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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} |