update wireless documentation to reflect broadcom config changes

[openwrt/svn-archive/archive.git] / docs / wireless.tex

diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index 5734fc093b20157cb8e08286d6901445f3afa48c..0f87810203247861305840f549052307b75d7b9c 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 The WiFi settings are configured in the file \texttt{/etc/config/wireless}
 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.
 
 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.
 


@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Each wireless driver has its own configuration script in \texttt{/lib/wifi/drive
 driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
 Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros.
 
 driver specific options and configurations. This script is also calling driver specific binaries like wlc for
 Broadcom, or hostapd and wpa\_supplicant for atheros.
 

-The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration 
+The reason for using such architecture, is that it abstracts the driver configuration. 

 
 \paragraph{Generic Broadcom wireless config:}
 
 
 \paragraph{Generic Broadcom wireless config:}
 


@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ config wifi-iface
     option encryption   "none"
 \end{Verbatim}
 
     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}
 \paragraph{Generic multi-radio Atheros wireless config:}
 
 \begin{Verbatim}


@@ -77,18 +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
-    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
 
 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 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 


@@ -124,6 +143,14 @@ 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{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.

 
 \end{itemize}
 
 
 \end{itemize}
 


@@ -150,6 +177,9 @@ config wifi-iface
             \item \texttt{adhoc} \\
                 Ad-Hoc mode
 
             \item \texttt{adhoc} \\
                 Ad-Hoc mode
 

+            \item \texttt{monitor} \\
+                Monitor mode
+

             \item \texttt{wds} \\
                 WDS point-to-point link
 
             \item \texttt{wds} \\
                 WDS point-to-point link
 


@@ -161,6 +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:
 


@@ -181,7 +214,7 @@ config wifi-iface
         The RADIUS server ip address
 
     \item \texttt{port} (wpa) \\
         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
 
     \item \texttt{hidden} \\
         0 broadcasts the ssid; 1 disables broadcasting of the ssid


@@ -192,6 +225,100 @@ config wifi-iface
 
 \end{itemize}
 
 
 \end{itemize}
 

+\paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
+
+WDS is a non-standard mode which will be working between two Broadcom devices for instance
+but not between a Broadcom and Atheros device.
+
+\subparagraph{Unencrypted WDS connections}
+
+This configuration example shows you how to setup unencrypted WDS connections.
+We assume that the peer configured as below as the BSSID ca:fe:ba:be:00:01
+and the remote WDS endpoint ca:fe:ba:be:00:02 (option bssid field).
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device      "wl0"
+    option type                "broadcom"
+    option channel      "5"
+
+config wifi-iface
+    option device       "wl0"
+    option network     lan
+    option mode         "ap"
+    option ssid         "OpenWrt"
+    option hidden       "0"
+    option encryption   "none"
+
+config wifi-iface
+    option device       "wl0"
+    option network      lan
+    option mode         wds
+    option ssid         "OpenWrt WDS"
+    option bssid        "ca:fe:ba:be:00:02"
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\subparagraph{Encrypted WDS connections}
+
+It is also possible to encrypt WDS connections. \texttt{psk}, \texttt{psk2} and
+\texttt{psk+psk2} modes are supported. Configuration below is an example
+configuration using Pre-Shared-Keys with AES algorithm.
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device  wl0
+    option type     broadcom
+    option channel  5
+
+config wifi-iface
+    option device   "wl0"
+    option network  lan
+    option mode     ap
+    option ssid     "OpenWrt"
+    option encryption  psk2
+    option key      "<key for clients>"
+
+config wifi-iface
+    option device   "wl0"
+    option network  lan
+    option mode     wds
+    option bssid    ca:fe:ba:be:00:02
+    option ssid     "OpenWrt WDS"
+    option encryption  psk2
+    option key      "<psk for WDS>"
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\paragraph{802.1x configurations}
+
+OpenWrt supports both 802.1x client and Access Point
+configurations. 802.1x client is only working with
+Atheros or mac80211 drivers. Configuration only
+supports EAP types TLS, TTLS or PEAP.
+
+\subparagraph{EAP-TLS}
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-iface
+    option device         "ath0"
+    option network        lan
+    option ssid           OpenWrt
+    option eap_type       tls
+    option ca_cert        "/etc/config/certs/ca.crt"
+    option priv_key       "/etc/config/certs/priv.crt"
+    option priv_key_pwd   "PKCS#12 passphrase"
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\subparagraph{EAP-PEAP}
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-iface
+    option device         "ath0"
+    option network        lan
+    option ssid           OpenWrt
+    option eap_type       peap
+    option ca_cert        "/etc/config/certs/ca.crt"
+    option auth           MSCHAPV2
+    option identity       username
+    option password       password
+\end{Verbatim}

 
 \paragraph{Limitations:}
 
 
 \paragraph{Limitations:}
 


@@ -204,6 +331,7 @@ Only the following mode combinations are supported:
             \item 1x \texttt{sta}, 0-3x \texttt{ap}
             \item 1-4x \texttt{ap}
             \item 1x \texttt{adhoc}
             \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
         \end{itemize}
 
         WDS links can only be used in pure AP mode and cannot use WEP (except when sharing the


@@ -211,15 +339,18 @@ Only the following mode combinations are supported:
 
     \item \textbf{Atheros}: \\
         \begin{itemize}
 
     \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}
             \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}
 
 \end{itemize}
 
 \paragraph{Adding a new driver configuration}
 

-Since we currently only support two different wireless drivers : Broadcom and Atheros,
+Since we currently only support thread different wireless drivers : Broadcom, Atheros and mac80211,

 you might be interested in adding support for another driver like Ralink RT2x00, 
 Texas Instruments ACX100/111.
 
 you might be interested in adding support for another driver like Ralink RT2x00, 
 Texas Instruments ACX100/111.