

Recommended Setting: Ĭontrols which 802.11 signals are being broadcast by the radio. See this page for more info on linking routers: Linking RoutersĪvailable Settings (2.4 GHz): Disabled, Mixed, B-Only, G-Only, BG-Mixed, NG-Mixed, N-Only (2.4 GHz)Īvailable Settings (5 GHz): Disabled, Mixed, A-Only, NA-Mixed, AC/N-Mixed, N-Only (5 GHz), AC-OnlyĪvailable Settings (60 GHz): Disabled, Mixed, AD-Only Client, Client Bridge (Routed), & WDS Station is the Qualcomm Atheros equivalent to Broadcom & Mediatek's Repeater and Repeater Bridge modes. If you want to run a normal access point which most do, AP would be your choice. Recommended Setting: AP for most users, other options if you are advanced and know you need itĭetermines how the specific wireless interface of the router is to behave. Refer to this thread for some info about VAPs with Qualcomm Atheros.Īvailable Settings: AP, Client, Client Bridge (Routed), AdHoc, WDS Station, WDS AP For example, a VAP made on ath0 will be ath0.1, then ath0.2, etc. If you create a VAP for 2.4GHz or 5GHz radio the VAPs will be labelled athX.1 & athX.1 respectively where X = the interface's number. Ath0 is the 2.4GHz radio and ath1 is the 5GHz radio for most routers, for some like the TL-WDR4900 v1.3, ath0 is 5GHz & ath1 is 2.4GHz its just the way the radios are connected on the PCB & is normal. If you have a dual band router ath1 will be displayed below ath0 with the same available settings. Standard Settings Wireless Physical InterfaceĪvailable Interfaces: athX (0, 1, 2 etc, varies by router as many routers have 2 or more radios in them) Basic Wireless Settings apply to all routers, all of which are listed here under standard settings.

If you are a Broadcom or Mediatek (formerly Ralink) user, please refer to Advanced wireless settings for Broadcom/Mediatek wireless settings. Not every router shows every possible setting shown here as some routers will have less. This page shows the contents and descriptions of standard and advanced wireless settings for Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) based 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad routers.
