Wireless LAN

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Note:
This article refers only to Unipi Edge units equipped with Wireless LAN.

The wireless connectivity is an optional feature of Unipi Edge series. It is useful when the device needs to be connected to network in places where it is difficult or not possible to have cabled connection. All units with wireless connectivity are equipped with RP-SMA connector for external antenna.

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Note:
Usage of integrated antenna is not recommended due to unit's aluminium chassis and it may not conform to some of the radio equipment directives.

Wi-Fi standard	2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi frequency ranges (5 GHz)	5150–5350 MHz, 5470–5725 MHz
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 with BLE
RF power (max.)	max. 20 dBm (2.4 GHz) / 23 dBm (5 GHz) e.i.r.p.
WLAN Diversity	1×1 SISO
Antenna connector	1x RP-SMA female

Enable/disable Wi-Fi:

Connect to the device via SSH
Go to /etc/bootcmd.d directory
```
cd /etc/bootcmd.d
```
1. To enable the Wi-Fi:
```
sudo make enable-wifi
```
2. To disable the Wi-Fi:
```
sudo make disable-wifi
```
For changes to take effect reboot the device
```
sudo reboot
```

Change the regulatory domain:

Connect to the device via SSH
Edit the wpa_supplicant configuration file e.g. with MidnightCommander
```
sudo mc -e /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf
```
Update or add the line country=xx by replacing xx with your country code according to ISO3166 alpha-2 codes.
Save the file and exit (in MidnightCommander press F2 to save and F10 to exit)
For changes to take effect reboot the device
```
sudo reboot
```

Wireless LAN

Technical parameters

Changing WLAN settings