OpenMediaVault WiFi Setup Raspberry Pi 3B

In this segment, we are going to “Setup WiFi connection on OpenMediaVault Raspberry Pi 3 B“

What is OpenMediaVault?

OpenMediaVault (OMV) is a free Linux distribution designed for Network-Attached Storage (NAS).
The project’s lead developer is Volker Theile, who instituted it in 2009. OMV is based on the Debian operating system and is licensed through the GNU General Public License v3.

Software Required :

Equipment Required		Optional
	Raspberry Pi 4		Case
	SD Card		Raspberry Pi Keyboard
	Ethernet Cable		Mouse
	Power Adapter
	External HDD
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Access OpenMediaVault Web Interface

To access the OpenMediaVault Web Interface we need to find the IP Address of our RaspberryPi.
For that, we will use Wireless Network Watcher and it will display the IP as shown below.

omv

Type this IP Address to your browser and it will open the login page for your OpenMediaVault.
Now, you need to enter the Username & Password and login to your OpenMediaVault.
OpenMediaVault Address = Your Raspberry Pi IP Address In my case 192.168.1.73

Default Username : admin 
Default Password : openmediavault

OpenMediaVault Configuration

First of all change Auto logout to Disabled.
Now, Change the Web Administrative Password.
After that, we need to navigate to services to SSH enable Permit root login

OpenMediaVault SSH Login

Open Putty and Login as root

Default Username : root 
Default Password : openmediavault

It will prompt you to change the password on the first login.

OpenMediaVault Upgrade & Update

apt-get update 
apt-get upgrade

Edit Source.list File

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Add this line to end of the page

deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free

Update Package & Install Firmware

apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-brcm80211

Upgrade OpenMediaVault

apt-get dist-upgrade 
reboot

OpenMediaVault Connect to WiFi

nmtui connect

Select your Network Name.
Enter the password to connect to WiFi.

Known Issue: Case-1

Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/)

rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock && sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock 
dpkg --configure -a

Known Issue’s: Case-2

GPG error No_PUBKEY?

apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 82B129927FA3303E

Replace the Key with your Key

In conclusion

You are all ready to set and access your Openmediavault by WiFi.
If you come across any issues or have some feedback related to this tutorial, Please share your thoughts.