USB WiFi Access Point Set Nickname

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I have created a WiFi access point and I want to set the nickname field...

I am trying to set it using;

iwconfig wlan0 nick AP_NICK

However I am getting an unsupported error which. The USB Dongle is an Edimax EW-7711UAn, using the RT2X00USB driver.

My question is, is it the firmware/chipset or something else that is stopping me setting the APs nickname? Is there anyway around this?

If there is nothing I can do, does anyone have a suggestion on USB WiFi chipsets/drivers/dongles with this capability?

Rich

Posted 2013-03-01T21:06:37.093

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Don't use cheap, consumer-oriented WLAN chips as an AP. – allquixotic – 2013-03-01T22:04:25.653

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The "NickName" is essid, you can change this using the following command:

iwconfig wlan0 essid "Here's NickName"

Victor Aurélio

Posted 2013-03-01T21:06:37.093

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Thanks, but the essid and nickname are different options. – Rich – 2013-03-01T23:03:38.230

Hmm, then, what's "nick" option ? – Victor Aurélio – 2013-03-01T23:25:00.507

The nickname is essentially just a bit of extra meta data describing the WiFi access point. The iwconfig man page describes it as a station name as opposed to a network name (essid). It is useful to differentiate between multiple access points on the same network. – Rich – 2013-03-02T22:55:31.763

I read man page, and in example it's use "nickname" you already tested with "nickname" ?

[...]iwconfig eth0 nickname "My Linux Node" – Victor Aurélio – 2013-03-02T23:24:59.140

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