Setting STA mode by LuCI is always my target.

Spend some time learn about LuCI.

First fix is about the encryption:
Currently the encrypt do not have WPA/WPA2, it is because in /usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin_network/wifi.lua:663, we should add hwtype=ralink to enable the encrypt ways.

Note: it only have hwtype == mac80211 or hwtype == broadcom, but no ralink, so we can not find WPA/WPA2 encryption and can not setup its password. I have submitted this patch to github/openwrt/luci, hope this can be fixed.

Second fix is about the scan:

This needs to rewrite iwinfo_wext_scan.c in libiwinfo.
Anyway, we can not use that “Join Network” button, because LuCI action/design is very weird, it will remove exists AP setting…and no way set it to “apcli0”.
There is an easy way to connect to STA, directly setting up client and it will be done.

My home router name is KOKO, so ESSID is KOKO, BSSID empty. Network already in setting, then select “Wireless Security” input your password.

AdHoc can not directly work that ways…
Find in source code, it must have CONFIG_STA_SUPPORT then you can enable that “NetworkType” setting.
But this driver do not support that mode I guess.
Have to check the source code again. There should be a way to enable it. :p

Just find some instruction to use the mt7628 driver by iwpriv, this still need work to make it work with uci system, but at least if you are using latest vocore2 wifi driver, you can start adhoc mode by iwpriv. 🙂

a> Config STA to link with AP which is OPEN/NONE(Authentication/Encryption)
1. iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Infra
2. iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=OPEN
3. iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=NONE
4. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”

b> Config STA to link with AP which is SHARED/WEP(Authentication/Encryption)
1. iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Infra
2. iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=SHARED
3. iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=WEP
4. iwpriv ra0 set DefaultKeyID=1
5. iwpriv ra0 set Key1=”AP’s wep key”
6. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”

c> Config STA to link with AP which is WPAPSK/TKIP(Authentication/Encryption)
1. iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Infra
2. iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK
3. iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=TKIP
4. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”
5. iwpriv ra0 set WPAPSK=”AP’s wpa-preshared key”
6. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”

d> Config STA to link with AP which is WPAPSK/AES(Authentication/Encryption)
1. iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Infra
2. iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK
3. iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=AES
4. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”
5. iwpriv ra0 set WPAPSK=”AP’s wpa-preshared key”
6. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”

e> Config STA to link with AP which is WPA2PSK/TKIP(Authentication/Encryption)
1. iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Infra
2. iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WPA2PSK
3. iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=TKIP
4. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”
5. iwpriv ra0 set WPAPSK=12345678
6. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”

f> Config STA to create/link as adhoc mode, which is OPEN/NONE(Authentication/Encryption)
1. iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Adhoc
2. iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=OPEN
3. iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=NONE
4. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”Adhoc’s SSID”

g> Config STA to create/link as adhoc mode, which is WPANONE/TKIP(Authentication/Encryption)
1. iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Adhoc
2. iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WPANONE
3. iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=TKIP
4. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”
5. iwpriv ra0 set WPAPSK=12345678
6. iwpriv ra0 set SSID=”AP’s SSID”