@@ -387,27 +387,36 @@ You can install it using this command::
387387 modes
388388* **dnsmasq ** - The package converts the Raspberry Pi into a DHCP and DNS server
389389
390+ Since the configuration files are not ready yet, turn the new softwares off as follows::
391+
392+ $ sudo systemctl stop dnsmasq
393+ $ sudo systemctl stop hostapd
394+
390395Configure your interface
391396~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
392397
393398Let us say that ``wlan0 `` is our wireless interface which we will be using.
394- First we need to setup a static IP for our wireless interface. Edit the
395- ``wlan0 `` section in interface configuration file ``/etc/network/interfaces ``::
399+ First the standard interface handling for ``wlan0 `` needs to be disabled.
400+ Normally the dhcpcd daemon (DHCP client) will search the network for a DHCP server
401+ to assign a IP address to ``wlan0 `` This is disabled by editing the configuration
402+ file ``/etc/dhcpcd.conf ``.
403+ Add ``denyinterfaces wlan0 `` to the end of the line (but above any other added
404+ ``interface `` lines) and save the file.
396405
397- auto wlan0
398- iface wlan0 inet static
399- address 172.128.1.1
400- netmask 255.255.255.0
401- network 172.128.1.0
402- broadcast 172.128.1.255
403406
404- Reload ``wlan0 `` interface with ``sudo ifdown wlan0; sudo ifup wlan0 ``
407+ To configure the static IP address, create a backup of the original
408+ ``/etc/network/interfaces ``. Then replace the the file with the one generated
409+ by the backend. Now restart the dhcpcd daemon and setup the new ``wlan0 `` configuration::
410+
411+ sudo service dhcpcd restart
412+ sudo ifdown wlan0
413+ sudo ifup wlan0
405414
406415Configure hostapd
407416~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
408417
409418Create a new configuration file ``/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf ``. The contents of this
410- configuration will be generated by the render method using NetJSON DeviceConfiguration .
419+ configuration will be generated by the backend .
411420
412421You can check if your wireless service is working by running ``/usr/sbin/hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf ``.
413422At this point you should be able to see your wireless network. If you try to connect
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