WiFi Hotspot
Overview
The WiFi Hotspot is a feature of VSEC Test that turns a wireless interface on a Bench into an access point. This lets you connect a target device to a network broadcast directly by the Bench, while optionally forwarding traffic through a wired interface that has internet access.
Guide
- Sign-in to vsec.blockharbor.io
- Navigate to Test on the sidebar menu to enter the VSEC Test application and then select the Benches submenu.
- Select the desired Bench by clicking the view icon ( ), or by clicking on the row, to open the Bench window.
- In the Bench window, click the
Detailsbutton to open the Bench details page. - Scroll down to the Interface configuration section and locate the
wlaninterface you want to use to create the hotspot. - Click the gear icon () next to the interface to open its configuration form.
- Set the Wi-Fi hotspot field to Enabled and complete the fields below.
| Field | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SSID | Optional | Name of the broadcast network, 1 to 32 characters. Leave blank to use the device hostname + -wifi (e.g., {hostname}-wifi). |
| Password * | Required | The security key for the hotspot. Minimum 8 characters. |
| Channel | Optional | The Wi-Fi channel the hotspot broadcasts on, 1 to 13 (Default: 7). |
| Subnet | Optional | The subnet the hotspot will serve, in x.x.x format (Default: 192.168.50). Connected devices get addresses from .10 to .250. |
| Forward interface | Optional | The wired interface with internet access to forward hotspot traffic through (Default: eth0). |
| Hotspot interface | Optional | The wireless interface used to broadcast the hotspot (Default: wlan0). It must be a different interface from the forward interface, and it cannot be the interface the Bench uses to reach the internet. |
- Click the
Savebutton to apply the configuration.
Note: Once saved, connect a device to the hotspot to manually verify connectivity.
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