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@@ -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
@@ -140,6 +144,17 @@ config wifi-iface
 	\item \texttt{mode} \\
 		The frequency band (\texttt{b}, \texttt{g}, \texttt{bg}, \texttt{a}). This feature is only supported on the atheros chipset.
 
+    \item \texttt{diversity} \\
+	Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. 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{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}
 
@@ -169,6 +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
 
@@ -180,6 +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:
 
@@ -211,6 +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