Wi-Fi is Not Available on Bootable USB

This article explains how to connect to a Wi-Fi network from the BMR recovery environment.

1. On the Downloads menu of the Management Console, navigate to the Bootable USB tab click Create button. The Quick Restore app will be downloaded and installed if necessary, and then started.

2. In the Create Bootable USB wizard, select the Recovery option in the Image creation mode field.

3. If the installed system (where the Bootable ISO/USB is created) does not have the Wi-Fi device drivers of the target computer, specify the folder with these drivers in the Path to drivers field

4. Click on Create and wait until the media creation is done.
5. Boot from the recovery disk and open Command Prompt.

6. Tou need cbb wifi command for connecting to WiFi.

wifi -c -s SSID [-p password]

    -l(-list)            (-list): list WiFi networks
    -c(-connect)         (-connect): connect to WiFi network
    -s(-ssid)            (-ssid): network SSID
    -p(-password)        (-password): network password
    -d(-disconnect)      (-disconnect): disconnect all WiFi networks
    -li(-listInterfaces) (-listInterfaces): list WiFi interfaces
    -ch(-connectHidden)  (-connectHidden): connect to hidden WiFi network
    -i(-interface)       (-interface): network interface
    -a(-auth)            (-auth): authentication mode
    -e(-enc)             (-enc): encryption
    -?(?,/?,help,man)    Show help on connect to WiFi network

7. Enter command cbb wifi -li to start the wlansvc service and list Wi-Fi interfaces:

X:\Cloud.Recovery>cbb wifi -li
Online Backup Server Command Line Interface started
Configuring WiFi...
Starting WLAN AutoConfig service...
Wait for WLAN AutoConfig service...
Service WLAN AutoConfig is started.

Found 1 interfaces:
Id: 6dcf6da1-c1ef-43f9-8b20-3386448db0e4, Description: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz, State: Disconnected

8. Enter command cbb wifi -l to scan for Wi-Fi networks:

X:\Cloud.Recovery>cbb wifi -l
Online Backup Server Command Line Interface started
Configuring WiFi...
WLAN AutoConfig service runnig

Found 4 networks:
SSID: AMO WI-FI, Signal Strength: 65, Security enabled: True, Auth: WPA2PSK, Encryption: AES
SSID: MSP360Lab, Signal Strength: 85, Security enabled: True, Auth: WPA2PSK, Encryption: AES
SSID: DIRECT-Ab-IM350_da4a, Signal Strength: 29, Security enabled: True, Auth: WPA2PSK, Encryption: AES
SSID: CAM_2UXQG4221209, Signal Strength: 43, Security enabled: True, Auth: WPA2PSK, Encryption: AES

9. To connect to a Wi-Fi network, use the following syntax:

cbb wifi -c -s {Network_SSID} -p {WiFi_password}

X:\Cloud.Recovery>cbb wifi -c -s MSP360Lab -p *************
Online Backup Server Command Line Interface started
Configuring WiFi...
WLAN AutoConfig service runnig
Connecting to MSP360Lab network
Connected

10. If the computer has multiple Wi-Fi interfaces, use the following syntax:

cbb wifi -i {WiFi_interface_id} -c -s {Network_SSID} -p {WiFi_password}

X:\Cloud.Recovery>cbb wifi -i 6dcf6da1-c1ef-43f9-8b20-3386448db0e4 -c -s MSP360Lab -p *************
Online Backup Server Command Line Interface started
Configuring WiFi...
WLAN AutoConfig service runnig
Connecting to MSP360Lab network
Connected

11. Enter command cbb wifi -li again to check the connection status (should be State: Connected):

X:\Cloud.Recovery>cbb wifi -li
Online Backup Server Command Line Interface started
Configuring WiFi...
WLAN AutoConfig service runnig

Already connected:
SSID: MSP360Lab, Signal Strength: 86, Rx/Tx rate: 0/105 Mbps

Found 1 interfaces:
Id: 6dcf6da1-c1ef-43f9-8b20-3386448db0e4, Description: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz, State: Connected

12. (Optional) To validate if the IP settings (DHCP) were applied correctly, use the ipconfig command, or go to Setup -> Network:

13. Start the Bare Metal Recovery wizard to proceed with the restore - if the Internet connection is established, no connection errors should appear: