So Intel Edison can be recognized as a COM port, please install
Linux
user@host:~$ dmesg
[11940.538090] ftdi_sio 6-1:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
[11940.538137] usb 6-1: Detected FT232RL
[11940.538139] usb 6-1: Number of endpoints 2
[11940.538142] usb 6-1: Endpoint 1 MaxPacketSize 64
[11940.538144] usb 6-1: Endpoint 2 MaxPacketSize 64
[11940.538147] usb 6-1: Setting MaxPacketSize 64
[11940.540185] usb 6-1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
user@host:~$ sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
OS X
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Serial Communication Application
PuTTY is an SSH and telnet client, developed originally by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform. PuTTY is open source software that is available with source code and is developed and supported by a group of volunteers.
Minicom
Yocto @ Edison
Connect your development board (Intel Edison/Intel Galileo) to your Development Workstation using the registered COM / TTY device and boot up
Poky (Yocto Project Reference Distro) 1.7.3 edison ttyMFD2
edison login: root
Last login: Mon Jun 6 21:33:16 UTC 2016 on ttyMFD2
Configure Edison: WiFi Connection
Scanning: 1 seconds left
0 : Rescan for networks
1 : Exit WiFi Setup
2 : Manually input a hidden SSID
3 : CACUNAT
4 : INFINITUMf89t
5 : INFINITUM09E845
6 : 17057Abril
7 : INFINITUMndjj
8 : INFINITUMfjph
Enter 0 to rescan for networks.
Enter 1 to exit.
Enter 2 to input a hidden network SSID.
Enter a number between 3 to 8 to choose one of the listed network SSIDs: 8
Is INFINITUMfjph correct? [Y or N]: Y
Password must be between 8 and 63 characters.
What is the network password?: **********
Initiating connection to INFINITUMfjph. Please wait...
Attempting to enable network access, please check 'wpa_cli status' after a minu.
Done. Please connect your laptop or PC to the same network as this device and g.
Warning: SSH is not yet enabled on the wireless interface. To enable SSH access.
root@edison:~#
root@edison:~# ping -c 2 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=0 ttl=59 time=151.659 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=1 ttl=59 time=43.713 ms
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 43.713/97.686/151.659 ms
root@edison:~#
Shutdown usb0 interface and check IP address assigned
root@edison:~# ifconfig usb0 down
root@edison:~# ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
...
...
wlan Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1C:C0:AE:B5:E6
inet addr:192.168.1.74 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
...
...
root@edison:~# configure_edison --password
Configure Edison: Device Password
Enter a new password (leave empty to abort)
This will be used to connect to the access point and login to the device.
Password: ********
Please enter the password again: ********
First-time root password setup complete. Enabling SSH on WiFi interface.
The device password has been changed.