• iConnect AccessPoint

Howto setup the iConnect as an iConnect AccessPoint

Requirements:

• Atheros 928x mini pci half card

• Hostapd 0.7.3

• Kernel with driver ath9k

Example config of /etc/network/interfaces

auto br0
iface br0 inet static
        bridge_ports eth0 wlan0
        address 192.168.2.1
        network 192.168.2.0
        gateway 192.168.2.254
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 192.168.2.255
        up /sbin/ifconfig br0 up
        post-up /bin/sleep 10 ; /usr/local/bin/hostapd -B /etc/hostapd.conf
        pre-down /usr/bin/killall hostapd
        down /sbin/ifconfig br0 down

#optional
auto wlan0_0
iface wlan0_0 inet static
address 192.168.3.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.3.255
network 192.168.3.0

Example config of /etc/hostapd.conf

ssid=iconnect_private
driver=nl80211
hw_mode=g
channel=5
interface=wlan0
bridge=br0
ieee80211n=1
auth_algs=3
wpa=3
wpa_passphrase=iconnect
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
macaddr_acl=0


ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd-wlan0


#optional
bss=wlan0_0
bssid=02:25:d3:cb:1e:41
ssid=iconnect_guest
wpa=2
wpa_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_passphrase=changeme

For forwarding messages to the bridged device enable ipv4 forward in /etc/sysctl.conf

net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

Let the iConnect also act as dhcp server, install dnsmasq.

For example a dhcp on the guest interface (wlan0_0)

interface=wlan0_0
dhcp-range=guest,192.168.3.51,192.168.3.250,48h