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diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index 67502338509568b4a34d194f4a3e0ce3aba6c977..6243763b79dea58d85d2500dcaef2f95ded6c5a2 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config wifi-iface
 config wifi-device      "wifi0"
     option type         "atheros"
     option channel      "5"
 config wifi-device      "wifi0"
     option type         "atheros"
     option channel      "5"

-    option agmode      "11g"
+    option hwmode      "11g"

 
 config wifi-iface
     option device       "wifi0"
 
 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}
 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
 
 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 device   wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
     option mode     ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds

+    option txpower  (deprecated) transmission power in dBm

     option ssid     ssid name
     option bssid    bssid address
     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
     option key      encryption key
     option key1     key 1
     option key2     key 2


@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ config wifi-iface
     option port     port
     option hidden   0,1
     option isolate  0,1
     option port     port
     option hidden   0,1
     option isolate  0,1

+    option doth     0,1        (atheros, broadcom)
+    option wmm      0,1        (atheros, broadcom)

 \end{Verbatim}
 
 \paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:}
 \end{Verbatim}
 
 \paragraph{Options for the \texttt{wifi-device}:}


@@ -140,6 +146,17 @@ 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{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}
 
 
 \end{itemize}
 


@@ -180,6 +197,9 @@ 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}
+       (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:
 
     \item \texttt{encryption} \\
         Encryption setting. Accepts the following values:
 


@@ -209,6 +229,14 @@ config wifi-iface
         Optional: Isolation is a mode usually set on hotspots that limits the clients to communicate only with the AP and not with other wireless clients.
         0 disables ap isolation (default); 1 enables ap isolation.
 
         Optional: Isolation is a mode usually set on hotspots that limits the clients to communicate only with the AP and not with other wireless clients.
         0 disables ap isolation (default); 1 enables ap isolation.
 

+    \item \texttt{doth} \\
+        Optional: Toggle 802.11h mode.
+        0 disables 802.11h (default); 1 enables it.
+
+    \item \texttt{wmm} \\
+        Optional: Toggle 802.11e mode.
+        0 disables 802.11e (default); 1 enables it.
+

 \end{itemize}
 
 \paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
 \end{itemize}
 
 \paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}