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advanced-wlanvifs [2024/11/27 01:32] – [Virtual Wireless Interfaces] -Condense, formatting hogwildadvanced-wlanvifs [2024/11/27 01:34] (current) – [Virtual Wireless Notes and Troubleshooting] hogwild
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-**Bridge:**  this allows you to select to which LAN bridge this VIF should be assigned.+**Bridge:**  allows you to select to which LAN bridge this VIF should be assigned.
  
-Virtual wireless networks share the same radio as their corresponding main wireless interface. Thus, to enable any virtual wireless network, the corresponding, shared main interface must be enabled. For example, to enable VIF "wl0.1", the main wireless interface wl0 must be enabled. The opposite is not true. Turning off a corresponding VIF has no effect on the on/off status of the corresponding main interface.+VWLANs share the same radio as their corresponding main wireless interface. Thus, to enable any virtual wireless network, the corresponding, shared main interface must be enabled. For example, to enable VIF "wl0.1", the main wireless interface wl0 must be enabled. The opposite is not true. Turning off a corresponding VIF has no effect on the on/off status of the corresponding main interface.
  
 Physical wireless interfaces are listed as wl0, wl1, wl2, and so on. An alias (like for physical interfaces) is identified by a period (".") and "reference number", such as "wl0.1", "wl0.2" and so on. For example, in the image above, the virtual network "wl0.1" (sharing the 2.4 GHz radio) has SSID name "Guest24". The virtual network "wl0.2" (sharing the 5 GHz radio) has SSID name "Guest50". Physical wireless interfaces are listed as wl0, wl1, wl2, and so on. An alias (like for physical interfaces) is identified by a period (".") and "reference number", such as "wl0.1", "wl0.2" and so on. For example, in the image above, the virtual network "wl0.1" (sharing the 2.4 GHz radio) has SSID name "Guest24". The virtual network "wl0.2" (sharing the 5 GHz radio) has SSID name "Guest50".
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 ===== Virtual Wireless Notes and Troubleshooting ===== ===== Virtual Wireless Notes and Troubleshooting =====
  
-**Warning!** Avoid using VIFs on an interface that is configured in Wireless Ethernet Bridge or Media Bridge mode. It can cause problems.+**Warning!** Avoid using VIFs on an interface configured in Wireless Ethernet Bridge or Media Bridge mode. It can cause problems.
  
 When you create/define a new wireless VIF (Virtual interface), its MAC Address will be incorrectly shown as: "00:00:00:00:00:00", because it's unknown at that moment. The MAC Address //will// display correctly as soon as the network is restarted and the menu refreshed. When you create/define a new wireless VIF (Virtual interface), its MAC Address will be incorrectly shown as: "00:00:00:00:00:00", because it's unknown at that moment. The MAC Address //will// display correctly as soon as the network is restarted and the menu refreshed.
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 Do not change configuration settings for the primary VIF of any physical wireless interfaces in this menu. For that, use the [[basic-network|Network]] menu. Do not change configuration settings for the primary VIF of any physical wireless interfaces in this menu. For that, use the [[basic-network|Network]] menu.
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