Connect to a Wireless Network via Linux* for Intel® Edison Boards
This guide will cover step-by-step instructions to connect your Intel® Edison to a wireless network via Linux. The Intel® Edison has a built-in Wi-Fi, and no additional hardware is required.
Run the following command to start wpa_supplicant:
systemctl start wpa_supplicant
Start wpa_cli to configure your wpa_supplicant file:
wpa_cli
Run add_network #, if no network exists the network will be added as network 0. If a network exists it will use the next slot number. To remove a unused network run remove_network #.
Note: # = network profile
> add_network
Running set_network # ssid Network_SSID will add your network SSID to the network profile that is currently being configured:
> set_network 0 ssid "Your Network SSID"
Running set_network # psk Network_Password will add your network password to the network profile that is currently being configured.
> set_network 0 psk "Your Network Password"
Running enable_network # will start and attempt to connect to the network:
> enable_network 0
Type “quit” to exit wpa_cli:
> quit
To test your network connection, run the following command. To exit the test, press Ctrl + z:
ping google.com
The following is a screenshot of how the process should look.
