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πŸ“Ά Setup Wi-Fi on Edge PC

Follow these steps to configure and enable Wi-Fi on your Edge PC.


βœ… Prerequisites


πŸ–₯️ Using Cockpit UI (Recommended)

  1. Open the Cockpit Web Interface (http://IP-EDGE:9090)

  2. Open the Terminal via the sidebar

Turn on, Scan and Connect to Wi-Fi

nmcli radio wifi on

Turn on the Wi-Fi card

nmcli device wifi rescan

Scans for available Wi-Fi networks

nmcli device wifi list

Lists all detected Wi-Fi networks

nmcli device wifi connect YOUR-WIFI password YOUR-PASSWORD

Connects to the selected Wi-Fi network

🌐 Configure Network Settings

After connecting:

  • Open Networking in Cockpit
  • Select the Wi-Fi adapter
  • Configure:
    • Static IP
    • Gateway / Router
    • DNS

Use this if you need manual network configuration instead of DHCP.


βš™οΈ Alternative: Full Configuration via Terminal

nmcli radio wifi on

Turn on the Wi-Fi card

If the connection fails, configure everything manually:

nmcli device wifi list

Shows available Wi-Fi networks

nmcli dev status

Displays device status and interface names

nmcli connection add type wifi ifname wlan0 ssid YOUR-WIFI

Creates a new Wi-Fi connection profile

nmcli connection edit wifi-wlan0

Opens interactive editor for configuration

Inside the Interactive Editor

goto wifi
set mode infrastructure
set ssid YOUR-WIFI
back

Sets Wi-Fi mode and SSID

goto wifi-sec
set key-mgmt wpa-psk
set psk YOUR-PASSWORD
back

Configures Wi-Fi security and password

save
quit

Saves configuration and exits editor


πŸ”„ Final Steps

nmcli radio wifi on

Enables Wi-Fi radio

systemctl restart NetworkManager

Restarts the network service to apply changes

βœ… Done

Your Edge PC should now be connected to Wi-Fi.


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