface_post(request):
                 except: pass
         clearscreen(True)
         if not savesettings(settings):
-            __main__.wifi_status = "Couldn't save settings (read-only filesystem)"
+            wlan.STATUS = "Couldn't save settings (read-only filesystem)"
         clearscreen(False)
         __main__.autostart = settings.get("autostart", False)
         __main__.screensaver_app = settings.get("screensaver", "")
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ def _settings_content():
     app_card = f'<div class="card"><div class="section-title">App Behavior</div>{app_html}</div>' if app_html else ""
     adv_card = f'<div class="card"><details><summary><span class="caret">&#9656;</span>&#9881; Advanced</summary>{adv_html}</details></div>' if adv_html else ""
     return """<div class="logo"><h1>Settings</h1><p>Configure your device</p></div>
-""" + _quick_actions_card() + wifi_setup.wifi_card() + f"""
+""" + _quick_actions_card() + wlan.config_card() + f"""
 <form id="settingsform" onsubmit="sav(event)">
 {main_card}
 {app_card}
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ def _system_perf(request):
 
 import cmd
 import filemanager
-import wifi_setup
+import wlan
 
 
 @ampule.route('/system/favicon.svg')
diff --git a/lib/wifi_setup.py b/lib/wlan.py
similarity index 71%
rename from lib/wifi_setup.py
rename to lib/wlan.py
index 691981b..2a2092c 100644
--- a/lib/wifi_setup.py
+++ b/lib/wlan.py
@@ -1,54 +1,114 @@
+import time
+
 import ampule
-import web_interface
 import web_components
+import web_interface
 
-import __main__
 from __main__ import (
-    connect_to_network,
     macid,
     pprint,
     render_home_screen,
+    savesettings,
     settings,
     wifi,
 )
 
-
-# Shared "this device isn't on WiFi yet" UI + connect flow, usable from any
-# app or route via wifi_setup.needs_setup() / render_wifi_setup() / page().
-# Routes live under /system/wifi/... so they're auto-promoted (see
-# ampule.py) and reachable from inside any app.
+# All WiFi radio management: connecting, AP/hotspot fallback, connection
+# status, and the shared "this device isn't on WiFi yet" UI + connect flow,
+# usable from any app or route via wlan.is_connected() / wlan.setup_content()
+# / wlan.setup_page(). Routes live under /system/wifi/... so they're
+# auto-promoted (see ampule.py) and reachable from inside any app.
 #
 # Expected usage from an app:
 #
-#     import wifi_setup
+#     import wlan
 #
 #     def main_loop():
 #         while True:
-#             if wifi_setup.needs_setup():
-#                 wifi_setup.show_setup_on_led()
+#             if not wlan.is_connected():
+#                 wlan.show_setup_on_led()
 #                 continue
 #
 #             ...  # normal app behavior
 #
 #     @ampule.route('/', method='GET')
 #     def index(request):
-#         if wifi_setup.needs_setup():
-#             return (200, {}, header("WiFi Setup", app=True) + wifi_setup.render_wifi_setup() + footer())
+#         if not wlan.is_connected():
+#             return wlan.setup_page()
 #
 #         return (200, {}, normal_app_page())
 #
-# wifi_card() is the full picker+power+channel card shared by the home
-# page and /system/settings; wifi_fields() is just the network/password
-# part, reused by render_wifi_setup()'s standalone page.
+# wlan.config_card() is the full picker+power+channel card shared by the
+# home page and /system/settings; wlan.credentials_fields() is just the
+# network/password part, reused by wlan.setup_content()'s standalone page.
 #
 # apps/departures has its own separate copy, untouched for now.
 #
 # web_interface is imported eagerly since this module is only ever
 # imported from inside web_interface.py's own execution.
+#
+# macid, the boot-time socket/tx_power bring-up, and the shared HTTP
+# session (pool/socket/requests) stay in main.py -- fetch_data.py reads
+# macid via a `from __main__ import *` that runs before web_interface.py
+# (and this module) are ever loaded, and pool/socket/requests are plain
+# HTTP/TCP plumbing used directly by nearly every app, not WiFi-radio setup.
 
