OpenMediaVault WiFi Setup Raspberry Pi 3B+

In this segment, we are going to show you “OpenMediaVault WiFi Setup Raspberry Pi 3B+”

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 Raspberry Pi.
So, we need to use Wireless Network Watcher and it will display the IP as shown below.

omv

Now, as you have the IP Address type it in the browser and it will take you to the login page for your OpenMediaVault.
After that, we need to enter the Username & Password and login to our OpenMediaVault.

OpenMediaVault Address = Your Raspberry Pi IP Address

In my case 192.168.1.73

Default Username : admin 
Default Password : openmediavault

omv

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

First of all, we need to Update & Upgrade our Openmediavault Packages.

apt-get update 
apt-get upgrade

Installing RPI Update

After the Update & Upgrade finish, we are going to install RPI Update.

apt-get install rpi-update

Upgrade & Update RPI

Then again we need to Update & Upgrade all the packages.

apt-get upgrade 
apt-get update

Update RPI Firmware

Followed by the previous command we will update the Firmware for Raspberry Pi 3B Plus

rpi-update ef7621d91cb58ccc856c3c17ddda28685edd23f3

Installing Latest Wifi Driver

Once the Firmware update is Finish then we will go ahead and download the latest WiFi driver for the Raspberry Pi 3B Plus Board.

wget https://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-brcm80211_20161130-3+rpt3_all.deb

dpkg -i firmware-brcm80211_20161130-3+rpt3_all.deb

OpenMediaVault WiFi Setup

Now, type the below-given command to connect with the WiFi network on Openmediavault.

nmtui connect

After you entered the command then select your Network Name.
Enter the password to connect to WiFi.

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.