Network Manager

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NoTouch does - out of the box - support both:

  • System administrators predefining network configuration
  • End users connecting to wireless networks on their own

In general you will be fine with the methods described in the Wireless LAN article.


!!! "Network Manager" has been EOLed early 2015. It may still provided as a courtesy, but PLEASE do not contact support with question about this, it is END-OF-LIFE!!!

The following information is kept for older images only.


NoTouch comes with the "Network Manager", module that allows end users to configure WiFi connections themselves, much like they would on a Windows PC or Mac. This is an alternative to the method of having a system administrator predefining allowed network connections, which is also supported by NoTouch.

We strongly suggest to stay with regular, pre-configured WiFis plus user based WiFi configuration, and use Network Manager only when absolutely necessary. Please see the article about Wireless LAN for more information about how to use WiFi or wireless LAN in general. The Network Manager is based on the well-known open-source software "wicd".

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Activating the Network Manager

To activate the Network Manager, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the local configuration application
  2. Go to "Services" and then "Network Manager"
  3. Set the parameter "Network Manager" to "on"
  4. Change, save, reboot

Deactivating the Network Manager

To activate the Network Manager, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the local configuration application
  2. Go to "Services" and then "Network Manager"
  3. Set the parameter "Network Manager" to "off"
  4. Change, save, reboot

Resetting Network Manager

If for some reasons a user experiences problems, he/she can reset the Network manager:

  1. Open the local configuration application
  2. Do not log in (the user will not have a password anyway)
  3. Click on "Reset Network Manager"
  4. Reboot

Important notes

  • The Network Manager in NoTouch will only configure wireless connections.
  • By switching on the Network Manager, all other methods of WLAN configuration (such as under Interfaces or WPASupplicant) are deactivated and will not be read, no matter what you have configured there.