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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.
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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}
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\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)
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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
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\item \texttt{adhoc} \\
Ad-Hoc mode
\item \texttt{monitor} \\
Monitor mode
\item \texttt{wds} \\
WDS point-to-point link
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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
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\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
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\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}
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}