update wireless documentation to reflect broadcom config changes

[openwrt/openwrt.git] / docs / wireless.tex

diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index d6a71e28a9e95139c91737b8ce185cb676c598d7..0f87810203247861305840f549052307b75d7b9c 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -93,18 +93,21 @@ of that (if supported by the driver).
 A full outline of the wireless configuration file with description of each field:
 
 \begin{Verbatim}
 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
+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)
     option agmode     11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros only)

+    option rxantenna  0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
+    option txantenna  0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)

 
 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
 
 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 ssid     ssid name
     option bssid    bssid address
     option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2 
     option ssid     ssid name
     option bssid    bssid address
     option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2 


@@ -143,11 +146,11 @@ config wifi-iface
     \item \texttt{diversity} \\
        Optional: Enable diversity for the Wi-Fi device. This feature is supported only 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{rxanteanna} \\
-       Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for reception. 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{txanteanna} \\
-       Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported only on the atheros chipset.
+    \item \texttt{txantenna} \\
+       Optional: Antenna identifier (0, 1 or 2) for emission. This feature is supported by atheros and some broadcom chipsets.

 
 \end{itemize}
 
 
 \end{itemize}
 


@@ -188,6 +191,9 @@ 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{bssid}
        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.
+

     \item \texttt{encryption} \\
         Encryption setting. Accepts the following values:
 
     \item \texttt{encryption} \\
         Encryption setting. Accepts the following values: