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Follow along with this guide to set up your Omega2 for the first time. We'll first
learn how to properly connect your Omega to a Dock and power it up. Then we'll
connect to it to use the Setup Wizard to have it connect to your WiFi network and
then do some updates.
If you experience issues at any point in the process, try checking our
Troublshooting
This guide assumes you have an Omega and a Dock. If you didn't purchase a
Dock, follow our guide on
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Unpack the Omega and Dock from their boxes
guide.
powering the Omega with no
Dock.
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Summary of Contents for Onion Omega2
- Page 1 Follow along with this guide to set up your Omega2 for the first time. We’ll first learn how to properly connect your Omega to a Dock and power it up. Then we’ll connect to it to use the Setup Wizard to have it connect to your WiFi network and then do some updates.
- Page 2 Connect Plug the Omega into the socket on the Dock...
- Page 3 Make sure your Omega’s pins are fully plugged into the socket Provide Power The Omega itself is powered by a 3.3V source. But all Omega Docks have voltage regulators so you can use any microUSB to power the Dock and Omega. You can power it with your computer...
- Page 4 Or you can power it with any wall adapter Power On! Turn on the Omega using the switch.
- Page 5 Wait till it boots The amber LED on your Omega should turn on and then start blinking after about 10 seconds. In about a minute, the LED will stop blinking and remain solid, this means that the Omega has completed its boot sequence! It’s possible that your Omega will behave a little differently: if the amber LED on your Omega turns on and remains on, wait for about a minute, and your Omega will have booted.
- Page 6 Some Computer Configuration Your computer may need some additional programs to access the Omega through a browser: If you are using Windows, install Apple’s Bonjour Service If you are using OS X, you’re all set to go If you are using Linux, the Zeroconf services should already be installed and you will be good to go The Omega’s Name Let’s find your Omega’s name before going any further.
- Page 7 The text printed here is the Omega’s unique MAC address, we’re interested in the last four digits that are in bold. Your Omega’s name is where Omega‐ABCD ABCD are the last four digits from the sticker. So the Omega from the picture above is named Omega‐5931 Connect to the Omega’s WiFi Network The Omega hosts it’s own WiFi network access point.
- Page 8 The Setup Wizard Open your favourite browser and navigate to where http://omega‐ABCD.local/ are the same characters from the network name above. If the page doesn’t ABCD load, you can also browse to http://192.168.3.1 You have now arrived at the Setup Wizard:...
- Page 9 Login with the Omega’s default credentials: username: root password: onioneer...
- Page 10 After you’ve logged in you’ll be asked to connect to a Wireless Network. This is MANDATORY in order to complete the Setup Wizard. Enter your Wireless Network information and click Configure. Your Omega will attempt to connect to the network. This can take up to a minute to complete.
- Page 11 The Omega’s AP will go down and not be accessible during this process, sit tight, it’ll come back up when the configuration is done! Once connected, you will be moved to the next step. On this step you can choose to register your device on the cloud. If you would like to do this some other time you can click to move onto the next step.
- Page 12 You’ve nearly finished now. Click the Upgrade Firmware and Install Console button to do just that. This will upgrade your Omega to the latest firmware and install the Console for you. If you don’t want to install the Console you can de-select the checkbox above. You can always come back to the setup wizard to install the console afterwards.
- Page 13 When the firmware installation is complete you’ll see the page below: At the end of the installation process, the Omega will automatically reboot. It will be ready for use when the Omega’s LED stops flashing and remains solid.
- Page 14 Some Omega2+ models may not reboot automatically. If you reach the page pictured above and your Omega2+’s LED turns off and remains off for longer than about 15 seconds, you will need to manually reboot your Omega. Either toggle the power switch on your Dock or disconnect the power briefly and reconnect it, and your Omega2+ will reboot and complete the upgrade.