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@@ -211,6 +211,67 @@ config wifi-iface
\end{itemize}
+\paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
+
+WDS is a non-standard mode which will be working between two Broadcom devices for instance
+but not between a Broadcom and Atheros device.
+
+\subparagraph{Unencrypted WDS connections}
+
+This configuration example shows you how to setup unencrypted WDS connections.
+We assume that the peer configured as below as the BSSID ca:fe:ba:be:00:01
+and the remote WDS endpoint ca:fe:ba:be:00:02 (option bssid field).
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device "wl0"
+ option type "broadcom"
+ option channel "5"
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device "wl0"
+ option network lan
+ option mode "ap"
+ option ssid "OpenWrt"
+ option hidden "0"
+ option encryption "none"
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device "wl0"
+ option network lan
+ option mode wds
+ option ssid "OpenWrt WDS"
+ option bssid "ca:fe:ba:be:00:02"
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\subparagraph{Encrypted WDS connections}
+
+It is also possible to encrypt WDS connections. \texttt{psk}, \texttt{psk2} and
+\texttt{psk+psk2} modes are supported. Configuration below is an example
+configuration using Pre-Shared-Keys with AES algorithm.
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config wifi-device wl0
+ option type broadcom
+ option channel 5
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device "wl0"
+ option network lan
+ option mode ap
+ option ssid "OpenWrt"
+ option encryption psk2
+ option key "<key for clients>"
+
+config wifi-iface
+ option device "wl0"
+ option network lan
+ option mode wds
+ option bssid ca:fe:ba:be:00:02
+ option ssid "OpenWrt WDS"
+ option encryption psk2
+ option key "<psk for WDS>"
+\end{Verbatim}
+
\paragraph{Limitations:}
@@ -242,7 +303,7 @@ Only the following mode combinations are supported:
\paragraph{Adding a new driver configuration}
-Since we currently only support two different wireless drivers : Broadcom and Atheros,
+Since we currently only support thread different wireless drivers : Broadcom, Atheros and mac80211,
you might be interested in adding support for another driver like Ralink RT2x00,
Texas Instruments ACX100/111.