Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
For static address network setups without DHCP, see the
Setting up point-to-point
networking
section in
Chapter 5
,
Taking Your Pi Off-road
.
Wi-Fi network setup
The easiest way to set up Wi-Fi networking is to use the included
WiFi Conig
GUI
application. Therefore, we will briefly enter the graphical desktop environment,
configure the Wi-Fi, and save the information so that the Wi-Fi dongle will associate
with your access point automatically on boot.
If you have a USB hub handy, you'll want to connect your keyboard, mouse, and
Wi-Fi dongle now. While it's fully possible to perform the following actions using
only the keyboard, a mouse will be very convenient:
1. Type
startx
to start the graphical desktop environment.
2. Click on the Menu button and then select WiFi Configuration located
under Preferences.
3.
From the
Network
drop-down menu, select
Add
.
4.
Fill out the information for your access point and click on the
Add
button.
If you're unsure about the Authentication type of your access point, pressing
Scan
might help you figure it out.
Adding an access point in Wi-Fi Config