Once you have that configured, however, you still need to know how to do tasks remotely that would previously be handled by a GUI interface (like turning on the Wi-Fi). The best way to avoid falling into that trap is to configure your Raspberry Pi for remote access. RELATED: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi If you’re a Raspberry Pi enthusiast (or quickly becoming one), you know how annoying it can be to realize that your headless Pi project now needs yet another little tweak that likely necessitates hooking up a monitor and keyboard/mouse to the box. Skip hooking it back up to all the peripherals and quickly add in Wi-Fi support from the command line. You configured your headless Raspberry Pi just the way you want it, it’s settled in and running smoothly, but suddenly you want to move it away from its Ethernet tether with a Wi-Fi module.
