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Most of the machines from EMAC are able to use wireless networking via a USB adapter. The USB adapter can be purchased at the [https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb ThinkPenguin] website or directly from EMAC. EMAC's SoM-200GS carrier can optionally be ordered with built-in WiFi and bluetooth.  
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While some machines from EMAC are not natively designed to connect to wireless networds, a large amount of these systems do have USB ports. Using a wireless network USB adapter, like one found here at [https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb ThinkPenguin], the system can be modified to establish wireless network connections. This page describes the actions needed to take to connect to a wireless network either using a wireless network USB adapter or built-in Wi-Fi found on EMAC products like the SoM-200GS carrier. We chose to use the ThinkPenguin USB adapter for this page because it is targeted to work with most, if not all, Linux distributions.
  
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===Setup===  
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===Set Up===  
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# This process requires modifying some system files so start by allowing the system to read and write.  
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Before the device can be connected to the network, some additional software will need to be installed. In order to obtain the new packages, connect the system to a physical network. If your are going to be using the USB adapter for the connection, it may be plugged in at this time, although it may not have the proper drivers installed to the system yet.
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#:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | mount -o remount,rw /}}  
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# Check for any updates.  
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1. This process requires modifying some system files so start by enabling read and write permissions to the filesystem.  
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#:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opkg update }}  
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:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | mount -o remount,rw /}}  
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# Install wpa-supplicant to allow connections to WPA and WPA2 protected networks.  
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2. A check for any updates is typically a good practice before installing new software. Us the opkg manager to install any updated software from the package list.
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#:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opkg install wpa-supplicant}}  
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:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opkg update }}  
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# Install the firmware for the USB adapter.  
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3. One of the best tools to establish the connection to wireless networks is the wpa-supplicant package. This supplicant will allow the system to make connections to WPA and WPA2 protected networks. Install this package with the opkg manager.  
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#:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opkg install linux-firmware-ath9k}}  
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:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opkg install wpa-supplicant}}  
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# Install the marvel firmware and the sd8787 firmware for built-in WiFi on the SoM-200GS.  
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4. If using the USB adapter, the appropriat drivers may need to be installed. The ThinkPenguin USB adapter requires the installment of the linux-firmware-ath9k package.
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#:{{cli | username=root | hostname=som9g45 | opkg install linux-firmware-marvel-license}}<br />{{cli | username=root | hostname=som9g45 | opkg install linux-firmware-sd8787}}  
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:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opkg install linux-firmware-ath9k}}  
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#Install the iw and wireless-tools packages.  
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5. If using built-in Wi-Fi, the marvel license and linux-firmware-sd8787 packages will need to be installed.
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#:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opgk install iw}} <br />  {{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | opkg install wireless-tools}}  
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{{clio | opkg install linux-firmware-marvel-license | username=root | hostname=som9g45 }}
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6. Independent of using buiilt-in Wi-Fi or an adapter, the iw and wireless-tools packages will complete the needed software to get a connection started.  
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{{clio | opgk install iw | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25}}
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{{clio | opkg install wireless-tools | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 }}
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# Once everything has successfully installed, reboot the system. If you're using the USB adapter, plug in the adapter upon successful login.  
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7. Upon successful installation of all required packages, the system will need to be rebooted to take advantage of the new packages.  
  
 
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# More configuration to system files is required to establish a connection to the network. Mount the file system to read and write.
 
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After setup of the required software is complete, the connection may be established.<br />  
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Using the packages that have just been installed, the system can be connected to the wireless network.<br />  
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1. Use iw to scan for nearby wireless networks.  
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1. Changes to some configuration files will be necessary, so mount the filesystem to read and write permisions.
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2. Wireless networks can be found using the can option of iw.
 
:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | iw dev wlan0 scan}}  
 
:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | iw dev wlan0 scan}}  
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: This will produce a list of nearby networks and detailed information about each network including SSID, the type of security, frequency, and signal strength. Use <code>grep</code> to help make identifying the SSID and signal strength easier. For the signal strength, the closer the value is to 0, the stronger the signal is.
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: A detailed list of the nearby networks will be printed out to the terminal. To identify teh SSIDs and respective signal strengths of the network(s) easier, pipe the iw command with the scan option into grep using keywords "SSID" or "signal". The closer the value of the signal strength is to 0, the stronger the connection.
 
