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Add guide for changing Wi-Fi hotspot password via device-admin (#52)
This PR adds a how-to usage guide for the functionality added by openUC2/machine-admin#41 . This work is tracked on Notion at https://www.notion.so/Support-changing-the-Wi-Fi-hotspot-password-from-the-Machine-Admin-app-3224e612c78a809cbebcdb052a8545de?source=copy_link
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### How to change the Wi-Fi hotspot's password
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#### via Machine Administration
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1. [Open the browser app](./access.md#browser-apps) for Machine Administration.
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2. Open the Internet Access page.
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3. In the "Wi-Fi hotspot" section, enter a new password (at least 8 characters long, and up to 63 characters long) and press the "Update and restart" button.
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#### via the terminal
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By default, the password used for [connecting to the machine's Wi-Fi hotspot](./connectivity.md#via-the-machines-wi-fi-hotspot) is `youseetoo`.
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You should change this password to something more secure:
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1. [Enter the machine's terminal](./access.md#the-machines-terminal).
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2. Run the following command and follow the displayed instructions:
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2. Run the following command and follow the displayed instructions in order to enter a new password (at least 8 characters long, and up to 63 characters long):
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```bash
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read -sp "Enter a new password: " password && echo "psk=$password" | sudo tee >/dev/null \
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/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections.d/wlan0-hotspot/51-wifi-security-password.nmconnection

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