Getting Started

From the Ocean home page:

Ocean is a mobile server, a device that combines the portability of a mobile phone with the flexibility of a Linux web server.

This implies different setup, administration, and application development steps than you would get with other devices. This documentation web site provides all the information you need to get the most out of your Ocean.

Prerequisites

To communicate with your Ocean via another computer, some tools may be required. Check the following guides to see if you need to install anything.

• Prerequisites for OSX
• Prerequisites for Linux
• Prerequisites for Windows

Setup Your Ocean WiFi Over USB

Ocean is a computer running the Linux operating system. The Ocean is set up to function like a traditional Linux server, in that you do not directly interact with the Ocean via a screen or mouse. Instead, you connect to the device with a remote terminal over a network.

However, since our device does not contain a direct ethernet port, the method for doing this involves a USB connection. Ocean is intended to be used wirelessly, so you should only need to use the USB connection once, when setting up the Ocean for the first time.

• Set up your Ocean using OSX
• Set up your Ocean using Linux
• Set up your Ocean using Windows

Connect to Your Ocean With SSH

Once you've setup WiFi on your Ocean, you'll want to begin communicating with it. ssh is a program that allows secure communication over a network. The following guides explain how to use ssh to talk to your Ocean on your operating system of choice.

• Connect to your Ocean with ssh on OSX
• Connect to your Ocean with ssh on Linux
• Connect to your Ocean with ssh on Windows