 
 void startMulticastServer() {
   Serial.println("> startMulticastServer()");
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   printWifiStatus();
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   if (!Udp.beginMulticast(WiFi.localIP(), ipMulti, portMulti)) {
     Serial.print("failed to start UDP Server at port ");
     delay(500);


bool handlerIsRegistered() {
  Serial.println("> handlerIsRegistered()");

  bool result = false;

  Serial.println("trying to determine whether the handler is already registered");

  if (connectToAPI()) {

  String apName = String(AUTOCONFIG_ACCESSPOINT_NAME) + String("_") + String(ESP.getChipId());
  char apNameBuffer[apName.length()];
  apName.toCharArray(apNameBuffer, apName.length());
  
  if(!wifiManager.autoConnect(apNameBuffer)) {
    Serial.println("failed to connect to WiFi and hit timeout");

