Raspberry Pi 3 - Configuring it as wireless access point -AP Mode
Install the necessary firmware
apk add linux-firmware-brcm apk add raspberrypi-libs
Install hostapd and dnsmasq
apk add hostapd apk add dnsmasq
Configure /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 ssid=Pi3-AP hw_mode=g channel=1 macaddr_acl=0 auth_algs=1 wpa=2 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_passphrase=raspberry rsn_pairwise=CCMP wpa_pairwise=CCMP
Configure your /etc/dnsmasq.conf
interface=wlan0 dhcp-range=10.0.0.2,10.0.0.5,255.255.255.0,12h
Configure Static ips for wlan0 in the file /etc/network/interfaces
auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
Start the services
service dnsmasq start service hostapd start
Enable the Services permanently on every bootup
rc-update add dnsmasq rc-update add hostapd
(to del)
rc-update del dnsmasq rc-update del hostapd
(or)
rc-update add dnsmasq boot rc-update add hostapd boot
(to del)
rc-update del dnsmasq boot rc-update del hostapd boot
Commit all changes to files
Make sure you run the command shown below to commit all changes, otherwise they will be lost on reboot.
lbu ci
References
https://gist.github.com/atlury/fe0ea8b91a981c103df7
https://frillip.com/using-your-raspberry-pi-3-as-a-wifi-access-point-with-hostapd/%5BDead+Link%5D
Thanks oneinsect@gmail.com
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