 
-def needs_setup():
-    return not wifi.radio.connected
+STATUS = ""
+
+
+def connect_to_network(timeout=False, silent=False, save=False):
+    # Never draws. save=True only for an explicit user-initiated connect --
+    # boot/retry reuse stored settings and have nothing new to persist.
+    global STATUS
+
+    if silent and wifi.radio.connected:
+        return time.monotonic()
+
+    STATUS = ""
+    print("Connecting...")
+
+    try:
+        channel = settings.get("channel", 0)
+        if channel:
+            wifi.radio.connect(
+                str(settings["ssid"]),
+                str(settings["password"]),
+                channel=int(channel),
+                timeout=timeout,
+            )
+        else:
+            wifi.radio.connect(
+                str(settings["ssid"]), str(settings["password"]), timeout=timeout
+            )
+        if save and wifi.radio.connected:
+            if not savesettings(settings):
+                STATUS = "Connected, but couldn't save settings (read-only filesystem)"
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        if "unknown failure" in str(e).lower():
+            e = "Router distance!"
+        if "no network with" in str(e).lower():
+            e = "Wrong WiFi name"
+        if "authentication failure" in str(e).lower():
+            e = "Wrong password"
+
+        print(e)
+        STATUS = str(e)
+
+    return time.monotonic()
+
+
+def start_hotspot():
+    try:
+        wifi.radio.start_ap(ssid=macid)
+        render_home_screen()
+    except Exception as e:
+        pprint(str(e))
+
+
+def is_connected():
+    return wifi.radio.connected
 
 
 def show_setup_on_led():
@@ -84,19 +144,25 @@ def _scan_options(current_ssid=""):
     wifi.radio.stop_scanning_networks()
 
     if current_ssid and not matched_current:
-        networks = f"<option value='{current_ssid}' selected>{current_ssid} (not found)</option>" + networks
+        networks = (
+            f"<option value='{current_ssid}' selected>{current_ssid} (not found)</option>"
+            + networks
+        )
 
     networks += "<option value='__manual__'>Enter manually&hellip;</option>"
     return networks
 
 
-def wifi_fields(current_ssid=""):
+def credentials_fields(current_ssid=""):
     """Network picker + password field, shared by the AP-setup page and
     /system/settings. Only auto-scans while disconnected -- scanning while
     connected can drop the radio off its own AP, so once connected only
     the rescan button (⟳) scans."""
-    options = _scan_options(current_ssid) if not wifi.radio.connected else _current_options(current_ssid)
-
+    options = (
+        _scan_options(current_ssid)
+        if not wifi.radio.connected
+        else _current_options(current_ssid)
+    )
     return f"""<label for="ssid">Network</label>
 <div class="pw-wrap">
 <select id="ssid" name="ssid">{options}</select>
@@ -158,12 +224,12 @@ def wifi_fields(current_ssid=""):
 
 
 def status_banner():
-    """Last wifi_status error on its own, for pages that don't show the full wifi_card()."""
-    wifi_error = str(__main__.wifi_status)
+    """Last STATUS error on its own, for pages that don't show the full config_card()."""
+    wifi_error = str(STATUS)
     return f'<p class="error-msg">{wifi_error}</p>' if wifi_error else ""
 
 
-def wifi_card():
+def config_card():
     """Full WiFi card (picker, power, channel, connect, error) shared by home and /system/settings."""
     try:
         power = int(float(settings.get("wifi_power", 9)))
@@ -176,7 +242,7 @@ def wifi_card():
     channel_label = "Auto" if channel == 0 else str(channel)
     error_html = status_banner()
     return f"""<div class="card"><div class="section-title">WiFi</div>
-{wifi_fields(settings.get("ssid", ""))}
+{credentials_fields(settings.get("ssid", ""))}
 <label for="wifi_power">WiFi Power</label>
 <div class="range-wrap">
 <input type="range" id="wifi_power" min="7" max="20" step="1" value="{power}" oninput="document.getElementById('v_wifi_power').textContent=this.value" onchange="fetch('/system/wifi/power?v='+this.value,{{method:'POST'}})">
@@ -193,28 +259,28 @@ def wifi_card():
 </div>"""
 
 
-def render_wifi_setup():
-    wifi_error = str(__main__.wifi_status)
+def setup_content():
+    wifi_error = str(STATUS)
     error_html = f'<p class="error-msg">{wifi_error}</p>' if wifi_error else ""
     return f"""<div class="logo">
     <h1>WiFi Setup</h1>
     <p>Connect to a wireless network</p>
 </div>
 <div class="card">
-    {wifi_fields(settings.get("ssid", ""))}
+    {credentials_fields(settings.get("ssid", ""))}
     <button class="btn btn-full" onclick="fetch('/system/wifi/connect').then(function(){{location.reload()}})">Connect</button>
     {error_html}
 </div>"""
 
