beaglev-ahead/WiFi.md

Connecting to Wifi

To connect to wifi we will be using wpa_cli tool, first we need to set the credentials for the wifi and then we will initialize the connection by reconfiguiring the wlan0 interface to use new credentials.

NOTE: To access the shell you can see the [debug.md](debug.md) documentation file.

Using wpa_cli tool

1. Open wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf file by using command below:

   beagle@BeagleV:~$ sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf
   

2. Now update the ssid to your WiFi SSID name (ex: MyWiFI) and psk to your WiFI password (ex: passoword)like shown below:

   ctrl_interface=DIR=/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
   update_config=1
   p2p_disabled=1
   #country=US
   
   network={
           ssid="MyWiFI"
           psk="password"
   }
   

3. Save the file using CTRL + O then ENTER and close the nano editor using CTRL + X then ENTER.

4. To initialize the connection execute the command below:

   beagle@BeagleV:~$ wpa_cli -i wlan0 reconfigure
   OK
   

5. To check the connection you can use ping command as shown below:

   beagle@BeagleV:~$ ping 8.8.8.8
   PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
   64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=118 time=11.5 ms
   64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=118 time=8.79 ms
   64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=118 time=5.13 ms
   

   type CTRL + C to stop this.

Your BeagleV Ahead is not connected to WiFi and you can start working on your projects.