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--- en:xu4_wlan_ap [2017/06/10 21:21]
moon.linux [Hostapd Configuration file for Access Point]
+++ en:xu4_wlan_ap [2017/07/10 04:45] (current)
moon.linux [Hostapd Configuration file for Access Point]
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 <code>
-sudo apt-get install libnl-3-dev libnl-genl-3-dev libssl-dev hostapd iptables git-core
+sudo apt-get install libnl-3-dev libnl-genl-3-dev libssl-dev hostapd iptables git-core pkg-config
-</code>
-**Note:** Odroid-XU4 ubuntu-15.04-mate requires this package for compilation of hostapd.
-<code>
-sudo apt-get install --reinstall pkg-config
 </code>
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 **Note:** Replace the country_code, ssid, and wpa_passphrase as per your requirement.
-======Configuration for Wifi Module 4======
+**Note:** Latest kernel 4.9.x have 8192cu module driver which do not support Access point, so we need to rebuild Realtek driver to support Access Point. Please use the following link to build and install the kernel module
+   https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=146&t=27287#p192844
+======Configuration for Wifi Module 4 and Wifi Module 5======
 <WRAP center round important 100%>
-HostAP demon configuration for Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5572 Wireless Adapter.
+Wifi Module 4: HostAP demon configuration for Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5572 Wireless Adapter.
+Wifi Module 5: HostAP demon configuration for Realtek RTL8812AU chipset.
 </WRAP>
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 <code>
-sudo apt-get install libnl-3-dev libnl-genl-3-dev libssl-dev hostapd iptables
+sudo apt-get install libnl-3-dev libnl-genl-3-dev libssl-dev hostapd iptables pkg-config
 </code>
 **Download the latest hostapd source code**
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 </code>
+** Hostapd configuration for 2.4Ghz configuration **
 <code>
 # HostAPD
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 # N-WLAN
 ieee80211n=1
-ht_capab=[HT20+][SHORT-GI-20][DSSS_CCK-20][TX-STBC]
+ht_capab=[HT20+][SHORT-GI-20][DSSS_CCK-20]
 require_ht=0
 obss_interval=0
 </code>
-**Note:** Depending on the ht_capability with the Wifi module4 and Wifi moudule5
+** Hostapd configuration for 5Ghz configuration **
-          we need to tune these setting.
+<code>
+### hostapd configuration file
+ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
+ctrl_interface_group=0
+interface=wlan0
+driver=nl80211
+### IEEE 802.11
+ssid=Odroid5Ghz
+hw_mode=a
+channel=36
+max_num_sta=128
+auth_algs=1
+### DFS
+country_code=KR
+ieee80211d=1
+ieee80211h=1
+#ieee80211ac=1
+### IEEE 802.11n
+ieee80211n=1
+ht_capab=[HT40+][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-20]
+### IEEE 802.11ac
+#ieee80211ac=1
+#vht_oper_chwidth=1
+#vht_capab=[SHORT-GI-40][RXLDPC][TX-STBC-2BY1]
+#vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx=0
+### IEEE 802.11i
+wpa=2
+wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
+wpa_passphrase=hardkernel
+rsn_pairwise=CCMP
+### hostapd event logger
+logger_syslog=-1
+logger_syslog_level=2
+logger_stdout=-1
+logger_stdout_level=2
+### WMM
+wmm_enabled=1
+uapsd_advertisement_enabled=1
+wmm_ac_bk_cwmin=4
+wmm_ac_bk_cwmax=10
+wmm_ac_bk_aifs=7
+wmm_ac_bk_txop_limit=0
+wmm_ac_bk_acm=0
+wmm_ac_be_aifs=3
+wmm_ac_be_cwmin=4
+wmm_ac_be_cwmax=10
+wmm_ac_be_txop_limit=0
+wmm_ac_be_acm=0
+wmm_ac_vi_aifs=2
+wmm_ac_vi_cwmin=3
+wmm_ac_vi_cwmax=4
+wmm_ac_vi_txop_limit=94
+wmm_ac_vi_acm=0
+wmm_ac_vo_aifs=2
+wmm_ac_vo_cwmin=2
+wmm_ac_vo_cwmax=3
+wmm_ac_vo_txop_limit=47
+wmm_ac_vo_acm=0
+### TX queue parameters
+tx_queue_data3_aifs=7
+tx_queue_data3_cwmin=15
+tx_queue_data3_cwmax=1023
+tx_queue_data3_burst=0
+tx_queue_data2_aifs=3
+tx_queue_data2_cwmin=15
+tx_queue_data2_cwmax=63
+tx_queue_data2_burst=0
+tx_queue_data1_aifs=1
+tx_queue_data1_cwmin=7
+tx_queue_data1_cwmax=15
+tx_queue_data1_burst=3.0
+tx_queue_data0_aifs=1
+tx_queue_data0_cwmin=3
+tx_queue_data0_cwmax=7
+tx_queue_data0_burst=1.5
+</code>
+**Note:** Depending on the ht_capab with the Wifi module4 and Wifi moudule5 we need to tune these setting.
