Translations:Wi-Fi Old/8/en

Configuration process:

1. Enable access point mode. For this:
   • open file /etc/default/hostapd and uncomment the string(e.g.,remove the # at the beginning of the string)

     DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd.conf"
     

   • edit the /etc/hostapd.conf file like in the example:

     interface=wlan0
     #driver=nl80211 # this line should stay commented
     ssid=WirenBoard # you can substitute WirenBoard with a different name for the hotspot
     channel=1
     wpa=2
     wpa_passphrase=your_password # replace your_password with your own password
     wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
     wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
     rsn_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
     

2. Edit /etc/network/interfaces:
   • uncomment and edit the lines(or add them, if there were none) related to the hotspot settings:

     iface wlan0 inet static
           address 192.168.42.1 # here 192.168.42.1  - is the address where the Wiren Board controller will be located in the new network; you can specify a different address
           netmask 255.255.255.0
     

   • comment out the lines related to the operating in client mode:

     #auto wlan0
     #iface wlan0 inet dhcp 
     #                wpa-ssid {ssid}
     #                wpa-psk  {password}
     

3. Run the command

/etc/init.d/hostapd restart