# /etc/modprobe.d/8812au.conf # # Purpose: Allow easy access to specific driver options. # # Edit the following line to change, add or delete options: options 8812au rtw_drv_log_level=0 rtw_led_ctrl=1 rtw_vht_enable=1 rtw_power_mgnt=1 rtw_beamform_cap=0 rtw_dfs_region_domain=0 rtw_switch_usb_mode=0 # # After editing is complete, save this file (if using nano: Ctrl + x, y, Enter) # and reboot to activate the changes. # # Documentation: # # ----- # # Log options ( rtw_drv_log_level ) # # 0 = NONE (default) # 1 = ALWAYS # 2 = ERROR # 3 = WARNING # 4 = INFO # 5 = DEBUG # 6 = MAX # # Note: You can save a log file that only includes RTW log entries by running # the following in a terminal: # # sudo ./save-log.sh # # Note: The name of the log file will be ```rtw.log```. # # ----- # # LED options ( rtw_led_ctrl ) # # 0 = Always off # 1 = Normal blink (default) # 2 = Always on # # ----- # # VHT options ( rtw_vht_enable ) # # 0 = Disable # 1 = Enable (default) # 2 = Force auto enable (use only for 5 GHz AP mode) # # Notes: # - A non-default setting can degrade performance greatly in managed mode. # - Option 2 allows 80 MHz channel width for 5GHz AP mode, such as when # you are using hostapd. # # ----- # # Power options ( rtw_power_mgnt ) # # 0 = Disable power saving # 1 = Power saving on, minPS (default) # 2 = Power saving on, maxPS (not recommended for AP mode) # # ----- # # Beamforming options ( rtw_beamform_cap ) # # 0 = Disable (default) # 1 = SU Beamformer # 2 = SU Beamformee # 3 = SU Beamformer and SU Beamformee # 10= SU Beamformee and MU Beamformee # 11= SU Beamformer and SU Beamformee and MU Beamformee # # Note: MU Beamformer is not supported. # # ----- # # Country Code options ( rtw_country_code ) # # Note: Allows the Country Code to be set in cases where it is unable to # be obtained from the operating system. # # Example for the US: rtw_country_code=US # Example for Panama: rtw_country_code=PA # Example for Norway: rtw_country_code=NO # Example for Kuwait: rtw_country_code=KW # Example for Taiwan: rtw_country_code=TW # # ----- # # DFS Options ( rtw_dfs_region_domain ) # # 0 = NONE (default) # 1 = FCC # 2 = MKK # 3 = ETSI # # Notes: # - Activates DFS channels in AP mode. # - DFS FCC 80 MHz channels for hostapd: 52(58), 100(106), 116(122) and 132(138) # - For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels # # Note: An AP needs to listen on a DFS channel for a period of 60 seconds # before transmitting on the channel. If any radar pulses are detected, # the AP cannot use that channel and will have to try a different channel. # # ----- # # Select P2P interface in concurrent mode ( rtw_sel_p2p_iface ) # # 0 = Sets interface 0 to be p2p interface # 1 = Sets interface 1 to be p2p interface (default) # # ----- # # USB options: ( rtw_switch_usb_mode ) # # 0 = No switch (default) # 1 = Switch from usb 2.0 to usb 3.0 # 2 = Switch from usb 3.0 to usb 2.0 # # ----- # # To see all options that are available: # # $ ls /sys/module/8812au/parameters/ # # ----- # # To see the values that are in use: # # $ grep [[:alnum:]] /sys/module/8812au/parameters/* # # ----- # # hostapd setup information for rtl8812au # Note: The best settings can vary but the following may be a good place to start. # # /etc/modprobe.d/8812au.conf # options 8812au rtw_drv_log_level=0 rtw_led_ctrl=0 rtw_vht_enable=2 rtw_power_mgnt=1 rtw_beamform_cap=0 rtw_dfs_region_domain=1 rtw_switch_usb_mode=1 # # Note: The best setting for `rtw_dfs_region_domain=` will depend on your location. # # /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf # # hw ht capab: 0x862 # ht_capab=[HT40+][HT40-][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][MAX-AMSDU-7935] # # hw vht capab: 0x03c001a2 # vht_capab=[MAX-MPDU-11454][SHORT-GI-80][TX-STBC-2BY1][RX-STBC-1][HTC-VHT][MAX-A-MPDU-LEN-EXP7] # # -----