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VIM1S Wi-Fi STA/AP Mode

How to setup the Wi-Fi working on STA+AP mode at the same time.

Configure wlan0 to STA mode, and wlan1 to AP mode.

Setup Wlan1 as a Hotspot

Setup wlan1 as a hotspot.

2.4 GHz Frequency

For example, the following commands will create AP configuration named Hostspot on interface wlan1, with SSID khadas_ap_2.4G, 2.4GHz band, channel 1, WPA2-PSK security, CCMP encryption and passphrase 12345678.

sudo nmcli con add type wifi ifname wlan1 mode ap con-name Hostspot ssid khadas_ap_2.4G
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless.band bg
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless.channel 1
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.key-mgmt wpa-psk
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.proto rsn
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.group ccmp
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.pairwise ccmp
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.psk 12345678
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot ipv4.method shared
sudo nmcli con up Hostspot

5 GHz Frequency

For example, the following commands will create AP configuration named Hostspot on interface wlan1, with SSID khadas_ap_5G, 5GHz band, channel 149, WPA2-PSK security, CCMP encryption and passphrase 12345678.

sudo nmcli con add type wifi ifname wlan1 mode ap con-name Hostspot ssid khadas_ap_5G
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless.band a
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless.channel 149
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.key-mgmt wpa-psk
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.proto rsn
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.group ccmp
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.pairwise ccmp
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless-security.psk 12345678
sudo nmcli con modify Hostspot ipv4.method shared
sudo nmcli con up Hostspot

Use ifconfig to check if everything has been setup correctly:

$ ifconfig
wlan0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.31.219  netmask 255.255.254.0  broadcast 192.168.31.255
        inet6 fda2:a164:f7fb:4b66:1466:7d8b:b8e3:49a  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x0<global>
        inet6 fe80::6eed:eaf2:6ba8:5cd7  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        inet6 fda2:a164:f7fb:4b66:a823:4487:8651:4d61  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x0<global>
        ether 10:2c:6b:10:d5:0a  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 4271  bytes 3725737 (3.7 MB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 13  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 1663  bytes 321613 (321.6 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
 
wlan1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 10.42.0.1  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 10.42.0.255
        inet6 fe80::6342:2516:ef70:23a0  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 12:2c:6b:10:d5:0a  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 1569  bytes 299041 (299.0 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 3241  bytes 3693502 (3.6 MB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

Go Online!

Verify that wlan0 has a working internet connection:

You need to connect Wi-Fi first.

khadas@Khadas:~$ sudo ping -I wlan0 www.khadas.com
PING td-balancer-dc11-60-161.wixdns.net (185.230.60.161) from 192.168.124.80 wlan0: 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 185.230.60.161 (185.230.60.161): icmp_seq=1 ttl=240 time=293 ms
64 bytes from 185.230.60.161 (185.230.60.161): icmp_seq=2 ttl=240 time=316 ms
64 bytes from 185.230.60.161 (185.230.60.161): icmp_seq=3 ttl=240 time=238 ms
...

Verify that wlan1 can be used as a hotpot:

  • Name: 2.4G/khadas_ap_2.4G, 5G/khadas_ap_5G
  • Password:12345678
2022/06/30 02:33 · nick