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advanced-wlanvifs [2022/07/15 01:40] – [Virtual Wireless Notes] added warning about using virtual interface on WEB or MB interface hommeoursporc | advanced-wlanvifs [2023/06/18 23:03] (current) – hogwild | ||
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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/ | 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 Interfaces ===== | ||
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+ | 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 | + | **Interface: **The wireless VIF (Virtual Interface) name |
- | **Enabled **- Whether this VIF should be active and brought online | + | **Enabled: |
- | **SSID | + | **SSID: |
- | **Mode | + | **Mode: |
* Access Point | * Access Point | ||
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* Media Bridge | * Media Bridge | ||
- | For details on Wireless modes, please see the " | + | For details on Wireless modes, please see the " |
- | **Bridge** | + | \\ |
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+ | **Bridge:** Allows you to select to which LAN bridge this VIF should be assigned. | ||
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, | 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 (" | Physical wireless interfaces are listed as wl0, wl1, wl2, and so on. An alias (like for physical interfaces) is identified by a period (" | ||
- | The more virtual interfaces there are, the more possible SSIDs you get and the less throughput is available to each client | + | 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 |
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===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ||
- | **Warning!** Avoid using 'virtual interfaces' | + | **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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