RaspberryPi:AdvancedConnectivity

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Overview[edit]

This page covers advanced connectivity options that you can use on the Raspberry Pi. While not always required, they can simplify and streamline the way you work with the Raspberry Pi.

For issues with connectivity, visit RaspberryPi:DebuggingConnectivity

Configuring the Pi to Act as an Access Point[edit]

If you are hosting a server on the Raspberry Pi, or perhaps want to create a WiFi network for guests to connect to, the Pi can act as an access point. This guide comes from https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/access-point.md and https://frillip.com/using-your-raspberry-pi-3-as-a-wifi-access-point-with-hostapd/ and will work with a Pi that has an Ethernet Port (though it it possible to mimic an Ethernet port on a Pi 0W over USB. A Pi 0 doesn't have WiFi so this wouldn't serve any purpose).

Note that this WiFi connection will not provide internet access by bridging the Ethernet port (that’s something else entirely), but it works well for hosting services on the Pi, such as a Node-Red server.

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