bool wifiConnect() {
  if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS, secondaryDNS)) {
    if (debug) Serial.println("STA Failed to configure");
    return false;
  }
  if (debug) Serial.println("Connecting to " + String(ssid));
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(500);
    if (debug) Serial.print(".");
    delay(500);
    counter++;
    if (counter >= wifiTimeoutSeconds) {
      if (debug) Serial.println("Wifi Connection Timeout..");
      timeoutCount++;
      return false;
    }
  }
  if (debug) Serial.println("WiFi connected!");
  return true;
}