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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/ |
- | \\ | + | ===== Virtual Wireless Interfaces ===== |
- | \\ | + | Clicking on any of the tabs in the Virtual Wireless Interfaces section displays the configuration/ |
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- | **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 | + | **Interface: **The wireless VIF (Virtual Interface) name |
- | Physical wireless interfaces are listed wl0, wl1, wl2, and so on. An alias (like for physical interfaces) is identified by " | + | **Enabled: |
- | Primary and virtual wireless networks share the same radio frequency of the main interface. | + | **SSID: |
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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: | ||
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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. However, this is hardly noticeable for up to 4-5 virtual SSIDs). | ||
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+ | **WFilter: | ||
===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ||
- | When you create/ | + | **Warning!** Avoid using ' |
- | When saving changes, the MAC Addresses of all defined non-primary wireless VIFs could sometimes | + | When you create/ |
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+ | When saving changes, the MAC Addresses of all defined non-primary wireless VIFs could sometimes already | ||
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- | Configuration | + | You should not adjust the configuration |
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