Set Static IP and Network Settings on DLI Tablets with OS Image 6.0.0

Objectives

Set wireless and wired network settings on DLI tablets.

Prerequisites

• DLI Tablet
• USB Keyboard
• Network information
• Static IP for Wireless connection
• Static IP for Wired Connection
• DNS Server(s) address(es)
• Default Gateway
• Authentication Mode (will typically be WPA-PSK)
• SSID & Passphrase

Instructions

1. Place powered-off tablet onto dock. Turn on tablet.
2. After FullCount loads, switch from the Application to a Shell (ctrl+alt+F1)
3. Log in as “networkconfig”
4. Password is “networkconfig” (this will not display anything when it is entered)
5. In the command line, type “yast lan” and hit Enter
1. *NOTE – If there are 3 interfaces showing under the “name” header, exit YaST with Alt+c and undock the tablet. Redock the tablet and reenter “yast lan” in the command line. There should now only be two interfaces.
6. Tab to highlight the “Intel WLAN controller” network card
7. Press Alt+i (or F4) to edit the network card
8. Tab to highlight “Statically assigned IP Address” and hit space
9. Enter IP address and Subnet in appropriate fields
10. Press Alt+n
11. Tab to highlight the “Network Name (ESSID)” field
12. Enter the SSID of the wireless network provided by the community
13. Tab to highlight “Passphrase” and if not selected, hit space
14. Tab to highlight “Encryption Key” field
15. Enter the Encryption Key provided by community
1. *NOTE – The characters will not be shown (appear as asterisks) while entering the Encryption Key. Be careful to enter the correct characters
16. Press Alt+n
17. Press Alt+u to get to the Routing page
18. Tab to highlight the “Routing Table” box
19. Press Alt+d
20. Enter the 0.0.0.0 in both the Destination & Genmask fields
1. *NOTE – You must clear the field of all characters. There is no overtype.
21. Enter the Default gateway in the Gateway field.
1. *NOTE – You must clear the field of all characters. There is no overtype.
22. Under the Device Field, use the arrow keys to select “eth0” and hit Enter
23. Press Alt+o
24. Repeat steps 19-23 using “wlan0” as the device.
25. Press Alt+s
26. Enter the DNS server information in the appropriate fields.
27. Press Alt+o to commit and save the changes.

Double Check that the Network Key was entered correctly

1. From the command line, run the command cat /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0
2. The network key will be shown at the bottom of the results