Users Guide

• 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/wi-ap/docs/index.
1. Login to Ubuntu Snappy. Make sure that the system is connected to the internet.
2. Run the command to nd the application from the Ubuntu Snappy Store.
#sudo snap find wifi-ap
3. Run the command to install the application.
#sudo snap install wifi-ap
4. After snap is installed, run the command to set the network interface used to operate the access point on.
$ sudo wifi-ap.config set wifi.interface mlan0
5. Run the command to enable the access point and restart the service.
$ wifi-ap.config set disabled=false
WiFi-AP default SSID Ubuntu is now visible to clients.
Bluetooth
To connect to a Bluetooth device like a Bluetooth keyboard:
1. Run the command to start bluetoothctl console.
#bluetoothctl -a
The bluetoothctl console is opened.
2. Run the command to power on the Bluetooth device.
$power on
3. Register the agent for the keyboard:
$agent KeyboardOnly
$default-agent
4. Run the command to put the Bluetooth controller in pair-able mode.
$pairable on
5. Run the command to scan nearby Bluetooth device.
$scan on
6. Run the command to stop scanning after the Bluetooth keyboard is found.
$scan off
7. Run the command to pair the Bluetooth keyboard.
$pair <MAC address of Bluetooth keyboard>
8. Enter the PIN code on the Bluetooth keyboard, if needed.
9. Run the command to trust the Bluetooth keyboard.
$trust <MAC address of Bluetooth keyboard>
10. Run the command to connect the to the Bluetooth keyboard.
$connect <MAC address of Bluetooth keyboard>
11. To quit the bluetoothctl console.
$quit
Flashing the BIOS
Prerequisites
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