/wifiConfig

Flask app for an easy wifi configuration

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License: MIT

Description

wifiConfig is a flask app, for an easy wifi configuration.

Tested environments
Hardware Rpi zero W
Operating systems Linux
Python versions Python 3.x
Distros Raspbian 10
Languages English

Instalation

sudo pip3 install wifiConfig

Usage

  • Terminal
sudo wifiConfig start

You need to run it with permissions to modify the file /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

usage: wifiConfig [-h] [-w WLAN] [-i INET] [-ip IP] [-n NETMASK] [-s SSID]
                  [-p PASSWORD] [-ho HOST] [-po PORT]
                  {start}

A utility create a wifi hotspot on linux

positional arguments:
  {start}

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -w WLAN, --wlan WLAN  wi-fi interface that will be used to create hotspot
                        (default: wlan0)
  -i INET, --inet INET  forwarding interface (default: None)
  -ip IP                ip address of this machine in new network (default:
                        192.168.0.1)
  -n NETMASK, --netmask NETMASK
                        (default:
                        255.255.255.0)
  -s SSID, --ssid SSID  name of new hotspot (default: MyAccessPoint)
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
                        password that can be used to connect to created
                        hotspot (default: 1234567890)
  -ho HOST, --host HOST
                        name of new hotspot (default: 0.0.0.0)
  -po PORT, --port PORT
                        password that can be used to connect to created
                        hotspot (default: 8080)
  • Python
import wifiConfig
access_point_config = {"wlan":'wlan0', "inet":None, "ip":'192.168.0.1', "netmask":'255.255.255.0', "ssid":'MyAccessPoint', "password":'1234567890'}
flask_app_config = {"host":"0.0.0.0", "port":"8080"}
myWifiConfig = wifiConfig.WifiConfApp(access_point_config, flask_app_config)
myWifiConf.start()

By default it will create a hotspot called "MyAccessPoint", with password "1234567890" and the flask app running at http://192.168.0:8080 You can change this with the parameters of the constructor.

Dependencies

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Developer

Roberto Lama Rodríguez - roberlama@gmail.com