Standalone Internet Access

Temporarily connecting AI Node to the internet through an office router or similar

This section describes a configuration for development purposes only, since the changes don't persist after a reboot.

There are three methods to connect AI Node to the Internet:

1. Use AI Node with Skynode, and enable Skynode's internet sharing

2. Connect AI Node to Ethernet via ETH0/ETH1

3. Connect AI Node via USB-C to another machine

The following section explains how to connect AI Node to a standard internet router, such as a gateway in your office network. Due to the DHCP client running on ETH1, this port is easier to connect to a router than ETH0.

Internet access via ETH0 and ETH1

ETH0

ETH0 is by default configured to static IP address 172.20.50.50, and therefore, will not automatically pick up different IP address via DHCP. Is is possible to manually set an IP address in the network of the router you are connecting the AI Node to.

First, connect ETH0 to network using using Developer Cable (item 115-00032) from AI Node eval kit. Next, use the following commands to configure the IP address and subnet manually. Replace the IP addresses and default gateway as needed:

# Remove current ip from eth0
$ ip addr flush dev eth0

# Set new ip address. This should be within subnet of your network
$ ip addr add 192.168.34.99/24 dev eth0

# Add default gateway of your network, which is typically your router
$ ip route add default default gw 192.168.34.1

# AI Node now has internet access via `eth0`
$ ping auterion.com
PING auterion.com (******) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from *********: icmp_seq=1 ttl=108 time=3.00 ms

ETH1

ETH1 is by default configured as DHCP client. When no other network devices are connected*, connecting network via ETH1 port to Ethernet using Developer Cable (item 115-00032) from AI Node eval kit will give immediate access to internet.

Network access via USB TypeC adapter

When no other network devices are connected*, connecting network via USB Ethernet adapter will give immidiate access to internet. You could use Use USB TypeC OTG cable (item 880-00021) from AI Node eval kit to expose USB A connector.