tx-power-mode ( all-rates-fixed | card-rates | default | manual-table ; default: default ) - choose
the transmit power mode for the card:
• all-rates-fixed - use one transmit power value for all rates, as configured in tx-power
• card-rates - use transmit power, that for different rates is calculated according the cards
transmit power algorithm, which as an argument takes tx-power value
• default - use the default tx-power
• manual-table - use the transmit powers as defined in /interface wireless manual-tx-power-table
update-stats-interval ( time ) - how often to update statistics in /interface wireless
registration-table
wds-default-bridge ( name ; default: none ) - the default bridge for WDS interface. If you use
dynamic WDS then it is very useful in cases when wds connection is reset - the newly created
dynamic WDS interface will be put in this bridge
wds-ignore-ssid ( yes | no ; default: no ) - if set to 'yes', the AP will create WDS links with any
other AP in this frequency. If set to 'no' the ssid values must match on both APs
wds-mode ( disabled | dynamic | static ) - WDS mode:
• disabled - WDS interfaces are disabled
• dynamic - WDS interfaces are created 'on the fly'
• static - WDS interfaces are created manually
Notes
The IEEE 802.11 standard limitation makes it impossible for wireless cards in station mode to work
as expected when bridged. That means that if you need to create a bridge, you should not use station
mode on that machine. In case you need a bridge on a wireless station, use station-wds mode (may
only be used in the AP supports WDS). Bridging on the AP side works fine.
It is strongly suggested to leave basic rates at the lowest setting possible.
Using compression, the AP can serve approximately 50 clients with compression enabled!
Compression is supported only by Atheros wireless cards.
If disable-running-check value is set to no, the router determines whether the network interface is
up and running - in order to show flag R for AP, one or more clients have to be registered to it, for
station, it should be connected to an AP. If the interface does not appear as running (R), its route in
the routing table is shown as invalid! If set to yes, the interface will always be shown as running.
On Atheros-based cards, encryption (WEP, WPA, etc.) does not work when compression is
enabled.
The tx-power default setting is the maximum tx-power that the card can use. If you want to use
larger tx-rates, you are able to set them, but do it at your own risk! Usually, you can use this
parameter to reduce the tx-power.
In general tx-power controlling properties should be left at the default settings. Changing the default
setting may help with some cards in some situations, but without testing, the most common result is
degradation of range and throughput. Some of the problems that may occur are: (1) overheating of
the power amplifier chip and the card which will cause lower efficiency and more data errors; (2)
overdriving the amplifier which will cause more data errors; (3) excessive power usage for the card
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