#Pi Initial Setup There are several packages required to setup the Pi as a Wireless Access Point with the intention of running our web application

##Flash Raspbian Lite

• Download from (https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/)
• Use Win32DiskImager (if on windows) to write to SD card

##Update all Packages using :

• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get upgrade

##The Raspberry Pi requires the following packages to be installed as follows

• sudo apt-get install dnsmasq
• sudo apt-get install hostapd
• sudo apt-get install python-pip
• sudo apt-get install ppp screen elinks
• sudo apt-get install git

#Configuring Network settings

1. We need to give the Pi a static IP address. Edit the file /etc/network/interfaces and replace the line "iface wlan0 inet dhcp" to:

allow-hotplug wlan0
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
	address 192.168.1.1
	netmask 255.255.255.0

#ConfiguringHostAPD

1. To create an open wireless network, edit the file /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf (create it if it doesn't exist) and add the following lines:

interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211 #this value changes depending on the wifi dongle
ssid=Apoint
hw_mode=g
channel=6
auth_algs=1
wmm_enabled=0

2. Edit the file /etc/default/hostapd and change the line: #DAEMON_CONF="" to: DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

#Configuring DHCP Server (Using dnsmasq) Any DHCP package can be used. Dnsmasq is more lightweight than isc-dhcp-server.

1. Edit the file /etc/dnsmasq.conf and add the follow lines:

interface=wlan0
dhcp-range=192.168.1.50,192.168.1.150,12h

#Configuring custom Domain Name for Raspberry Pi The DNS server will automatically check hosts file to resolve any internal domains

1. Edit the file /etc/hosts and add the line to the end: 192.168.1.1 apoint.io

#Confguring files for GSM (fona from adafruit)

1. In the directory /etc/ppp/peers , download a file using the command: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/FONA_PPP/master/fona

2. In the downloaded file, edit the lines: connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/gprs -T ****" Replace the **** with the APN value of the network carrier. This can be found on the network carriers website or provided by the network carriers support desk.

#/dev/ttyAMA0 to /dev/ttyAMA0

#Clone the Web application

1. Clone our web application using git Git clone https://github.com/eisvillageserver/integration.git

#Initializing python script on boot

1. In the file /etc/rc.local , add the lines

cd /
cd home/pi/integration/
sudo python run.py --run &
cd /

Although this works ,daemonizing the script is recommended

#Note

• All the modified file are in the repository in directory /etc
• When Downloading new content to Raspberry Pi, disable the DHCP server with the command Sudo service dnsmasq stop