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diff --git a/docs/interfaces/wireless.rst b/docs/interfaces/wireless.rst index 46c038af..26169a91 100644 --- a/docs/interfaces/wireless.rst +++ b/docs/interfaces/wireless.rst @@ -1,29 +1,58 @@ +.. _wireless: + 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`. +:abbr:`WLAN (Wireless LAN)` interface provide 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac) wireless +support (commonly referred to as Wi-Fi) by means of compatible hardware. If your +hardware supports it, VyOS supports multiple logical wireless interfaces per +physical device. + +There are three modes of operation for a wireless interface: + +* :abbr:`WAP (Wireless Access-Point)` provides network access to connecting + stations if the physical hardware supports acting as a WAP + +* A station acts as a Wi-Fi client accessing the network through an available + WAP + +* Monitor, the system passively monitors any kind of wireless traffic + +If the system detects an unconfigured wireless device, it will be automatically +added the configuration tree, specifying any detected settings (for example, +its MAC address) and configured to run in monitor mode. 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 +.. option:: set system wifi-regulatory-domain DE - set system wifi-regulatory-domain SE + Configure system wide Wi-Fi regulatory domain. A reboot is required for this + change to be enabled. -An example on how to set it up as an access point: +Configuring Access-Point +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The following example creates a WAP. When configuring multiple WAP interfaces, +you must specify unique IP addresses, channels, Network IDs commonly refered +to as :addr:`SSID (Service Set Identifier), and MAC addresses. + +The WAP in this example has the following characteristics: +* IP address ``192.0.2.1/24`` +* Network ID (SSID) ``TEST`` +* WPA passphrase ``12345678`` +* Use 802.11n protocol +* Wireless channel ``1`` .. code-block:: sh - set interfaces wireless wlan0 address '192.168.99.1/24' + set interfaces wireless wlan0 address '192.0.2.1/24' set interfaces wireless wlan0 type access-point set interfaces wireless wlan0 channel 1 - set interfaces wireless wlan0 ssid '<your ssid>' + set interfaces wireless wlan0 ssid 'TEST' 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>' + set interfaces wireless wlan0 security wpa passphrase '12345678' Resulting in @@ -32,24 +61,57 @@ Resulting in interfaces { [...] wireless wlan0 { - address 192.168.99.1/24 + address 192.0.2.1/24 channel 1 mode g security { wpa { cipher CCMP mode wpa2 - passphrase "<your passphrase>" + passphrase "12345678" } } - ssid "<your ssid>" + ssid "TEST" type access-point } } system { [...] - wifi-regulatory-domain SE + wifi-regulatory-domain DE } 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. +to set up a DHCP server to work with that network. You can - of course - also +bridge the Wireless interface with any configured bridge (:ref:`bridge`) on +the system. + +Configuring Wireless Station +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The example creates a wireless station (commonly referred to as Wi-Fi client) +that accesses the network through the WAP defined in the above example. The +default physical device (``phy0``) is used. + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces wireless wlan0 type station + set interfaces wireless wlan0 address dhcp + set interfaces wireless wlan0 ssid Test + set interfaces wireless wlan0 security wpa + +Resulting in + +.. code-block:: sh + + interfaces { + [...] + wireless wlan0 { + address dhcp + security { + wpa { + passphrase "12345678" + } + } + ssid TEST + type station + }
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