Users Guide

Connecting through WLAN
1. Show a list of network interfaces like eth0, eth1, wlan0, mlan0, and so on.
$ network-manager.nmcli d
2. Show a list of network interfaces like eth0, eth1, wlan0, mlan0, and so on.
$ network-manager.nmcli d
3. Show a list of available wireless access points.
$ network-manager.nmcli device wifi list
4. Wireless connection with nmcli: Run the following commands and replace $SSID, $PSK, and $WIFI_INTERFACE with the
variables for your environment.
● Connect:
$ sudo network-manager.nmcli dev wifi connect $SSID password $PSK ifname
$WIFI_INTERFACE
● Disconnect:
$ sudo network-manager.nmcli dev disconnect $WIFI_INTERFACE
Connecting through software-enabled Access Point (SoftAP)
This feature depends on the wireless module and its associated driver to function as a wireless-access point.
NOTE: For more information on SoftAP, see https://docs.ubuntu.com/core/en/stacks/network/wifi-ap/docs/index.
1. Login to Ubuntu Snappy. Make sure that the system is connected to the internet.
2. Run the command to find the application from the Ubuntu Snappy Store.
#sudo snap seach wifi-ap
3. Run the command to install the application.
#sudo snap install wifi-ap
4. After snap is installed, run the command to check the status.
$ wifi-ap.status
5. Run the command to enable the access point and restart the service.
$ wifi-ap.config set disabled=false
The Wi-Fi-AP default SSID Ubuntu is now visible to clients.
To secure the Wi-Fi access point with WPA 2 personal, change the following configuration items.
$ wifi-ap.config set wifi.security=wpa2 wifi.security-passphrase=Test1234
The command enables WPA2 security with the passphrase set to Test1234.
Connecting through Bluetooth
This feature allows the system to connect to Bluetooth devices such as a Bluetooth keyboard.
1. Run the command to start bluetoothctl console.
#bluetoothctl -a
The bluetoothctl console opens.
54
Setting up the operating system