 
-def page(title="WiFi Setup"):
+def setup_page(title="WiFi Setup"):
     # Convenience for the common case: an app that already uses
-    # web_interface's header()/footer() can just return wifi_setup.page().
+    # web_interface's header()/footer() can just return wlan.setup_page().
     return (
         200,
         {},
         web_interface.header(title, app=True)
-        + render_wifi_setup()
+        + setup_content()
         + web_interface.footer(),
     )
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 928fc7b..81b454a 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -58,42 +58,10 @@ def logo_anim_step():
 socket.listen(5)
 socket_timeout = 5
 macid = "matrixbox-" + "".join([hex(i) for i in wifi.radio.mac_address]).replace("0x","")[:3] # mac-id för hotspot
-wifi_status = ""
 ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.get_radio_ssl_context(wifi.radio)
 requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 screensaver = time.monotonic()
 
-def start_hotspot():
-    try:
-        wifi.radio.start_ap(ssid=macid)
-        render_home_screen()
-    except Exception as e: pprint(str(e))
-
-def connect_to_network(timeout=False, silent=False, save=False):
-    # Never draws. save=True only for an explicit user-initiated connect --
-    # boot/retry reuse stored settings and have nothing new to persist.
-    global wifi_status
-    if silent and wifi.radio.connected:
-        return time.monotonic()
-    wifi_status = ""
-    print("Connecting...")
-    try:
-        channel = settings.get("channel", 0)
-        if channel:
-            wifi.radio.connect(str(settings["ssid"]), str(settings["password"]), channel=int(channel), timeout=timeout)
-        else:
-            wifi.radio.connect(str(settings["ssid"]), str(settings["password"]), timeout=timeout)
-        if save and wifi.radio.connected:
-            if not savesettings(settings):
-                wifi_status = "Connected, but couldn't save settings (read-only filesystem)"
-    except Exception as e:
-        if "unknown failure" in str(e).lower(): e = "Router distance!"
-        if "no network with" in str(e).lower(): e = "Wrong WIFI name"
-        if "authentication failure" in str(e).lower(): e = "Wrong password"
-        print(e)
-        wifi_status = str(e)
-    return time.monotonic()
-
 @ampule.route("/exit", method="GET")
 def webinterface(request):
     load_settings.app_running = False
@@ -184,7 +152,7 @@ def render_home_screen():
     if wifi.radio.connected:
         _wifi_address = f"IP: {wifi.radio.ipv4_address}" if wifi.radio.ipv4_address else "OFFLINE"
         pprint(_wifi_address, line=1)
-        if wifi_status:
+        if wlan.STATUS:
             # Full message is in the Settings error box; screen is too narrow for it.
             pprint("Read-only filesystem", line=2, color="red")
             pprint("Restart to fix", line=3, color="red")
@@ -192,7 +160,7 @@ def render_home_screen():
             pprint("Select app:", line=2)
         show_first_app()
     elif wifi.radio.ap_active:
-        wifi_setup.show_setup_on_led()
+        wlan.show_setup_on_led()
 
 def next_program_in_list(run=False):
     try: load_settings.installed_apps_list[1]
@@ -220,14 +188,14 @@ def check_for_button_next_program():
 wifi.radio.tx_power = float(settings["wifi_power"])
 
 from web_interface import *
-import wifi_setup
-connect_to_network()
+import wlan
+wlan.connect_to_network()
 
 while 1:
     print("Entered main loop")
     while not wifi.radio.connected and not wifi.radio.ap_active:
         check_network_again_timer = time.monotonic()
-        start_hotspot()
+        wlan.start_hotspot()
     
     while wifi.radio.ap_active and not wifi.radio.connected: 
         ampule.listen(socket)
@@ -239,7 +207,7 @@ def check_for_button_next_program():
             print("Attempting... " + str(wifi.radio.tx_power))
             wifi.radio.tx_power += 1
             if wifi.radio.tx_power == 21: wifi.radio.tx_power = 18
-            check_network_again_timer = connect_to_network(timeout=3, silent=True)
+            check_network_again_timer = wlan.connect_to_network(timeout=3, silent=True)
         if wifi.radio.connected: wifi.radio.stop_ap()
         
     while wifi.radio.connected or wifi.radio.ap_active:
diff --git a/repository.txt b/repository.txt
index c991d9e..d32d692 100644
--- a/repository.txt
+++ b/repository.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "main.py",
     "lib/web_interface.py",
     "lib/web_components.py",
-    "lib/wifi_setup.py",
+    "lib/wlan.py",
     "lib/ampule.py",
     "lib/load_screen.py",
     "lib/downloader.py",