Just thought I would share my experience which I recorded to a YouTube video of the Omega 2. The first 9 minutes are more of an overview of the product and the remaining 7 minutes are about setting up the device on my Windows 10 PC. I had a few different struggles getting it to work, all of which were solved by digging into the docs online and the helpful forums here! So thanks and I hope you find it interesting.
-John
My YouTube Omega 2 video
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Posts made by John W
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My review and 1st time setup of Omega 2posted in Omega Talk
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RE: Omega2+ only connects to WiFi onceposted in Omega Talk
I looked at my router settings. I found that the encryption type was TKIP instead of AES. Router had the option to change, but was not changing (some bug in the router menu?). Anyway, decided to try changing on the Omega2 the /etc/config/wireless file,
from
option ApCliEncrypType 'AES'
to
optionApCliEncrypType 'TKIP'I also changed the settings in the file to match my router settings instead of my cell phone's wifi hotspot.
... and rebooted. It's a beautiful thing, now it connects to my router no problem. This was likely my main issue all along. Thanks again for your help here on the forum.
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RE: Omega2+ only connects to WiFi onceposted in Omega Talk
You guys are awesome! Thanks @WereCatf for showing me the wireless file from your device, and @Nelly-Whads your suggestion to also try connecting via my phone's hot spot was the final trick to get me on the web!
So the mention that the Onion Omega2 only supports 2.4GHz means that I need to force my router somehow to only communicate with the Omega2 using 802.11b or 802.11g, and not 802.11n? I have DD-WRT setup on my router, I'm sure there is probably a way to do that then.
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RE: Omega2+ only connects to WiFi onceposted in Omega Talk
I can only get my Omega2+ also to act as an AP, it will not connect to my home network. I have tried 1) configuring via the GUI setup routine by pointing my Windows PC browser at http://192.168.1.3 after hooking to the Onion via wifi, it times out and 2) configuring via the "wifisetup" command by using puTTY and using the terminal command and 3) trying to modify by hand the /etc/config/wireless
I'm running the latest firmware for Omega2 that I'm aware of, v0.1.6-b136. Can someone share if running the same version what their /etc/config/wireless file looks like so I can try and replicate the config that way? If that doesn't work I'm thinking of trying to load an earlier firmware on the device. If I do that via a USB stick, are there requirements for the format of the USB stick like being FAT32 format or anything else needed besides the .bin file? I understand I can turn on the Omega2+ while holding down the reset button for a few seconds and bring up the menu to reflash the firmware in puTTY. Thanks!