Wireless Configuration

Due to the lack of WiFi modules on VisionFive 2, you need to purchase a WiFi Dongle. OpenWrt supports dozens of WiFi drivers, and the RTL8821AE PCI interface driver is chosen here for its easy availability. On VisionFive 2, there is an M.2 M-key interface, which needs to be connected to the NVME M.2 M-key to a/e key interface board to connect to the RTL8821AE module.

In the menu configuration GUI, follow the steps to configure wireless connection:
  1. Select kmod-cfg80211, kmod-mac80211, kmod-rtl8821ae in the configuration menu bar in the following order:

    Kernel modules > Wireless Driver > kmod-cfg80211, kmod-mac80211, kmod-rtl8821ae

    Figure 1. Wireless Driver
  2. Select wpad-basic-mbedtls, hostapd-common, wpa-cli, hostapd-utils in the configuration menu bar in the following order:

    Network > WirelessAPD > wpad-basic-mbedtls, hostapd-common, wpa-cli , hostapd-utils

    Figure 2. WirelessAPD
  3. Storage Configuration:

    Follow the steps below to enable USB and NVMe storage options, supporting USB drives and NVMe SSDs for expanded storage needs.

    1. Enable USB storage by selecting in this order:
      Kernel modules > USB Support > kmod-usb-storage
      Figure 3. kmod-usb-storage
  4. Enable NVMe support by selecting:
    Kernel modules > Block Devices > kmod-nvme
    Figure 4. kmod-nvme