Connect Your Raspberry Pi to a WiFi Network

posted Oct 25, 2015, 5:14 AM by Chris G [ updated Nov 18, 2017, 2:58 PM ]

Connecting your Raspberry Pi to a WiFi network is actually pretty straightforward.

sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf


ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
        ssid="yourssid"
        psk="yourpassword"
        scan_ssid=1
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        priority=5

}

Reboot the device and it should be on the network.

These networks can be given different priorities using the priority field, with a higher number indicating a higher priority.

If you have multiple networks, use the following:


ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
        ssid="yourssid"
        psk="yourpassword"
        scan_ssid=1
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        priority=5

}

# A remote office SSID
network={
        ssid="yourssid"
        psk="yourpassword"
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        priority=1
}