 **Note:** Replace the country_code, ssid, and wpa_passphrase as per your requirement.
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 **Note:** N-WLAN is optional can be dropped out.
 ====== Setting for forwarding Internet over WIFI from eth0======
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 <code>
-net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
+net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
-net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
+net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 1
 </code>
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 **Confirmatioon of Hostapd service is running**
+**On ubuntu 14.04.x check the service status as follows**
 <code>
 $ service hostapd restart
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 $ service hostapd status
  * hostapd is running
+</code>
+**on Ubuntu 16.04.x check the service status as follows**
+<code>
+$ sudo systemctl status hostapd.service
+● hostapd.service - LSB: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon
+   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/hostapd; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
+   Active: active (running) since Sun 2017-07-09 19:48:41 UTC; 31s ago
+     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
+  Process: 789 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/hostapd start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
+   CGroup: /system.slice/hostapd.service
+           └─798 /usr/sbin/hostapd -B -P /run/hostapd.pid -B /etc/hostapd/hostapd-2.6.conf
+Jul 09 19:48:41 odroid systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon...
+Jul 09 19:48:41 odroid hostapd[789]:  * Starting advanced IEEE 802.11 management hostapd
+Jul 09 19:48:41 odroid hostapd[789]:    ...done.
+Jul 09 19:48:41 odroid systemd[1]: Started LSB: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon.
+$
+$
+$ sudo systemctl status dnsmasq.service
+● dnsmasq.service - dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server
+   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dnsmasq.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
+  Drop-In: /run/systemd/generator/dnsmasq.service.d
+           └─50-dnsmasq-$named.conf, 50-insserv.conf-$named.conf
+   Active: active (running) since Sun 2017-07-09 19:48:31 UTC; 4min 36s ago
+  Process: 592 ExecStartPost=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-start-resolvconf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
+  Process: 575 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
+  Process: 554 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq --test (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
+ Main PID: 591 (dnsmasq)
+   CGroup: /system.slice/dnsmasq.service
+           └─591 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.pid -u dnsmasq -r /var/run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf -7 /etc/dnsmasq.d,.dpkg-dist,.dpkg-old,
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq[591]: DNS service limited to local subnets
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq[591]: warning: ignoring resolv-file flag because no-resolv is set
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq-dhcp[591]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.250 -- 192.168.1.254, lease time 1h
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq-dhcp[591]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.20 -- 192.168.1.50, lease time 3d
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq[591]: using local addresses only for domain example.com
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq[591]: using nameserver 4.4.4.4#53
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq[591]: using nameserver 8.8.8.8#53
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq[591]: using nameserver 192.168.1.5#53 for domain example.com
+Jul 09 19:48:30 odroid dnsmasq[591]: cleared cache
+Jul 09 19:48:31 odroid systemd[1]: Started dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
+lines 1-22/22 (END)
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