Transclusion: IOT-DIN-IMX8PLUS: WiFi

Enable/Disable WiFi Interface

• To enable WiFi interface:

compulab@compulab-imx8mp:~$ sudo nmcli radio wifi on

• To disable WiFi interface:

compulab@compulab-imx8mp:~$ sudo nmcli radio wifi off

Network Scanning

• Sample WiFi scanning:

compulab@compulab-imx8mp:~$ nmcli dev wifi list ifname ${wlan}

The output will show the list of Access Points and Ad-Hoc cells in range.

Connecting to Access Point

In the following example:

• Replace <SSID> and <PASSWORD> with the actual access point parameters:

compulab@compulab-imx8mp:~$ sudo nmcli device wifi connect <SSID> password <PASSWORD> name WifiCon-${wlan} ifname ${wlan}

• Disconnect wireless network:

compulab@compulab-imx8mp:~$ sudo nmcli connection down WifiCon-${wlan}

• Connect wireless network again:

compulab@compulab-imx8mp:~$ sudo nmcli connection up WifiCon-${wlan}