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issue setting up tinyPilot Voyager 2a without ethernet

By Marius Repede @Marrep
    2024-12-09 12:32:32.248Zassigned to
    • @david

    I recently received my tiny pilot v 2a in the mail and I am attempting to set it up.

    I was wondering if someone here could direct me on how to set this device up without using ethernet. I do not have direct access to the router in my building; however, I do have access to the router's web interface so I can at least see when the machine is online.

    I did try to set it up once before, in my first attempt I was able to bring it online and observe a new IP address pop up in the router registry, but when I tried to log into the device over the internet using the KVM's IP address, it just complained and said check for typo's in the URL, which there weren't any.

    if anyone Can point me in the right direction I would be very grateful. thank you.

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    1. David @david2024-12-10 12:19:43.958Z

      Hi @Marrep, thanks for your question!

      I was wondering if someone here could direct me on how to set this device up without using ethernet.

      It is possible to set up your TinyPilot to connect to Wi-Fi without first connecting to the network via Ethernet and configuring Wi-Fi in the TinyPilot web interface, but it's a bit more involved.

      First, you'll want to perform a factory reset on your TinyPilot's microSD card at the start of the process so that we guarantee we have a fresh install.

      Once the re-flash is complete, open the boot partition on the microSD card (bootfs) and create a new plaintext file called wpa_supplicant.conf in that directory.

      Edit wpa_supplicant.conf and add the following information (you'll need to change the country code, ssid, and psk (password) values to match your network):

      country=US
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
ap_scan=1

update_config=1
network={
	ssid="YourWiFiSSID"
	psk="YourWiFiPassword"
}

      Save the wpa_supplicant.conf file and eject your microSD card from your computer.

      Insert the microSD card into your TinyPilot and then connect the power cable to turn on your TinyPilot. Allow your TinyPilot to boot and connect to your Wi-Fi network - this may take up to 5 minutes.

      Try to connect to your TinyPilot's web interface using https://tinypilot, https://tinypilot.local, or https://tinypilot.localdomain. If your TinyPilot connected to your Wi-Fi network, you should have access to the web interface.

      I hope that helps! Please let me know if you have any questions.

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