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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 | + | **Interface: |
- | **Mode - **Allows selection of Interface mode: | + | **Enabled: |
- | Access Point | + | **SSID: |
- | WDS | + | **Mode: |
- | Wireless Client | + | * Access Point |
+ | * Access Point + WDS | ||
+ | * Wireless Client | ||
+ | * Wireless Ethernet Bridge | ||
+ | * WDS | ||
+ | * Media Bridge | ||
- | **Bridge** | + | For details on Wireless modes, please see the " |
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- | Virtual wireless networks share the same radio used for the the corresponding main wireless interface. Because of this, for any virtual wireless network | + | **Bridge: |
- | Physical | + | Virtual |
- | The more virtual | + | Physical wireless |
+ | The more virtual interfaces there are, the more possible SSIDs you get and the less throughput is available to each client. However, the performance difference is barely noticeable for up to 4-5 virtual SSIDs. | ||
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+ | **WFilter: | ||
===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ||
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+ | **Warning!** Avoid using virtual interfaces on an interface in Wireless Ethernet Bridge or Media Bridge mode due to possible problems. | ||
When you create/ | When you create/ | ||
- | When saving changes, the MAC Addresses of all defined non-primary wireless VIFs could sometimes already be set, but might be recreated by the wl driver (Broadcom' | + | When saving changes, the MAC Addresses of all defined non-primary wireless VIFs could sometimes already be set, but might be recreated by the wl driver (Broadcom' |
FreshTomato' | FreshTomato' | ||
- | Configuration | + | You should not change configuration |
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