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====== Virtual Wireless ====== | ====== Virtual Wireless ====== | ||
- | The Virtual Wireless menu allows you to create and modify virtual wireless interfaces for virtual wireless networks. | + | The Virtual Wireless menu allows you to create and modify virtual wireless interfaces for virtual wireless networks. This is useful for creating things like guest networks, (for questionable/ |
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- | {{:virtual_wireless.jpg}} | + | **Interface **- The wireless VIF (Virtual Interface) name |
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+ | **Enabled **- Whether this VIF should be active and brought online | ||
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+ | **SSID - **The wireless Service Set Identifier | ||
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+ | **Mode - **Allows selection of the wireless Interface' | ||
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+ | * Access Point | ||
+ | * Access Point + WDS | ||
+ | * Wireless Client | ||
+ | * Wireless Ethernet Bridge | ||
+ | * WDS | ||
+ | * Media Bridge | ||
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+ | For details on Wireless modes, please see the " | ||
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+ | **Bridge** - Allows you to select to which LAN bridge this VIF should be assigned. | ||
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+ | Virtual wireless networks share the same radio as their corresponding main wireless interface. Thus, for any virtual wireless network you want to enable, you must ensure the corresponding, | ||
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+ | Physical wireless interfaces are listed as wl0, wl1, wl2, and so on. An alias (like for physical interfaces) is identified by a period (" | ||
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+ | The more virtual interfaces there are, the more possible SSIDs you get and the less throughput is available to each client (though this is hardly noticeable for up to 4-5 virtual SSIDs). | ||
- | **Interface **- The wireless VIF (Virtual Interface) name\\ **Enabled **- Whether this VIF should be active and brought online \\ **SSID - **The wireless Service Set Identifier** **\\ **Mode - **Allows selection of Interface mode: Access Point, WDS, Wireless Client, etcetera** **\\ **Bridge** - Allows you to select which LAN bridge this VIF should be assigned \\ | ||
===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ||
- | - When creating/defining | + | When you create/define |
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- | - The Tomato | + | When saving changes, the MAC Addresses |
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+ | FreshTomato' | ||
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+ | Configuration settings for the primary VIF of any physical wireless interfaces shouldn' | ||