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toggle_radio [2023/08/06 21:40] – [Wireless SSID-specific operation] -clarity, formatting hogwild | toggle_radio [2023/08/06 21:47] – [Specific Wireless chipset (2.4/5GHz) operations] -change "enable/disable" to "control" hogwild | ||
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- | ===== Wireless chipset (2.4/ | + | ===== Specific |
- | Modern routers come with 2 or more chipsets WiFi interfaces. There is usually one 2.4GHz interface and one or more 5GHz interfaces. In certain | + | Modern routers come with two or more chipsets/WiFi interfaces. There is usually one 2.4GHz interface and one or more 5GHz interfaces. In certain |
Once you've identified the name of the appropriate radio interface (via the [[advanced-wlanvifs|Virtual Wireless]] page): | Once you've identified the name of the appropriate radio interface (via the [[advanced-wlanvifs|Virtual Wireless]] page): | ||
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- | Do not blindly use this table. Router interface names may vary. For full chipset operation, refer to the " | + | Do not blindly use this table. It is only an example. Router interface names may vary. For full chipset operation, refer to the " |
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===== WiFi SSID-specific operation ===== | ===== WiFi SSID-specific operation ===== | ||
- | In some cases, you might want to just restrict access to only one specific SSID or change settings specific to only one WiFi interface. | + | In some cases, you might want to just restrict access to only one specific SSID or change settings specific to only one WiFi interface. |
- | First, identify the SSID virtual interface you want to control. | + | This can be achieved as follows: |
- | The full list of WiFi interfaces on your router and all its sub-interfaces can be found in the [[advanced-wireless|Virtual Wireless]] menu. | + | First, identify the SSID virtual interface you want to control. |
Virtual interfaces are always defined as: '' | Virtual interfaces are always defined as: '' | ||
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- | ==== Wireless SSID specific operation ==== | + | \\ |
- | Let's say, as it often happens), a specific SSID you have defined is operational on multiple interfaces/ | ||
- | **Force Off**\\ | + | ==== Wireless SSID-specific operation ==== |
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- | nvram show | grep ssid | grep $SSID | while read line; do wl -i $(echo $line | cut -d" | + | Often, a specific defined SSID operates on multiple interfaces/ |
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- | nvram show | grep ssid | grep $SSID | while read line; do wl -i $(echo $line | cut -d" |