README.md

   1 # usteer
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   3 usteer is a client steering daemon written for OpenWrt.
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   5 Its goal is to optimize roaming behavior of wireless clients (STAs) in a ESS consisting of multiple BSS / APs.
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   7 ## Functions
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   9  - Synchronization of Neighbor Reports between multiple APs
  10  - Policy-based decisions for probe- / association- / authentication requests received from STAs
  11  - Requesting clients to roam to a different BSS based on SNR / signal-level
  12  - Channel-load based client steering to different BSS
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  14 ## Installation
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  16 usteer is available from the OpenWrt packages feed and can be installed on devices running OpenWrt 21.02+ using opkg:
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  18 ```
  19 opkg update; opkg install usteer
  20 ```
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  22 ## Submitting patches
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  24 usteer patches are welcome on the openwrt-devel mailing list.
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  26 Before submitting patches, check out OpenWrts guide on submission policies.
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  28 Make sure to add a `usteer` subject prefix using the `--subject-prefix` option when exporting the patch with `git format-patch`.