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 device wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
- option mode ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds
- option txpower transmission power in dBm
+ 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
\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}
\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-iface}:}
\item \texttt{monitor} \\
Monitor mode
+ \item \texttt{mesh} \\
+ Mesh Point mode (802.11s)
+
\item \texttt{wds} \\
WDS point-to-point link
Set the BSSID address to be used for wds to set the mac address of the other wds unit.
\item \texttt{txpower}
- Set the transmission power to be used. The amount is specified in dBm.
+ (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:
\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