UCM-iMX95 Yocto Linux: WiFi

WiFi

The SoM features 802.11ax WiFi and Bluetooth 5.3 BLE.
To use the WiFi, please ensure that WiFi antenna is connected to the WiFi module.
The NetworkManager can be used to manage WiFi interface.

Enable/Disable WiFi Interface

• To enable WiFi interface:

nmcli radio wifi on

• To disable WiFi interface:

nmcli radio wifi off

Network Scanning

• Sample WiFi scanning:

nmcli dev wifi list

The output will show the list of Access Points and Ad-Hoc cells in range.

Connecting to Access Point

In the following example:

• Replace <SSID> and <PASSWORD> with the actual access point parameters:

nmcli device wifi connect <SSID> password <PASSWORD> name WifiCon

• Disconnect wireless network:

nmcli connection down WifiCon

• Connect wireless network again:

nmcli connection up WifiCon

Creating Access Point

Debian 12 ipv4 forwarding must be turned on manually

• Enable port forwarding:

sed -i 's/^#\(net.ipv[4,6].*forward\)/\1/' /etc/sysctl.conf

In the following example:

• Replace <SSID> and <PASSWORD> with desired access point parameters:

nmcli device wifi hotspot ssid <SSID> password <PASSWORD> con-name HotspotCon

• Disable wireless AP:

nmcli connection down HotspotCon

• Enable wireless AP again:

nmcli connection up HotspotCon