/hassio_wifi-setup

Setup Wifi on Home Assistant OS

How to setup Wifi when installing Home Assistant OS.

Tested on RPi 3 B+ (x64)

Things you need:

  • balenaEtcher software link
  • SD-card
  • USB-drive

Steps:

  1. Flash the SD-card drive using balenaEtcher software according to the official docs link
  2. Format USB-drive as FAT32 and name it "CONFIG" (capital, without quotes)
  3. Create folder network, inside it create a file called "my-network" (without quotes)
  4. Write the file with the following content:
[connection]
id=my-network
uuid=72111c67-4a5d-4d5c-925e-f8ee26efb3c3
type=802-11-wireless

[802-11-wireless]
mode=infrastructure
ssid=**Insert Your SSID Here**

#Uncomment below if your SSID is not broadcasted
#hidden=true

[802-11-wireless-security]
auth-alg=open
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
psk=**Insert Your Password Here**

[ipv4]
method=auto

[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
method=auto
  1. Make sure the file has no extension
  2. Make sure the file has UNIX end of line, not Windows! (you can use Notepad++ to change them)
  3. Plug into Raspberry Pi 3B+ both USB-stick and SD-card
  4. Plug power supply and wait for around 1 minute
  5. Check the http://homeassistant.local:8123/
  6. DONE!

Troubleshooting:

If you cannot connect via homeassistant.local, check the following:

  • Go to your router (usually via 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1)
  • Check Wireless tab and Active clients
  • If homeassistant client appears with ip-address, use alternative link: http://ip-address:8123/