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ifindex 10
wdev 0x300000001
addr 00:23:a7:65:2a:ac
type managed
phy#0
Interface wlo1
ifindex 3
wdev 0x1
addr a4:17:31:a7:82:a3
type managed
In the above example "Phy3" is Redpine's interface.
Assuming the physical interface is detected as phy1, refer the below steps to create a virtual interface.
6. Add the wireless interface to the phy.
$service NetworkManager stop
$iw phy phy1 interface add wifi0 type managed
Instead of following the above 2 steps i.e. step 5 and step 6, we can directly create vap by using "onebox_util" binary
present in the release folder.
cd release
./onebox_util rpine0 create_vap wifi0 sta sw_bmiss
Run the supplicant after configuring sta_settings.conf with required AP settings as mentioned in the section Installation in
Wi-Fi Client Mode (with BSD interface support)
In the sta_settings.conf file, in addition to the above all configurations as mentioned for BSD case, NL80211 mode
required country input in the global fields which need to be set as specified below.
country=US
Now run supplicant as given below.
$ ./wpa_supplicant -i wifi0 -D nl802ll -c sta_settings.conf -ddddt > log &
4.4.4 Installation in Wi-Fi AP mode (with NL80211 support)
The steps for installing Wi-Fi Only mode in AP are as follows:
1. Open the common_insert.sh file present in the "release" folder.
2. Ensure that the DRIVER_MODE and COEX_MODE are set as below
• DRIVER_MODE = 1
• COEX_MODE = 2 (For Access Point Mode)
(Or)