X-Git-Url: http://git.rohieb.name/openwrt.git/blobdiff_plain/ffcd502a138135a74d5bfef640ab39674720879f..076af6aa28ee526113dd2e36bb85c5bf2a4b88b9:/docs/wireless.tex diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex index d6a71e28a..f1725318f 100644 --- a/docs/wireless.tex +++ b/docs/wireless.tex @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config wifi-iface config wifi-device "wifi0" option type "atheros" option channel "5" - option agmode "11g" + option hwmode "11g" config wifi-iface option device "wifi0" @@ -93,21 +93,25 @@ 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 - option agmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros only) +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 hwmode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros, mac80211) + option rxantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom) + option txantenna 0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom) + option txpower transmission power in dBm config wifi-iface - option network the interface you want wifi to bridge with + 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 mode ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, mesh, or wds + option txpower (deprecated) transmission power in dBm option ssid ssid name option bssid bssid address - option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2 + option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2 option key encryption key option key1 key 1 option key2 key 2 @@ -143,11 +147,14 @@ 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. + + \item \texttt{txpower} + Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm. \end{itemize} @@ -177,6 +184,9 @@ config wifi-iface \item \texttt{monitor} \\ Monitor mode + \item \texttt{mesh} \\ + Mesh Point mode (802.11s) + \item \texttt{wds} \\ WDS point-to-point link @@ -188,6 +198,9 @@ 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} + (Deprecated, set in wifi-device) Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm. + \item \texttt{encryption} \\ Encryption setting. Accepts the following values: @@ -219,6 +232,11 @@ config wifi-iface \end{itemize} +\paragraph{Mesh Point} + +Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package +to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces. + \paragraph{Wireless Distribution System} WDS is a non-standard mode which will be working between two Broadcom devices for instance