GETTING THE NETWORK DETAILS
To scan for WiFi networks, use the command
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan | grep 'ESSID\|IE: IEEE'
This will list all available WiFi network names and their encryption methods. Look for yours in the list:
ESSID:"yournetwork". This is the name of the WiFi network, find the one that you want to use.IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1.
- This is the authentication used; in this case it is WPA2, the newer and more secure wireless standard which replaces WPA1. This guide should work for WPA or WPA2, but may not work for WPA2 enterprise; for WEP hex keys.
ADDING THE NETWORK TO THE RASPBERRY PI
Open the wpa-supplicant configuration file in nano:
sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Go to the bottom of the file and add the following:
network={
ssid="The_ESSID_from_earlier"
psk="Your_wifi_password"
}
In the case of the example network, we would enter:
network={
ssid="testing"
psk="testingPassword"
}
Now save the file by pressing ctrl+x then y, then finally press enter.
At this point, wpa-supplicant will normally notice a change has occurred within a few seconds, and it will try and connect to the network. If it does not, either manually restart the interface with
sudo ifdown wlan0
and
sudo ifup wlan0
or reboot your Raspberry Pi with
sudo reboot
You can verify if it has successfully connected using ifconfig wlan0. If the inet addr field has an address beside it, the Pi has connected to the network. If not, check your password and ESSID are correct.
You can also check your DHCP server to see if it gave out a new IP address.
Remove any unneeded packages
There will eventually be packages that are unneeded. Apt-get can get rid of them by issuing this command:
Remote Desktop
Installing this allows you to connect via RDP on Windows.
sudo apt-get install xrdp
Add Chrome/Chromium to Desktop
Adds “Chrome” web browser to the GUI interface.
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
Check CPU Clock Speed
This will show the current CPU clock speed in hertz
cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq
Raspi-config
This is the initial configuration utility. I always forget its name..
