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V2_Board How to connect to a new wifi network
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
Connect your V2 board to your laptop/computer via ethernet.
Your computer will be assigned an automatic ethernet IP address by the DHCP server in the range 192.168.73.x
if you are not assigned an IP address check your DHCP configuration for
windows
,
mac
and linux computers
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)
Login to the boards control panel as the user root
The default password is
tempV2pwd
you may have changed it. It’s the same password you use to ssh into the board.
Select Network > Wifi from the top navigation bar
Select Scan
Select your Wifi network from the list
Select Join Network
Enter the security credentials for your network
Select Submit
Don’t for get to click on Save & Apply to complete the wifi configuration
You should see the status of your wifi network If successful continue. If not double check your security credentials.
Select Status > Overview
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
You can now disconnect your board from ethernet and use it wirelessly
You can now connect wirelessly to your V2 board
Using ssh via terminal command ‘ssh root@V2_wifiIp’ with the user name and pass you used in /cgi-bin/luci
You can also connect via browser to the control panel at http://V2_wifiIp/cgi-bin/luci/
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