Connecting a Jetson to utexas-iot

How to connect a Jetson (or any computer!) to utexas-iot.

Step-by-step guide

For team members:

1. Log into the Jetson of concern.
   
   
2. Open a terminal using the shit+alt+t command.
   
   

3. Enter the following into the terminal

   $ ifconfig

4. Look at the block that says enp0xx and copy the MAC address (denoted by "ether")
   1. For example, DESPERADO's MAC address is 00:04:4B:A7:D7:6D.
      
      
5. Slack the MAC address to your team lead.
   1. Your team lead will slack a passcode of form XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX back to you.
      
      

6. Return to the terminal and enter

   $ nmcli d wifi list

   1. There should be one or two connections under the name utexas-iot.
      
      

7. Connect to utexas-iot as so

   $ nmcli d wifi connect utexas-iot password <Password of form XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX>

8. Voila! You are connected to utexas-iot. You can now ssh into the jetson!
   
   

Step-by-step guide

For leads:

1. Log into network.utexas.edu
   
   
2. Click "Register Wi-Fi Device".
   
   
3. Enter the device MAC address and device description:
   
   1. For example: MAC Address: 00:04:4B:A7:D7:6D. Device Description: DESPERADO.
      
   2. Set the Network Profile to "Unprotected"
      
      1. This allows you to ssh into the device.
         
   3. Click "Register".
      
      
4. Return to the Wi-Fi Devices panel.
   
   1. Click the eye next to the device you just named.
   2. Copy the code and follow the directions above to connect the device to utexas-iot.

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