💻Wi-Fi Console Mode
Step 1 - Switch to Wi-Fi Console
Connect USB to serial cable to WLAN Pi. We will console into a Catalyst 9136 AP or Catalyst switch.
From front panel menu select Modes > Wi-Fi Console > Confirm.
Step 2 - Join to the WLAN Pi wirelessly from your laptop
Select the WLAN Pi xxx SSID, where xxx represents the last 3 digits of the MAC address of the WLAN Pi's eth0 interface. You can find both the SSID and WPA2 passphrase under Utils > SSID/Passphrase.
Alternatively, press the joystick center button to display the QR code, scan it with your phone and it will automatically connect.
Step 3 - Connect a USB serial/console cable
Plug the USB to serial console cable to the Console port of the AP or switch.
Step 4 - Navigate to Cockpit terminal
Navigate to the IP address or name of your WLAN Pi in your web browser. When the web UI loads, click TERMINAL.
Verify that the USB to serial adapter has been correctly initialised by ls /dev/tty*.
To troubleshoot, use dmesg and look at bottom or use dmesg | grep tty*.
Step 5 - Open a serial connection using screen
Let's connect to an AP Console: sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0
To stop screen session, press CTRL+A followed by K key and Y.
CTRL+D to detach.
screen -x to reattach.
Step 7 - Switch back to Classic Mode
From front panel menu select Modes > Classic > Confirm.
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