Reg:Auto connetion of WIFI on edison board

smeel · ‎08-25-2016

Hi ..

I want to connect wifi automatically when the edison board is on.I am using META image. In order to connect it automatically without using configure_edison –wifi.

when I run configure_edison --version i can get as below

Could not determine firmware version information. Quitting.

none

After I reboot the device it gives as the below ifconfig image.

I have changed the vi /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

network={

ssid="XXXXXXXXXX"

key_mgmt=WPA-PSK

pairwise=CCMP TKIP

group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40

eap=TTLS PEAP TLS

psk="XXXXXXXXX"

}

what are the necessary changes so that I can connect it automatically.

Thanks In Advance

Srujani

idata · ‎08-25-2016

Hello srujani,

In order to connect your board to a specific network without using configure_edison --wifi, you can follow the next steps:

ifconfig wlan0 down

# THE FOLLOWING IS JUST ONE COMMAND

cat << EOF > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

ctrl_interface_group=0

config_methods=virtual_push_button virtual_display push_button keypad

update_config=1

fast_reauth=1

device_name=Edison

manufacturer=Intel

model_name=Edison

network={

ssid="YOUR_NETWORK"

key_mgmt=WPA-PSK

pairwise=CCMP TKIP

group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40

eap=TTLS PEAP TLS

psk="YOUR_PASSWORD"

}

EOF

# THE COMMAND ENDS IN THE LINE ABOVE

systemctl restart wpa_supplicant.service

ifconfig wlan0 up

After entering those commands you should be able to connect to a specific network that you specify. If you would like to set this to be ran every time on boot, I'd suggest you to create a system service. You can read https://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-111103 https://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-111103 in order to learn how to create a system service.

I hope this information helps.

-Peter.

idata · ‎08-31-2016

Hello srujani,

Do you have any updates about this? Do you still need help?

-Peter.