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The graphical network configuration utility of Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't support acces-point configuration. |
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Default configuration
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[connection]
id=reetiAP-XXXXXXX
uuid=1182eaa2-b113-4d15-990f-7121d9b822bc
type=802-11-wireless
autoconnect=false
[802-11-wireless]
ssid=reetiAP-15073041-test
mode=ap
[ipv4]
method=shared
[ipv6]
method=ignore
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Add security to the access point
- open a terminal
- enter "sudo -s" to have root access
- enter "service network-manager stop"
enter "nano /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ReetiAP" and modifiy the file as follows :
Code Block language text [connection] id=reetiAP-XXXXXXX uuid=1182eaa2-b113-4d15-990f-7121d9b822bc type=802-11-wireless autoconnect=false [802-11-wireless] ssid=reetiAP-15073041-test mode=ap security=802-11-wireless-security [802-11-wireless-security] key-mgmt=none auth-alg=open wep-key0=12345 wep-key-type=1 [ipv4] method=shared [ipv6] method=ignore
Warning For WEP security, the WiFi passphrase should be exactly 5 characters.
restart the Reeti