peter_boonen
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WIFI with nano USB adaptor

Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:53 pm

I like to set up my raspberry pi with a wifi usb adaptor.
I ve bought a TP-link model TL-WN725N
Can anyone help me , can somebody suggest me how to do it ?
It seems not to be so easy

Thanks anyway
Peter

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Re: WIFI with nano USB adaptor

Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:22 pm

Plug in the dongle, boot the Raspberry Pi. From the desktop choose MENU --> Preferences --> WiFi configuration.

Scan for your network, enter the password, connect.

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Re: WIFI with nano USB adaptor

Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:24 pm

peter_boonen wrote:I like to set up my raspberry pi with a wifi usb adaptor.
I ve bought a TP-link model TL-WN725N
Can anyone help me , can somebody suggest me how to do it ?
It seems not to be so easy

Thanks anyway
Peter
You may need a driver if not natively recognised http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewt ... lit=wn725n
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