allow mac80211 devices to be configured to do 802.11s, requires iw

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

diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index bc41b0e054f21e0e28bab93dd3a89034b3e7fc82..f1725318f866f07eeca0dab4929b76f1f3792d40 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ config wifi-device    wifi device name
     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
@@ -152,6 +153,9 @@ config wifi-iface
     \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}:}
@@ -180,6 +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
 
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@ config wifi-iface
        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:
@@ -225,6 +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