Connect to your WLAN Pi from your mobile device
Recent versions of macOS no longer support Bluetooth PAN
The WLAN Pi M4 has a built-in Bluetooth 5.2 radio, in this lab we will go through pairing a smart device to a WLAN Pi.
Enable Bluetooth pairing mode on your WLAN Pi Via FPMS: Bluetooth > Pair Device
Your WLAN Pi will be discoverable for 30 seconds.\
Grab your smart device (iPhone/iPad, Android). We recommend using your mobile device for this lab rather than your laptop. And we say that because laptops don't support this feature.
Switch on Bluetooth and search for nearby Bluetooth devices
Be sure to select your wlanpi-xxx from the list of nearby Bluetooth devices. Be patient, your WLAN Pi may take 10 seconds to appear.
If pairing is successful, FPMS will display a notification indicating the success
If unsuccessful, re-initiate the pairing process by selecting Pair Device from display
Navigate back to the 'home screen'
You should see PAN: 169.254.43.1 displayed. This is your Bluetooth network interface IP address.
Open your mobile browser and navigate to the WLAN Pi WebUI
https://wlanpi-xxx.local
You should see the WLAN Pi Web UI landing page.
If you were to perform a LibreSpeed test, right here and now.
What would you 'actually' be measuring?
That's right! You would be measuring the speed of the Bluetooth connection between your mobile device and the WLAN Pi.
You should also double-check that your WLAN Pi is not reachable via some other route, for example, if your WLAN Pi and mobile device were on the same LAN, you might be testing the Wi-Fi connection speed.
How fast is your Bluetooth link?
Once paired, you can easily disconnect and reconnect to your WLAN Pi by selecting it from the list of paired Bluetooth devices on your mobile device.
Recent versions of macOS have removed the GUI to enable Bluetooth PAN. This effectively means that you cannot connect to your WLAN Pi from your Apple Mac running Big Sur and above.
