Radarcape WLAN Setup

Hello,

I've just got a radarcape today and would like connect wireless to my router. The radarcape has the opensky software setup. Is it somehow possible to setup "opensky box" for wireless connection using a usual wlan-usb-stick?

Thanks for replies / help in advance.

Greatings and congratulations to that project.
Solaris

Hi solaris,

yes it's possible. I'm using a EDIMAX EW-7811UN dongle and the NetworkManager daemon. To configure your WiFi connection, first login to the device using SSH (if you are on a windows machine, use a client such as Putty). See here for more informtion. Then make sure the network manager is installed. It may be installed already and if not, just run these two commands (assuming you are running a newer firmware image with Debian):And finally configure your wifi network using e.g. the tool
In case your wifi device doesn't show up, the dongle's chipset might not be supported or you may have to install an addition driver. But I guess most dongles work out of the box.

Regards,
Matthias

Hi Matthias,

thank you for the fast reply. I've already tried to connect via ssh as explained on the site you've referred to. However, it doesn't seem to work. I used the following command

and got the following output

Seems, that the standard port 22 is not the correct one to use. Do you have any ideas which is the right one?

Please note, that I have a radarcape which is identified by my router as "opensky".

Best regards,
Sascha

Hi Sascha,

I see, you are hosting one of our free OpenSky devices. It's a Radarcape but it runs a special OpenSky firmware image with a firewall which blocks all ports.

However, if you need SSH access for your network setup, we can enable it on demand. But to do so, it has to be connected with our network. Just add it to "My Sensors" (use receiver type "OpenSky") and then connect it with the Internet e.g. via the Ethernet (LAN). We'll send you an email notification when one of our admins enabled it.

Regards,
Matthias