Connect to WiFi

tip

• There are slight differences in the steps and methods for connecting to WiFi between the FLYOS-FAST system and the FLYOS-Armbian system. Please select the tutorial corresponding to the system you have burned!

Warning

• The FLY host machine requires the use of an M2WE module, a 2.4G WiFi module, or a Linux driver-free USB wireless network card. Otherwise, WiFi cannot be used.
• Please note that the host machine does not support WiFi with Chinese names, nor does it support 2.4G and 5G dual-band combined WiFi.
• If you are using a mini pad or lite2/lite2.1, please ignore this warning.

Connecting to WiFi on the FLYOS-FAST System

• Please first connect to the host machine via serial port: FLYOS-FAST Serial Port Connection to Host Machine 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!

Connecting to WiFi on the FLYOS-Armbian System

Connecting FLYOS-Armbian System to WiFi

1. Please first connect to the host computer via serial port: FLYOS-Armbian Serial Connect to Host Computer via SSH

2. Enter the command sudo nmtui. You may be prompted to enter a password. Input the password mellow and press Enter to display the interface shown in the figure below (Note: The entered password will not be visible)

3. Select the Activate a connection option, and press Enter 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.

4. If your router's WiFi is functioning properly, you will see a WiFi list like the one shown below. The * following the WiFi name indicates signal strength

tip

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

5. Select the WiFi you want to connect to, and press Enter to enter the next-level menu

6. The following interface will appear. Please correctly enter your WiFi password, and press Enter to connect to the WiFi

7. If the password is correct, the symbol * will appear before the corresponding WiFi, indicating that the WiFi has been successfully connected

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

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

   ip a | grep inet

10. Open a browser and enter the IP address of the host computer you just obtained in the search box, then press Enter to access the fluidd/mainsail web control console

11. Enter IP:9999 in the browser's search box and press Enter to access the fly tools interface. Through the fly tools interface, you can enable a series of functions on the host computer

tip

• fly tools is only available in the FLYOS-Armbian system!!! It is NOT available in FLYOS-FAST!!!