Required Materials

• Computer with wired and wireless network connection & Ethernet cable
• SSH client program (ssh on Mac or Linux, PuTTy or equivalent on Windows)
• AthenaII board (and OrangePi) with pre-installed MSE4777 debian/Franklin image

Initial Wireless Setup

1. Connect the powered AthenaII board to the computer using an ethernet cable.
2. Check connection to http://192.168.76.2 in a web browser or using ping 192.168.76.2 on a command line.
3. Using an ssh client, connect to 192.168.76.2:22 with username debian and password reprap.
4. Launch sudo nmtui and select "Activate a connection" using the arrow keys.
5. Select the WiFi network of interest. Enter the network key if necessary. nmtui should indicate success.
6. Exit nmtui using the back and quit buttons.
7. At the command line, launch sudo ifconfig and look for the interface wlan0. Identify and note the inet IP address for this interface (here, 10.10.10.224
8. Disconnect the ssh session using exit or by simply closing the ssh window.
9. Remove the ethernet cable from the AthenaII.
10. Test the connection using a device connected to the same wireless network as the AthenaII, again either by pinging or browsing to the inet address identified above. The AthenaII homepage should load.
11. Continue setup or operation with Franklin.

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