"Rebranding" the PirageBox -- I need some handholding

For my purposes, I need to change the name of the PirateBox.

It's especially important that the WiFi network identifier be changed.

I'd also like to change main welcome page and the logo.

How do I get started?

PS: I will, of course, give all credit to PirateBox and keep the same license, once they have connected.

Advice anyone>

The first thing is to change the name of the WIFI signal.

I want (need, really) to rename it after a specific geographic location.

After that, it would be nice to customize the welcome screen. Not as essential but it would make for a more "gee whiz" experience.

Thanks!

PS: I am a little familiar with the Linux command line but when I SSL over to the box, I can't seem to do much of anything.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/22/2016 11:40PM by CraigH.

Some cmd line skills required..
For the Ras Pi version:

nano /opt/piratebox/conf/hostapd.conf

And edit it to match that text file. The main line to edit is the driver line. for the Edimax adapter it should look like this:

interface=wlan0
driver=rtl871xdrv
ssid=PirateBox - Share Freely <<<---- Change this to what ever you want the WIFI network to be called
hw_mode=g
channel=1
ieee80211n=1

Have a look at this page...
[piratebox.cc]

Thanks!

That is what I'm looking for.

I have mine on a TP-LINK but let's hope it's the same I'll let you know if it works.

Hmmm. I changed

 /opt/piratebox/conf/hostapd.conf

and it did not change the SSID being broadcast by the PirateBox.

I powered off the PirateBox and turned back on. The original SSID is still there.

I double-checked

 hostapd.conf 

and it has indeed been changed.

What am I doing wrong? Is there another way to reset the router?

Tips, anyone?

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Running a PirateBox on a TP-LINK MR3020 v. 1.9

Hello,

on OpenWRT you have to change the file /etc/config/wireless
and then

/etc/init.d/network reload

More info at https://piratebox.cc/openwrt:mods

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