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
-it should detect your card and create a sample configuration that looks like this:
+(currently supported on Broadcom and Atheros). 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.
+
+\paragraph{Generic Broadcom wireless config:}
\begin{Verbatim}
config wifi-device "wl0"
config wifi-iface
option device "wl0"
+# option network lan
+ option mode "ap"
+ option ssid "OpenWrt"
+ option hidden "0"
+ option encryption "none"
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\paragraph{Generic Atheros wireless config:}
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device "wifi0"
+ option type "atheros"
+ option channel "5"
+ option mode "11g"
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device "wifi0"
+# option network lan
option mode "ap"
option ssid "OpenWrt"
option hidden "0"
option encryption "none"
\end{Verbatim}
+\paragraph{Generic multi-radio Atheros wireless conifg:}
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device wifi0
+ option type atheros
+ option channel 1
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device wifi0
+# option network lan
+ option mode ap
+ option ssid OpenWrt_private
+ option hidden 0
+ option encryption none
+
+config wifi-device wifi1
+ option type atheros
+ option channel 11
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device wifi1
+# option network lan
+ option mode ap
+ option ssid OpenWrt_public
+ option hidden 1
+ option encryption none
+\end{Verbatim}
+
There are two types of config sections in this file. The '\texttt{wifi-device}' refers to
the physical wifi interface and '\texttt{wifi-iface}' configures a virtual interface on top
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
+ option country us, uk, fr, de, etc.
+ option channel 1-14
+ option maxassoc 1-128 (broadcom only)
+ option distance 1-n
+ option mode 11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros only)
+
+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 ssid ssid name
+ option bssid bssid address
+ option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2
+ option key encryption key
+ option key1 key 1
+ option key2 key 2
+ option key3 key 3
+ option key4 key 4
+ option server ip address
+ option port port
+ option hidden 0,1
+ option isolate 0,1
+\end{Verbatim}
+
\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:}
\begin{itemize}
\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).
+ The wifi channel (e.g. 1-14, depending on your country setting).
\item \texttt{maxassoc} \\
- Maximum number of associated clients
+ Optional: Maximum number of associated clients. This feature is supported only on the broadcom chipset.
+
+ \item \texttt{distance} \\
+ Optional: Distance between the ap and the furthest client in meters. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
+
+ \item \texttt{mode} \\
+ The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the atheros chipset.
+
\end{itemize}
\paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-iface}:}
\begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{network} \\
+ Selects the interface section from \texttt{/etc/config/network} to be
+ used with this interface
+
+ \item \texttt{device} \\
+ Set the wifi device name.
+
\item \texttt{mode} \\
Operating mode:
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{ssid}
+ Set the SSID to be used on the wifi device.
+
+ \item \texttt{bssid}
+ Set the BSSID address to be used for wds to set the mac address of the other wds unit.
\item \texttt{encryption} \\
Encryption setting. Accepts the following values:
\begin{itemize}
+ \item \texttt{none}
+ \item \texttt{wep}
\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{key, key1, key2, key3, key4} (wep, wpa and psk) \\
+ WEP key, WPA key (PSK mode) or the RADIUS shared secret (WPA RADIUS mode)
\item \texttt{server} (wpa) \\
- The RADIUS server address
+ The RADIUS server ip address
\item \texttt{port} (wpa) \\
The RADIUS server port
+ \item \texttt{hidden} \\
+ 0 broadcasts the ssid; 1 disables broadcasting of the ssid
+
+ \item \texttt{isolate} \\
+ Optional: Isolation is a mode usually set on hotspots that limits the clients to communicate only with the AP and not with other wireless clients.
+ 0 disables ap isolation (default); 1 enables ap isolation.
+
\end{itemize}
+
\paragraph{Limitations:}
+There are certain limitations when combining modes.
+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
+ WDS links can only be used in pure AP mode and cannot 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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