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== Before start ==
The MarsBoard provides various ways to connect, wired and wireless. use usb wifi module (RTL8188EU) on board, the module are connect to the cpu via the USB interface.

== Using wireless under Android ==

The wifi works out of the board, check out in the Setting to configure it.

== Using wireless under Linux ==
=== Command Line ===
The model number of the module is RTL8188EU. You can see the id of the module with the following command:

    sudo apt-get install usbutils
    lsusb

    marsboard@marsboard-picuntu:~$ lsusb
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB
    Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c52e Logitech, Inc. 
    Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bda:8179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
 
The 0bda:8179 is the id of RTL8188EU module.

==== Manually config to connect wireless router ====
you need to do the following:
    sudo apt-get install wireless-tools
    sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant
    iwconfig # we assume wlan1 here.
    sudo ifconfig wlan1 up

now you should see wlan1 by ifconfig

Now you can view is the wifi module works by scanning the AP nearby

    iwlist wlan1 scan

edit /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
    ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
    network={
    	ssid="your ssid name"
    	psk="your wireless password"
    }

and then run
    wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf 
to connect to the wireless router.

If you want to set the MarsBoard to connect to the wireless router automatically every time it boot up. Add the following to the  '''/etc/network/interfaces'''
    auto wlan1
    iface wlan1 inet dhcp
    wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

=== Graphics ===
    sudo apt-get install wicd
    iwconfig # we assume wlan1 here.

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