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authorFlorian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>2008-07-26 18:20:45 +0000
committerFlorian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>2008-07-26 18:20:45 +0000
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Update wireless documentation
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diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index 7e96239722..bc9df11411 100644
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
The WiFi settings are configured in the file \texttt{/etc/config/wireless}
-(currently supported on Broadcom and Atheros). When booting the router for the first time
+(currently supported on Broadcom, Atheros and mac80211). When booting the router for the first time
it should detect your card and create a sample configuration file. By default '\texttt{option network lan}' is
commented. This prevents unsecured sharing of the network over the wireless interface.
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ config wifi-iface
option encryption "none"
\end{Verbatim}
+\paragraph{Generic mac80211 wireless config:}
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device "wifi0"
+ option type "mac80211"
+ option channel "5"
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device "wlan0"
+# option network lan
+ option mode "ap"
+ option ssid "OpenWrt"
+ option hidden "0"
+ option encryption "none"
+\end{Verbatim}
+
\paragraph{Generic multi-radio Atheros wireless config:}
\begin{Verbatim}
@@ -78,7 +94,7 @@ 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
+ option type broadcom, atheros, mac80211
option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
option channel 1-14
option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
@@ -88,7 +104,7 @@ config wifi-device wifi device name
config wifi-iface
option network the interface you want wifi to bridge with
option device wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
- option mode ap, sta, adhoc, or wds
+ option mode ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds
option ssid ssid name
option bssid bssid address
option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2
@@ -150,6 +166,9 @@ config wifi-iface
\item \texttt{adhoc} \\
Ad-Hoc mode
+ \item \texttt{monitor} \\
+ Monitor mode
+
\item \texttt{wds} \\
WDS point-to-point link
@@ -181,7 +200,7 @@ config wifi-iface
The RADIUS server ip address
\item \texttt{port} (wpa) \\
- The RADIUS server port
+ The RADIUS server port (defaults to 1812)
\item \texttt{hidden} \\
0 broadcasts the ssid; 1 disables broadcasting of the ssid
@@ -204,6 +223,7 @@ Only the following mode combinations are supported:
\item 1x \texttt{sta}, 0-3x \texttt{ap}
\item 1-4x \texttt{ap}
\item 1x \texttt{adhoc}
+ \item 1x \texttt{monitor}
\end{itemize}
WDS links can only be used in pure AP mode and cannot use WEP (except when sharing the
@@ -211,10 +231,13 @@ Only the following mode combinations are supported:
\item \textbf{Atheros}: \\
\begin{itemize}
- \item 1x \texttt{sta}, 0-4x \texttt{ap}
- \item 1-4x \texttt{ap}
+ \item 1x \texttt{sta}, 0-Nx \texttt{ap}
+ \item 1-Nx \texttt{ap}
\item 1x \texttt{adhoc}
\end{itemize}
+
+ N is the maximum number of VAPs that the module allows, it defaults to 4, but can be
+ changed by loading the module with the maxvaps=N parameter.
\end{itemize}
\paragraph{Adding a new driver configuration}