Hi Purple Air I would love to purchase an air quality monitor and contribute to the real time map, however I would also like to reduce the amount of WIFI in and around my home. I was wondering if there is anyway to contribute (e.g. through ethernet cable ) or is WIFI the only option? Many Thanks! …

Hi @TimAir Right now, the only option if you want to contribute data to the map is WiFi. We would like to develop a POE sensor, but have no timeline for it. That being said, you can use sensors without WiFi, and collect data via an SD card for example, but that data won’t be on the map. Please le…

Hi there. Just checking in a few months later. I was wondering if there is any updates on development process for the purple air sensor option using ethernet rather then WIFI? Kindest Regards, Tim

Hi Tim, Thanks for checking back in. We don’t have any updates at the moment and haven’t developed a timeline. The POE sensor isn’t something that is going to happen soon.

cleana-ir definitely needs wi-fi turned off.

Purple Air Sensor without WIFI

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Andrew (Andrew) November 24, 2025, 4:52pm 6

Hi Juriom, and welcome to the PurpleAir Community! Can you share the sensor index of the device you’re referring to?

Topic		Replies	Views
wired/Ethernet connection option still planned? Sensors	18	810	June 25, 2026
Submit data to the map WITHOUT WIFI - ethernet cable Sensors	1	175	June 19, 2024
Can I add data from non-PurpleAir sensors? Real-Time Map	0	2207	June 3, 2022
Real time updates without map registration Sensors	0	286	December 1, 2023
Data Download Via LAN PurpleAir PA-II-SD Data	13	1355	June 16, 2023

Purple Air Sensor without WIFI

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