V2_Board How to connect to a new wifi network

Prerequisites

• Have a V2 board installed with the latest software
• Ensure your computer is configured for Dynamic Ethernet (DHCP)
  • How to connect to Dynamic Ethernet (DHCP) on a Mac
  • How to connect to Dynamic Ethernet (DHCP) on a Windows

•  If your laptop does not have an ethernet port you will need an usb to ethernet adapter.

Connecting to a WIFI networks

1. Connect your V2 board to your laptop/computer via ethernet.
2. Your computer will be assigned an automatic ethernet IP address by the DHCP server in the range 192.168.73.x
3. if  you are not assigned an IP address check your DHCP configuration for windows, mac and linux computers
4. Access the admin console using a web browser by entering this address http://192.168.73.1 as shown below:  (old builds used 192.168.1.1)
5. Login to the boards control panel as the user root
6. The default password is tempV2pwd you may have changed it. It’s the same password you use to ssh into the board.
7. Select Network > Wifi from the top navigation bar
8. Select Scan
9. Select your Wifi network from the list
10. Select Join Network
11. Enter the security credentials for your network
12. Select Submit
13. Don’t for get to click on Save & Apply to complete the wifi configuration
14. You should see the status of your wifi network If successful continue. If not double check your security credentials.
15. Select Status > Overview
16. Scroll down to the Network section your new IP address is labeled Address  as show below
    • This ip address will be refereed to as V2_wifiIp
17. You can now disconnect your board from ethernet and use it wirelessly
18. You can now connect wirelessly to your V2 board
19. Using ssh via terminal command ‘ssh root@V2_wifiIp’ with the user name and pass you used in /cgi-bin/luci
20. You can also connect via browser to the control panel at http://V2_wifiIp/cgi-bin/luci/