Wi-Fi shell
Overview
This sample allows testing Wi-Fi drivers for various boards by enabling the Wi-Fi shell module that provides a set of commands: scan, connect, and disconnect. It also enables the net_shell module to verify net_if settings.
Building and Running
Verify the board and chip you are targeting provide Wi-Fi support.
For instance you can use Nordic’s nrf7002dk by selecting the nrf7002dk/nrf5340/cpuapp board.
To run without hardware, build for native_sim with the in-tree wifi_hwsim driver (two virtual radios: one AP, one STA). Start the AP on the first interface, then scan and connect from the second:
west build -b native_sim samples/net/wifi/shell
west build -b nrf7002dk/nrf5340/cpuapp samples/net/wifi/shell
Sample console interaction
For in-depth description of each shell command, you can run wifi --help on the shell.
In this shell example, we will scan for available access points and connect to one of them.
--key-mgmt indicates the security type, where 0 is open, 1 is WPA/WPA2 Personal.
More information can be obtained by running wifi connect --help.
shell> wifi scan
Scan requested
shell>
Num | SSID (len) | Chan | RSSI | Sec
1 | kapoueh! 8 | 1 | -93 | WPA/WPA2
2 | mooooooh 8 | 6 | -89 | WPA/WPA2
3 | Ap-foo blob.. 13 | 11 | -73 | WPA/WPA2
4 | gksu 4 | 1 | -26 | WPA/WPA2
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Scan request done
shell> wifi connect --ssid "gksu" --key-mgmt 1 --passphrase SecretStuff
Connection requested
shell>
Connected
shell>