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diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
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@@ -93,18 +93,21 @@ of that (if supported by the driver).
A full outline of the wireless configuration file with description of each field:
\begin{Verbatim}
-config wifi-device wifi device name
- option type broadcom, atheros, mac80211
- option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
- option channel 1-14
- option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
- option distance 1-n
+config wifi-device wifi device name
+ option type broadcom, atheros, mac80211
+ option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
+ option channel 1-14
+ option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
+ option distance 1-n
option agmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros only)
+ option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
+ option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
config wifi-iface
option network the interface you want wifi to bridge with
option device wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
option mode ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds
+ option txpower transmission power in dBm
option ssid ssid name
option bssid bssid address
option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2
@@ -143,11 +146,11 @@ config wifi-iface
\item \texttt{diversity} \\
Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
- \item \texttt{rxanteanna} \\
- Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
+ \item \texttt{rxantenna} \\
+ Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
- \item \texttt{txanteanna} \\
- Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
+ \item \texttt{txantenna} \\
+ Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.
\end{itemize}
@@ -188,6 +191,9 @@ config wifi-iface
\item \texttt{bssid}
Set the BSSID address to be used for wds to set the mac address of the other wds unit.
+ \item \texttt{txpower}
+ Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm.
+
\item \texttt{encryption} \\
Encryption setting. Accepts the following values: