TS-4900 Wifi Access Point: Difference between revisions

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This will create a valid wireless access point, however many devices will not be able to connect without either a static connection, or a DHCP server.  Refer to [https://wiki.debian.org/DHCP_Server Debian's documentation for more details on DHCP configuration].
This will start up an access point that can be detected by WIFI clients.  A DHCP server will likely be desired to assign IP addresses..  Refer to [https://wiki.debian.org/DHCP_Server Debian's documentation for more details on DHCP configuration].

Revision as of 13:33, 10 February 2017

First install hostapd to manage the access point:

apt-get update && apt-get install hostapd -y

Edit /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf to include:

interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ssid=YourAPName
channel=1
Note: Refer to the kernel's hostapd documentation for more wireless configuration options.

To start the access point launch hostapd:

hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf &

This will start up an access point that can be detected by WIFI clients. A DHCP server will likely be desired to assign IP addresses.. Refer to Debian's documentation for more details on DHCP configuration.