wifiConfig

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] [-c CHECK] [-ho HOST] [-po PORT]
                  {start}

Flask app for an easy wifi configuration, iot oriented.

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 IP       ip address of this machine in new network (default:
                        192.168.0.1)
  -n NETMASK, --netmask NETMASK
                        no idea what to put here as help, if don't know what
                        is it don't change this parameter (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)
  -c CHECK, --check CHECK
                        If True, it checks the internet con before launch the
                        app. If you have connection the app will not be
                        launched (default: True)
  -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

• System dependencies
  • python3
• Python dependencies
  • PyAccessPoint, made by @Goblenus that uses https://pypi.org/project/hostpotd
  • flask

Mentions

• PyAccessPoint, made by @Goblenus that uses https://pypi.org/project/hostpotd
• python-wifi (modified) made by @CptMonac

Developer

Roberto Lama Rodríguez - [e-mail]