Update wireless documentation

[openwrt.git] / docs / wireless.tex

diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index 5734fc0..bc9df11 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 The WiFi settings are configured in the file \texttt{/etc/config/wireless}
 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.
 
 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.
 


@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Each wireless driver has its own configuration script in \texttt{/lib/wifi/drive
 driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
 Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros.
 
 driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
 Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros.
 

-The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration 
+The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration. 

 
 \paragraph{Generic Broadcom wireless config:}
 
 
 \paragraph{Generic Broadcom wireless config:}
 


@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ config wifi-iface
     option encryption   "none"
 \end{Verbatim}
 
     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}
 \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
 
 \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)
     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
 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 
     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{adhoc} \\
                 Ad-Hoc mode
 

+            \item \texttt{monitor} \\
+                Monitor mode
+

             \item \texttt{wds} \\
                 WDS point-to-point link
 
             \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 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
 
     \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{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
         \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 \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}
             \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}
 \end{itemize}
 
 \paragraph{Adding a new driver configuration}