Dan 
Does the NanoPi's Wifi hardware / linux drivers support AP (access point) mode? So that the device can act as an access point that other devices can connect to? Thanks!
NanoPI 2 Wifi AP mode
davef
jjm
hello Dan,
Setup Wi-Fi AP
By default a NanoPi is set to a WiFi AP. The default AP name is
"nanopi-wifiap" and the password is "123456789".
The WiFi's working mode can be checked by running the following command:
cat /sys/module/bcmdhd/parameters/op_mode
If the result is "2" it means it is currently working as a WiFi AP.
If the board is not working as a WiFi AP you can set it by running the
following commands:
turn-wifi-into-apmode yes
The WiFi AP's name and password can be configured by editing the file
"/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf".
jjm
Setup Wi-Fi AP You can follow the steps below to setup Wi-Fi AP: turn-wifi-into-apmode yes Please reboot the system as prompted. By default the AP's name is "nanopi2-wifiap" and the password is 123456789. Now you are able to find the "nanopi2-wifiap" from a PC host and connect to it. If a connection is a success you will be able to SSH to this NanoPi2 at "192.168.8.1": ssh root@192.168.8.1 The password for it is "fa". To make SSH login fluent and fast please turn off the WiFi's power saving mode by running the following command: iwconfig wlan0 power off You can check the WiFi mode via the following command: cat /sys/module/bcmdhd/parameters/op_mode If the result is "2" it means it is currently working as a WiFi AP.If you want to switch back to the Station mode you can do it this way: turn-wifi-into-apmode no