Apparently I misplaced the wifi example :P

Examples/WiFiConnection/WiFiConnection.ino

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-/*
- * Connecting to a WiFi network with WPA
- ************************************************
- * Originally adapted from https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ConnectWithWPA
- * by Starbeamrainbowlabs
- */
-
-#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
-
-char ssid[] = "ssid";
-char password[] = "password";
-
-// The address that the PixelHub beacon is broadcasting on.
-IPAddress beaconAddress(239, 62, 148, 30);
-// The port number that the PixelHub beacon is broadcasting on.
-unsigned int beaconPort = 5050;
-
-// A UDP Client to allow us to recieve UDP datagrams.
-WiFiUdp UdpClient;
-// A buffer to store recieved datagrams in.
-int datagramBufferSize = 256;
-byte datagramBuffer[datagramBufferSize];
-
-void setup()
-{
-  // Setup the serial connection
-  Serial.begin(4800);
-
-  Serial.println("Hello, world!");
-  
-  Serial.println("Beginning connection sequence.");
-  Serial.print("Attempting to connect to ");
-  Serial.print(ssid);
-  Serial.print(" - ");
-  
-  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
-  
-  while(WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)
-  {
-
-
-    //  Wait 10 seconds for the connection to start
-    delay(10000);
-  }
-  
-  Serial.println("success!");
-
-  printWiFiInfoLocal();
-}
-
-void loop()
-{
-  
-}
-
-void printWiFiInfoLocal()
-{
-  Serial.print("IP Address: ");
-  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
-}
-
-void findServer()
-{
-  Serial.print("Initialising PixelHub auto detection system - ");
-  Udp.beginMulticast(WiFi.localIP(), beaconAddress, beaconPort);
-  Serial.println("success!");
-
-  Serial.println("Listening for PixelHub beacon pings.");
-  while(true) {
-    int datagramSize = UdpClient.parsePacket();
-    if(!datagramSize) continue;
-    
-    Serial.print("Received datagram #");
-    Serial.print(datagramSize);
-    Serial.print(" bytes in size from ");
-    Serial.print(Udp.remoteIP());
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(Udp.remotePort());
-    if(datagramSize > datagramBufferSize) {
-      Serial.println(", but the message is larger than the datagram buffer size.");
-      continue;
-    }
-    Serial.println(".");
-    
-    Udp.read(datagramBuffer, datagramSize);
-    
-    Serial.print("Content: ");
-    for(int i = 0; i < datagramSize; i++) {
-      Serial.print(datagramBuffer[i], HEX);
-      Serial.print(" ");
-    }
-    Serial.print("\n");
-  }
-}
-

Examples/WiFiExample/WiFiExample.ino

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+/*
+ 
+ This example connects to an unencrypted Wifi network. 
+ Then it prints the  MAC address of the Wifi shield,
+ the IP address obtained, and other network details.
+
+ Circuit:
+ * WiFi shield attached
+ 
+ created 13 July 2010
+ by dlf (Metodo2 srl)
+ modified 31 May 2012
+ by Tom Igoe
+ */
+ #include <WiFi.h>
+
+char ssid[] = "evenstar-2.4";     //  your network SSID (name) 
+char pass[] = "insertPasswordHere";  // your network password
+int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;     // the Wifi radio's status
+
+void setup() {
+  //Initialize serial and wait for port to open:
+  Serial.begin(300); 
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
+  }
+  
+  // check for the presence of the shield:
+  if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD) {
+    Serial.println("WiFi shield not present"); 
+    // don't continue:
+    while(true);
+  } 
+  
+ // attempt to connect to Wifi network:
+  while ( status != WL_CONNECTED) { 
+    Serial.print("Attempting to connect to WPA SSID: ");
+    Serial.println(ssid);
+    // Connect to WPA/WPA2 network:    
+    status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
+
+    // wait 10 seconds for connection:
+    delay(10000);
+  }
+   
+  // you're connected now, so print out the data:
+  Serial.print("You're connected to the network");
+  printCurrentNet();
+  printWifiData();
+
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  // check the network connection once every 10 seconds:
+  delay(10000);
+  printCurrentNet();
+}
+
+void printWifiData() {
+  // print your WiFi shield's IP address:
+  IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
+    Serial.print("IP Address: ");
+  Serial.println(ip);
+  Serial.println(ip);
+  
+  // print your MAC address:
+  byte mac[6];  
+  WiFi.macAddress(mac);
+  Serial.print("MAC address: ");
+  Serial.print(mac[5],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(mac[4],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(mac[3],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(mac[2],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(mac[1],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.println(mac[0],HEX);
+ 
+}
+
+void printCurrentNet() {
+  // print the SSID of the network you're attached to:
+  Serial.print("SSID: ");
+  Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());
+
+  // print the MAC address of the router you're attached to:
+  byte bssid[6];
+  WiFi.BSSID(bssid);    
+  Serial.print("BSSID: ");
+  Serial.print(bssid[5],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(bssid[4],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(bssid[3],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(bssid[2],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(bssid[1],HEX);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.println(bssid[0],HEX);
+
+  // print the received signal strength:
+  long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
+  Serial.print("signal strength (RSSI):");
+  Serial.println(rssi);
+
+  // print the encryption type:
+  byte encryption = WiFi.encryptionType();
+  Serial.print("Encryption Type:");
+  Serial.println(encryption,HEX);
+  Serial.println();
+}