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authorFelix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>2006-10-16 02:38:08 +0000
committerFelix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>2006-10-16 02:38:08 +0000
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add documentation for /etc/config/wireless and improve formatting
SVN-Revision: 5149
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-rw-r--r--docs/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--docs/config.tex4
-rw-r--r--docs/openwrt.tex60
-rw-r--r--docs/wireless.tex103
4 files changed, 133 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 0a4128754b..8ee4680798 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openwrt.pdf: Makefile openwrt.tex config.tex network.tex network-scripts.tex
+openwrt.pdf: Makefile openwrt.tex config.tex network.tex network-scripts.tex network-scripts.tex wireless.tex
$(MAKE) cleanup
pdflatex openwrt.tex
pdflatex openwrt.tex
diff --git a/docs/config.tex b/docs/config.tex
index 44b6689b53..acb4bdf857 100644
--- a/docs/config.tex
+++ b/docs/config.tex
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ it was written under.
Syntax:
\begin{Verbatim}
-config <type> [<name>] # Section
- option <name> <value> # Option
+config <type> [<name>] # Section
+ option <name> <value> # Option
\end{Verbatim}
Every parameter needs to be a single string and is formatted exactly
diff --git a/docs/openwrt.tex b/docs/openwrt.tex
index ff58169f3f..f1269e296a 100644
--- a/docs/openwrt.tex
+++ b/docs/openwrt.tex
@@ -10,39 +10,33 @@
\tableofcontents
\chapter{The Router}
-\section{Getting started}
-\subsection{Installation}
-\subsection{Initial configuration}
-\subsection{Failsafe mode}
-\section{Configuring OpenWrt}
-\subsection{Network}
-\include{network}
-
-\subsection{Wireless}
-
-\section{Advanced configuration}
-\include{config}
-
-\subsection{Hotplug}
-\subsection{Init scripts}
-\include{init-scripts}
-\subsection{Network scripts}
-\include{network-scripts}
-
+ \section{Getting started}
+ \subsection{Installation}
+ \subsection{Initial configuration}
+ \subsection{Failsafe mode}
+ \section{Configuring OpenWrt}
+ \subsection{Network}
+ \input{network}
+ \subsection{Wireless}
+ \input{wireless}
+ \section{Advanced configuration}
+ \input{config}
+ \subsection{Hotplug}
+ \subsection{Init scripts}
+ \input{init-scripts}
+ \subsection{Network scripts}
+ \input{network-scripts}
\chapter{Development issues}
-\section{The build system}
-\subsection{Building an image}
-\subsection{Integrating packages}
-\subsection{Creating packages}
-
-\section{Extra tools}
-\subsection{Image Builder}
-\subsection{SDK}
-
-\section{Adding platform support}
-\section{Debugging and debricking}
-\subsection{Adding a serial port}
-\subsection{JTAG}
-
+ \section{The build system}
+ \subsection{Building an image}
+ \subsection{Integrating packages}
+ \subsection{Creating packages}
+ \section{Extra tools}
+ \subsection{Image Builder}
+ \subsection{SDK}
+ \section{Adding platform support}
+ \section{Debugging and debricking}
+ \subsection{Adding a serial port}
+ \subsection{JTAG}
\end{document}
diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..279ee55158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+The WiFi settings are configured in the file \texttt{/etc/config/wireless}
+(currently supported on Broadcom only). When booting the router for the first time
+it should detect your card and create a sample configuration that looks like this:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device wl0
+ option type broadcom
+ option channel 5
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device wl0
+ option mode ap
+ option ssid OpenWrt
+ option hidden 0
+ option encryption none
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+There are two types of config sections in this file. The '\texttt{wifi-device}' refers to
+the physical wifi interface and '\texttt{wifi-iface}' configures a virtual interface on top
+of that (if supported by the driver).
+
+\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{type} \\
+ The driver to use for this interface.
+
+ \item \texttt{country} \\
+ The country code used to determine the regulatory settings.
+
+ \item \texttt{channel} \\
+ The wifi channel (1-14, depending on your country setting).
+
+ \item \texttt{maxassoc} \\
+ Maximum number of associated clients
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-iface}:}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{mode} \\
+ Operating mode:
+
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{ap} \\
+ Access point mode
+
+ \item \texttt{sta} \\
+ Client mode
+
+ \item \texttt{adhoc} \\
+ Ad-Hoc mode
+
+ \item \texttt{wds} \\
+ WDS point-to-point link
+
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{network} \\
+ Selects the interface section from \texttt{/etc/config/network} to be
+ used with this interface
+
+ \item \texttt{encryption} \\
+ Encryption setting. Accepts the following values:
+
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{psk}, \texttt{psk2} \\
+ WPA(2) Pre-shared Key
+
+ \item \texttt{wpa}, \texttt{wpa2} \\
+ WPA(2) RADIUS
+
+ \end{itemize}
+
+ \item \texttt{key} (wpa and psk) \\
+ Either the WPA key (PSK mode) or the RADIUS shared secret (WPA RADIUS mode)
+
+ \item \texttt{server} (wpa) \\
+ The RADIUS server address
+
+ \item \texttt{port} (wpa) \\
+ The RADIUS server port
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+\paragraph{Limitations:}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item \textbf{Broadcom}: \\
+ Only the following mode combinations are supported:
+
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item 1x \texttt{sta}, 0-3x \texttt{ap}
+ \item 1-4x \texttt{ap}
+ \item 1x \texttt{adhoc}
+ \end{itemize}
+
+ WDS links can only be used in pure AP mode and can't use WEP (except when sharing the
+ settings with the master interface, which is done automatically).
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+