Include WiFi UDP in the combined bridge feature guide

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| Choice | What Full combines | Important limits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Companion | The board's supported USB, Bluetooth, ESP32 WiFi, and qualified serial/Ethernet Companion transports, plus terminal chat and mOTA serving | The primary radio and board interfaces remain those of the selected target. Full Companion serves updates to other nodes; it does not install LoRa mOTA on itself. |
| ESP32 Full Repeater or Room Server | Standalone operation, supported USB/WiFi services, and the qualified MQTT, ESP-NOW, or RS-232 combination | Not every image contains all three bridges. Read its capabilities and check the compiled controls. |
| ESP32 Full Sensor | Sensor operation, supported CLI/logging, and qualified WiFi firmware-update and TCP 5001 seeding services | Current Sensor profiles do not gain the repeater's MQTT/ESP-NOW/RS-232 bridges. |
| ESP32 Full Repeater or Room Server | Standalone operation, supported USB/WiFi services, and qualified MQTT, ESP-NOW or RS-232 services; supported Repeaters also include WiFi UDP | Not every image contains all listed services. UDP is repeater-only. Read its capabilities and check the compiled controls. |
| ESP32 Full Sensor | Sensor operation, supported CLI/logging, and qualified WiFi firmware-update and TCP 5001 seeding services | Current Sensor profiles do not gain the repeater's MQTT/ESP-NOW/RS-232/UDP bridges. |
| nRF52 Full supported sensors or Reduced sensors | Two separately qualified Repeater, Room Server, or Sensor recipes with LoRa OTA | These are sensor-driver choices, not ESP32 network features. Full Companion remains a separate profile. |
Select the exact hardware variant and storage choice. Read the selected
@@ -74,13 +74,15 @@ inject them into LoRa. RS-232 uses the board's configured UART and pins.
Check `get bridge.type` on bridge-capable images. Depending on the recipe,
it can report combinations such as `mqtt+espnow`, `rs232+espnow`, or
`mqtt+rs232+espnow`. Use only the controls compiled into your image:
`mqtt+rs232+espnow`. UDP-capable images append `+udp`. Use only the
controls compiled into your image:
| Service | Saved enable/disable control | Check actual operation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MQTT | `set mqtt.enabled on` / `off` | `get mqtt.running`, `get mqtt.status` |
| ESP-NOW | `set espnow.enabled on` / `off` | `get espnow.running` |
| RS-232 | `set rs232.enabled on` / `off` | `get rs232.running` |
| WiFi UDP (Repeater only) | `set udp.enabled on` / `off` | `get udp.enabled`, `get udp.status` |
| USB packet logs | `set usb.logging on` / `off` | `get usb.logging` |
An enabled preference is not proof that a service started. Missing
@@ -114,6 +116,11 @@ run together, the ESP-NOW channel must match the access point's fixed WiFi
channel. ESP-NOW alone needs no WiFi credentials. Follow the
[two-board setup](espnow_bridge_setup.md) for the complete commands.
WiFi UDP is included on supported ESP32 Full Repeaters and defaults off.
It connects up to eight peers on an existing WiFi network in station mode;
it pauses in AP mode and during OTA. Follow the [UDP setup guide](udp_bridge_setup.md)
and use `get udp.status` to check operation.
For RS-232, stop the UART bridge before changing its configuration:
```text
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<li><a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/WiFi/#mqtt-observer-setup">Integrated MQTT observation</a> with multiple broker settings and runtime controls on supported ESP32 builds.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mikecarper/MeshCore/blob/03214a16df2bd09d3272dfb001d2d322c6740f60/MQTT_SNMP.md">SNMP monitoring</a> for radio, MQTT, memory and network status on supported ESP32 Observer builds.</li>
<li><a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/WiFi/">Shared ESP32 admin password</a> for device setup, browser administration and WiFi firmware uploads.</li>
<li><a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/full_profiles/#esp32-infrastructure-enable-the-compiled-services">Combined bridge controls</a> for supported MQTT, ESP-NOW and RS232 services in one image.</li>
<li><a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/full_profiles/#esp32-infrastructure-enable-the-compiled-services">Combined bridge controls</a> for supported MQTT, ESP-NOW, RS232 and WiFi UDP services in one image.</li>
<li><a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/espnow_bridge_setup/">Bridge diagnostics</a> with status, counters and link tests for ESP-NOW and RS232. <a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/rs232_bridge_setup/">RS232 guide</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/udp_bridge_setup/">WiFi UDP repeater bridge</a> for up to eight peers on an existing WiFi network.</li>
<li><a href="https://mikecarper.github.io/MeshCore/radio_profiles/#esp32-companion-ethernet-over-lora-kiss">Host Ethernet over LoRa</a> on supported ESP32 Full Companions; host software supplies TCP or SSH.</li>