:[[File:Scanning_with_iw.png|600px|left|thumb|Terminal output of scanning for wireless networks with iw command]]  
 
:[[File:Scanning_with_iw.png|600px|left|thumb|Terminal output of scanning for wireless networks with iw command]]  
 
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2. For an open network, uncomment the lines in <code>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</code> and edit the SSID:<br />  
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The <code>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</code> file will need to be modified in a specific manner depending on the protection type of the network.
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3. For an open network, you'll just need to uncomment the lines in <code>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</code> <br />  
 
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3. For a WEP password protected network, use <code>wpa_passphrase</code> to generate the private shared key(psk).
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4. For a WEP password protected network, use <code>wpa_passphrase</code> to generate the private shared key(psk).
 
:[[File:Wpa_passphrase.png|600px|left|thumb|Terminal output when using the wpa_passphrase command]]
 
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: SSID is the SSID of the preferred network found when scanning with iw. Password is the password to connect to the network.   
 
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4. Highlight the psk and copy it.<br />
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5. Highlight the psk and copy it.<br />
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5. Edit /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf to have the appropriate SSID and psk <br />
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6. Edit /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf to have the appropriate SSID and psk <br />
 
:[[File:Wpasupplicantconf.png|600px|left|thumb|Editing /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf with vim]]
 
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6. Make the connection to the network using the path /etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant with the argument <code>start</code>.  
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7. Make the connection to the network using the path /etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant with the argument <code>start</code>.  
 
:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | /etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant start}}  
 
:{{cli | username=root | hostname=ipac9x25 | /etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant start}}  
 
: Give the command some time to establish the connection and watch the terminal output. A connection has been established when output stops and the last line reads:
 
: Give the command some time to establish the connection and watch the terminal output. A connection has been established when output stops and the last line reads:
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7. Confirm there is an IP address under wlan0 with the ifconfig command <br />  
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8. Confirm there is an IP address under wlan0 with the ifconfig command <br />  
 
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8. Disconnect any Ethernet connections and ping to [http://www.emacinc.com www.emacinc.com] to verify that the system can wirelessly connect to the Internet. <br />
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9. Disconnect any Ethernet connections and ping to [http://www.emacinc.com www.emacinc.com] to verify that the system can wirelessly connect to the Internet. <br />
 
:[[File:Pingemac.png|600px|left|thumb|Sending and receiving packets from www.emacinc.com]]  
 
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Revision as of 17:02, 26 October 2015

TODO: {{#todo:InProgress (10.20.2015-14:23->JJ+);(10.20.2015-13:43->JJ+);(10.23.2015-11:50->MD-);(10.26.2015-16:50->JJ+)|Jeffrey Jung|OE 5.0,InProgress,JJ,MD}}

This guide will illustrate how to set up and connect to a wireless network using the ThinkPenguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU/Linux and the built-in WiFi on the SoM-200GS.

Background

While some machines from EMAC are not natively designed to connect to wireless networds, a large amount of these systems do have USB ports. Using a wireless network USB adapter, like one found here at ThinkPenguin, the system can be modified to establish wireless network connections. This page describes the actions needed to take to connect to a wireless network either using a wireless network USB adapter or built-in Wi-Fi found on EMAC products like the SoM-200GS carrier. We chose to use the ThinkPenguin USB adapter for this page because it is targeted to work with most, if not all, Linux distributions.



WARNING!
A bit more background info would be nice. Why USB dongles? Why ThinkPenguin? etc



General Information

Set Up

WARNING!
These descriptions need to be fleshed out the same way you fleshed out sentences in the Getting Started document I just reviewed.


Before the device can be connected to the network, some additional software will need to be installed. In order to obtain the new packages, connect the system to a physical network. If your are going to be using the USB adapter for the connection, it may be plugged in at this time, although it may not have the proper drivers installed to the system yet.
1. This process requires modifying some system files so start by enabling read and write permissions to the filesystem.

root@ipac9x25:~# mount -o remount,rw /

2. A check for any updates is typically a good practice before installing new software. Us the opkg manager to install any updated software from the package list.

root@ipac9x25:~# opkg update

3. One of the best tools to establish the connection to wireless networks is the wpa-supplicant package. This supplicant will allow the system to make connections to WPA and WPA2 protected networks. Install this package with the opkg manager.

root@ipac9x25:~# opkg install wpa-supplicant

4. If using the USB adapter, the appropriat drivers may need to be installed. The ThinkPenguin USB adapter requires the installment of the linux-firmware-ath9k package.

root@ipac9x25:~# opkg install linux-firmware-ath9k

5. If using built-in Wi-Fi, the marvel license and linux-firmware-sd8787 packages will need to be installed.

root@som9g45:~# opkg install linux-firmware-marvel-license
root@som9g45:~# opkg install linux-firmware-sd8787

6. Independent of using buiilt-in Wi-Fi or an adapter, the iw and wireless-tools packages will complete the needed software to get a connection started.

root@ipac9x25:~# opgk install iw
root@ipac9x25:~# opkg install wireless-tools



WARNING!
The above should be in just one continuous cli output box, so that it looks like it does in real life. Hit edit to look at the wiki markup to see how I did this on this page: Installing_LILO.


