interface=@WIFI_2G_IFACE@
# Second, independent hostapd instance (hostapd-2g.service) — 2.4GHz band of the same
# VanLink network, bridged into the same br0 segment as the 5GHz AP and the wired port.
# Separate process on purpose: a USB wedge on one radio must never take down the other.
bridge=br0
# Same ctrl dir as the 5GHz AP — sockets are per-interface, hostapd_cli/watchdog use -i.
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
driver=nl80211
# Same SSID + PSK as 5GHz: dual-band clients pick a band themselves, 2.4-only IoT
# devices just join. Rename here (e.g. VanLink-2G) if band pinning is ever needed.
ssid=VanLink
country_code=CA
ieee80211d=1
hw_mode=g
channel=6
wmm_enabled=1
# HT20 only — 40MHz in 2.4GHz overlaps most of the band and coexistence would force
# it back to 20MHz near any neighbor anyway.
ieee80211n=1
ht_capab=[SHORT-GI-20]
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_passphrase=1foot11foot11
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
rsn_pairwise=CCMP