From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Michael Tremer <michael.tremer@ipfire.org>
To: development@lists.ipfire.org
Subject: Re: 802.11ac - specific config requirements for hostapd
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:54:39 +0000
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> On 28 Dec 2018, at 22:49, Horace Michael <horace.michael(a)gmx.com> wrote:
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> Hi
> <michael.tremer(a)ipfire.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
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>>> On 28 Dec 2018, at 22:41, Horace Michael <horace.michael(a)gmx.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> Hello,
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>>> Please consider to add to WUI (cgi-bin/wlanap.cgi) a field where
>> specific 802.11ac settings can be added.
>>> Ex:
>>> vht_oper_chwidth=3D1
>>> vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx=3D42
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>> It is absolutely impossible to hardcode a specific channel.
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> vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx was a bad example - it is computed based on th=
e channel...
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> Other than that the list of settings required by 802.11ac is quite long and=
 currently there is no place to add them in WUI.

*What* other settings? 802.11ac runs fine as it is. You need to be clearer on=
 what you want to achieve here.

-Michael

>>> Others specific settings might be needed - as listed in the hostapd
>> configuration file https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/hostapd/hostapd.conf
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>>> Currently these settings added to /etc/hostapd.conf don't survire
>> when WUI is used - settings need to be added back afer WUI is used and
>> hostapd restarted.=20
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>>> Thank you for considering this improvement,
>>> Horace=20
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>> -Michael
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> --
> Horace Michael (aka H&M)
> Please excuse my typos and brevity. Sent from a Smartphone.


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