Also note the use of the <cl> tag in the above referenced page. This is for the Continuous Lists extension. You need to make use of this for your lists. There should be documentation on it if you use google.


7. Upon successful installation of all required packages, the system will need to be rebooted to take advantage of the new packages.



WARNING!
Why do they have to plug this in upon log in? Why can't they keep it plugged in? It's not going to be usable for our customers if they have to manually plug it in after logging in.




WARNING!
This step ^^ logically belongs in the next section, since sections should stand alone.


Wireless Networking

Using the packages that have just been installed, the system can be connected to the wireless network.
1. Changes to some configuration files will be necessary, so mount the filesystem to read and write permisions.

root@ipac9x25:~# mount -o remount,rw /

2. Wireless networks can be found using the can option of iw.

root@ipac9x25:~# iw dev wlan0 scan
A detailed list of the nearby networks will be printed out to the terminal. To identify teh SSIDs and respective signal strengths of the network(s) easier, pipe the iw command with the scan option into grep using keywords "SSID" or "signal". The closer the value of the signal strength is to 0, the stronger the connection.
Terminal output of scanning for wireless networks with iw command


The /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file will need to be modified in a specific manner depending on the protection type of the network. 3. For an open network, you'll just need to uncomment the lines in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf 

###open network
#network={
#      ssid="your-ssid" (optional)
#      scan_ssid=1
#       key_mgmt=NONE
#}



WARNING!
Instead of using the <pre> tag, you should use the <syntaxhighlight> tag. We use this tag consistently to ensure all such text looks alike. It will provide syntax highlighting for a variety of scripting languages, and may work to provide syntax highlighting for this config file using the shell/bash language.


See LILO_Overview for a page where this extension is used. Documentation on this plugin is available from MediaWiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi Note that the version that we have installed still uses GeSHi as its engine.


4. For a WEP password protected network, use wpa_passphrase to generate the private shared key(psk).

Terminal output when using the wpa_passphrase command



WARNING!
These should not be screenshots. You should copy and paste the text, and use the cli template set to display multi-line output, as can be seen in the LILO page I linked in this page earlier. Also, look at what I've enclosed in code tags. You need to check through the document for any command or filename, and enclose it within <code></code> tags.



SSID is the SSID of the preferred network found when scanning with iw. Password is the password to connect to the network.

5. Highlight the psk and copy it.
6. Edit /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf to have the appropriate SSID and psk

Editing /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf with vim



7. Make the connection to the network using the path /etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant with the argument start.

root@ipac9x25:~# /etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant start
Give the command some time to establish the connection and watch the terminal output. A connection has been established when output stops and the last line reads:
IPv6 ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE):wlan0: link becomes ready

A connection has failed if the following is seen repeatedly and output to the terminal continues:

IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP):wlan0: link is not ready


Successful connection (waiting a full minute to ensure output to the terminal stopped);
Successful connection terminal output

Failed connection (waiting more than a minute as output continues to print to the terminal). The highlighted line and the repeated lines indicate an issue establishing the connection.
Failed connection terminal output



WARNING!
Again, none of these should be screenshots. Change them all to multiline output using the {{clo}} {{clos}} {{clio}} {{cli}} {{icli}} etc. templates, as described in EMACTemplatesInternalPg. Note that you can click on any of the template links in that page to get more info and some examples.



8. Confirm there is an IP address under wlan0 with the ifconfig command

ifconfig showing that wlan0 does have an IP address

9. Disconnect any Ethernet connections and ping to www.emacinc.com to verify that the system can wirelessly connect to the Internet.

Sending and receiving packets from www.emacinc.com



Conclusion

This page walks through the procedure to connect a module to a wireless network via a WiFi adapter or built-in wireless, as well as acquiring the necessary software tools to make the connection for the first time.



WARNING!
Strengthen the conclusion. Don't be afraid to make the conclusion long. Describe things the reader should do next.


You should have left in the comment blocks indicating the sections of the wiki text. Next time, leave them in. They allow us to quickly scroll through to find sections we need to review/edit, and make our lives much easier.

Follow the changes I made (you can use "View History" to see the changes) and make the same type of changes through. Also follow what you learned from my reviews of your Getting Started document and make those same types of changes where appropriate. When you've addressed every issue, delete all of the warning blocks I've added and make the status as Review again.



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