This procedure assumes that the wireless network card has been properly configured, either automatically or manually. For manual configuration procedures, see [How to Manually Configure the System's Wireless Network Settings].
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# *Determine if the wireless LAN is detected.*
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# dladm show-wifi
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If no wireless networks are detected, the command does not generate any output.
# *Manually scan for a wireless LAN.*
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# dladm scan-wifi
LINK ESSID BSSID/IBSSID SEC STRENGTH MODE SPEED
ath0 net1 00:0e:38:49:01:d0 none good g 54Mb
ath0 net2 00:0e:38:49:02:f0 none very weak g 54Mb
ath0 net3 00:0d:ed:a5:47:e0 none very good g 54Mb
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# *Connect to your preferred wireless network.*
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# dladm connect-wifi -e net3
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The {{\-e}} option indicates that you want to connect to the wireless network by using the extended service set ID (ESSID). In this example, the specific network to which you are connecting has the ESSID of {{net3}}.
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# *Determine if the wireless LAN is detected.*
{code}
# dladm show-wifi
{code}
If no wireless networks are detected, the command does not generate any output.
# *Manually scan for a wireless LAN.*
{code}
# dladm scan-wifi
LINK ESSID BSSID/IBSSID SEC STRENGTH MODE SPEED
ath0 net1 00:0e:38:49:01:d0 none good g 54Mb
ath0 net2 00:0e:38:49:02:f0 none very weak g 54Mb
ath0 net3 00:0d:ed:a5:47:e0 none very good g 54Mb
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# *Connect to your preferred wireless network.*
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# dladm connect-wifi -e net3
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The {{\-e}} option indicates that you want to connect to the wireless network by using the extended service set ID (ESSID). In this example, the specific network to which you are connecting has the ESSID of {{net3}}.
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