Drone Engage RPI Image Tools - WIFI Manager

This tool helps you connect your Raspberry Pi to your home Wi-Fi network (or any other Wi-Fi network). It also gives you the option to turn your Raspberry Pi into a temporary Wi-Fi hotspot.

First-Time Setup: Connecting via the ‘DE_ADMIN’ Wi-Fi

When you first install and run the Raspberry Pi image, it will automatically create a temporary Wi-Fi network named DE_ADMIN with the password droneengage.

Here’s how to connect using this temporary network:

On your laptop or another device, open your Wi-Fi settings. Look for and connect to the network named DE_ADMIN. When prompted, enter the password: droneengage. Once connected, open a web browser and go to the address: https://192.189.9.1:9090. This will open the Raspberry Pi image tools in your browser. Connecting to Your Home Wi-Fi Within the Raspberry Pi image tools (accessed via the steps above), you’ll find an option to connect your Raspberry Pi to your home Wi-Fi network. Simply select your network name (SSID) from the available list and enter your Wi-Fi password. When you connect your RPI board to your home wifi you can ping droneengage.local from command prompt to access it.

Important

Use ping droneengage.local from command prompt to get its IP.

Switching Back to Hotspot Mode (If Needed)

If you ever need to, you can switch your Raspberry Pi back into a Wi-Fi hotspot. This option will also be available within the Raspberry Pi image tools.

Note

Important: For DroneEngage to function correctly, your Raspberry Pi needs to be connected to either a Wi-Fi network or a GSM network. It cannot operate while in the temporary DE_ADMIN hotspot mode.