Display and Buttons (FPMS)
Front Panel Menu System
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Front Panel Menu System (FPMS) is a 'homegrown' name, it came from the development team. FPMS refers to the screen and the buttons.
1.44" 128x128 pixel colour LCD TFT display
Time
Internet status globe
Wireless interface status
Operating mode
Ethernet IP address
Link connection speed
Additional interface IP addresses (mode dependant)
WLAN Pi hostname - Where did the last 3 characters come from? Here is the correct answer.
To the left of the display you should find a 5-way joystick (J)
To the right of the display you will find 3 action buttons:
Button A cycles between wired network troubleshooting tools:
Reachability
LLDP neighbour
eth0 IP configuration
Button B is a shortcut to activate Hotspot mode - useful for wall attenuation measurements
Button C allows you to shutdown or restart the unit
Explore the menu options and feel free to experiment.
System > About
System > Date & Time
System > Summary
System > Reboot
and centre-click, used to execute the selected menu item.