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
+(currently supported on Broadcom and Atheros). When booting the router for the first time
it should detect your card and create a sample configuration that looks like this:
+\paragraph{Sample Broadcom wireless config:}
+
+\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}
+
+\paragraph{Sample Atheros wireless config:}
+
\begin{Verbatim}
-config wifi-device wl0
- option type broadcom
- option channel 5
+config wifi-device "wifi0"
+ option type "atheros"
+ option channel "5"
+ option mode "11g"
config wifi-iface
- option device wl0
- option mode ap
- option ssid OpenWrt
- option hidden 0
- option encryption none
+ option device "wifi0"
+ 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
\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:}
\begin{itemize}
- \item \texttt{type} \\
- The driver to use for this interface.
+ \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{mode} \\
+ The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a})
+
+ \item \texttt{country} \\
+ The country code used to determine the regulatory settings.
- \item \texttt{maxassoc} \\
- Maximum number of associated clients
+ \item \texttt{channel} \\
+ The wifi channel (e.g. 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
+ \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:}
+Only the following mode combinations are supported:
+
\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).
+ \item \textbf{Broadcom}: \\
+ \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).
+
+ \item \textbf{Atheros}: \\
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item 1x \texttt{sta}, 0-4x \texttt{ap}
+ \item 1-4x \texttt{ap}
+ \item 1x \texttt{adhoc}
+ \end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
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