Sitara starter kit is a great tool for embedded Linux development. I do not want to use Ethernet cable and I have no spare keyboard to use therefore I needed to configure connection manually.
By default device have enabled tty0 console at serial line connected to on-board USB hub. When board is connected to PC it should see new virtual COM port. The only user on the device is root without password. I am using unmodified stock firmware.
/etc/wpasupplicant.conf
(wpa_passphrase network_ssid password >> /etc/wpasupplicant.conf
). /etc/network/interfaces
(use vi)wlan0
interface definitionwlan0
interface definition: auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
/etc/init.d/networking restart
If the network connection is successful user can telnet or ssh into board. USB connection is no more needed.
User might want to set static IP. It is possible to set static IP in AP1) DHCP settings. To set static IP in embedded device
use following changes for /etc/network/interfaces
:
auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf address 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1