WIFI Setup

In-order for the E2SH architecture to be properly integrated, the ClearPath Husky must be connected to the global internet. More specifically, the husky must take and send commands and data from the Amazon EC2 server. The Husky rover, which is using Ubuntu 14.04 and ROS Indigo versions, is setup for for USB Wi-Fi card connection. The setup is as follows:

Plug in USB wifi card. To confirm connection use terminal command:

$ iwconfig

Using the terminal command above, a new interace should now appear.

Files in /etc/network/interfaces configurations may also need editing.

To connect to a WPA secured network, the following tutorial was used: https://askubuntu.com/questions/464507/ubuntu-14-04-server-wifi-wpa2-personal/464552#464552

After editing interfaces file use termianl command:

sudo ifconfig <device name ie. wlan0> up