Connect to WIFI

tip

• The steps and methods for connecting to WiFi in the FLYOS-FAST system and the FLYOS-Armbian system are slightly different. Please select the tutorial corresponding to the system you have flashed!

Warning

• The host computer (FLY) requires the M2WE module, 2.4G WIFI module, or a Linux driver-free USB wireless network card; otherwise, WiFi cannot be used.
• Please note that the host computer does not support WIFI with Chinese names or WIFI that combines both 2.4G and 5G frequencies.
• If you are using a mini pad or lite2/lite2.1, please ignore this warning.

Connect to WiFi on FLYOS-FAST System

• Please first connect to the host computer via serial port: FLYOS-FAST Serial Connection to Host Computer SSH

Connecting FLYOS-FAST System to WiFi

1. Enter the command nmtui in SSH, and press the Enter key to display the interface shown in the figure below

2. Select the Activate a connection option and press the Enter key to enter the next-level menu

Operation Instructions for the WiFi Configuration Page

• Please ensure that the keyboard input method is in half-width mode, i.e., English mode.
• The up key ↑ and down key ↓ on the keyboard are used to move the cursor up and down to select menu items.
• The confirm key Enter is used to check the menu or enter a sub-menu.
• The exit key ESC is used to return to the previous menu.

3. If your router WiFi is functioning properly, you will see the WiFi list shown in the figure below. The * following the WiFi name indicates signal strength

tip

• WiFi with Chinese names is not supported!!!
• 2.4G WiFi is supported, but whether 5G WiFi is supported depends on whether the WiFi module you purchased supports 5G WiFi
• M2WE supports 5G WiFi

4. Select the WiFi you need to connect to and press the Enter key to enter the next-level menu

5. Next, the following interface appears. Correctly enter your WiFi password and press the Enter key to connect to WiFi

6. If the password is correct, the symbol * will appear before the corresponding WiFi, indicating successful WiFi connection

7. Then press the Esc key twice to return to the command-line interface

8. In SSH, enter the command below and press the Enter key. Find the IP address in the returned content that is on the same segment as your router to gain access

ip a | grep inet

9. Open a browser and enter the previously queried host computer IP in the search box. Press the Enter key to access the fluidd/mainsail WEB control console

tip

• In the FLYOS-FAST system, you can click the mainsail/fluidd icon in the upper right corner to switch between fluidd/mainsail WEB control consoles in real time!