An application that displays a wifi configuration UI for embedded Linux devices.
Inspired by the wifi-connect project written by balena.io.
Please read the INSTALL.md then the RUN.md files.
WiFi Connect interacts with NetworkManager, which should be the active network manager on the device's host OS.
WiFi Connect detects available WiFi networks and opens an access point with a captive portal. Connecting to this access point with a mobile phone or laptop allows new WiFi credentials to be configured.
Connect to the opened access point on the device from your mobile phone or laptop. The access point SSID is, by default, PFC_EDU-<name> where "name" is something random like "shy-lake" or "green-frog".
After connecting to the access point from a mobile phone, it will detect the captive portal and open its web page. Opening any web page will redirect to the captive portal as well.
The captive portal provides the option to select a WiFi SSID from a list with detected WiFi networks and enter a passphrase for the desired network.
When the network credentials have been entered, WiFi Connect will disable the access point and try to connect to the network. If the connection fails, it will enable the access point for another attempt. If it succeeds, the configuration will be saved by NetworkManager.