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+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}
+
+