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

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

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

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"
}

Save the file using CTRL + O then ENTER and close the nano editor using CTRL + X then ENTER.
To initialize the connection execute the command below:
```
beagle@BeagleV:~$ wpa_cli -i wlan0 reconfigure
OK
```

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.

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