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author | kmpm <peter@birchroad.net> | 2019-01-20 19:47:04 +0100 |
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committer | kmpm <peter@birchroad.net> | 2019-01-20 19:47:04 +0100 |
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Split network-interfaces into multiple files
- Now sections as separate files under interfaces/
- Fixed some references
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diff --git a/docs/interfaces/wireless.rst b/docs/interfaces/wireless.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..46c038af --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/interfaces/wireless.rst @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +Wireless Interfaces +------------------- +.. _interfaces-wireless: + +Wireless, for example WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, interfaces allow for connection to +WiFi networks or act as an access-point. +If your device is configurable it will appear as `wlan` in `show interfaces`. + +To be able to use the wireless interfaces you will first need to set a +regulatory domain with the country code of your locaion. + +.. code-block:: sh + + set system wifi-regulatory-domain SE + +An example on how to set it up as an access point: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces wireless wlan0 address '192.168.99.1/24' + set interfaces wireless wlan0 type access-point + set interfaces wireless wlan0 channel 1 + set interfaces wireless wlan0 ssid '<your ssid>' + set interfaces wireless wlan0 security wpa mode wpa2 + set interfaces wireless wlan0 security wpa cipher CCMP + set interfaces wireless wlan0 security wpa passphrase '<your passphrase>' + +Resulting in + +.. code-block:: sh + + interfaces { + [...] + wireless wlan0 { + address 192.168.99.1/24 + channel 1 + mode g + security { + wpa { + cipher CCMP + mode wpa2 + passphrase "<your passphrase>" + } + } + ssid "<your ssid>" + type access-point + } + } + system { + [...] + wifi-regulatory-domain SE + } + +To get it to work as a access point with this configuration you will need +to set up a DHCP server to work with that network. |