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NAME

6       $HOME/.wavemonrc - wavemon configuration file
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DESCRIPTION

9       wavemonrc is the per-user configuration file for wavemon(1).  This page
10       describes its individual configuration options.  Each corresponds to  a
11       configuration  item of the Preferences screen (F7 key), whose on-screen
12       name is shown in parentheses.
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14       interface = <ifname>
15       (Interface)
16              Selects the wireless interface to use.
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18       cisco_mac = (on|off)
19       (Cisco-style MAC addresses)
20              If enabled, display MAC addresses using  lower-case  hex  digits
21              separated by dots rather than colons.
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23       sort_order = (channel|essid|mac|signal|open|chan/sig|open/sig)
24       (Scan sort type)
25              Determines  the  ordering used in the scan window: channel sorts
26              by channel number, essid  by  access  point  name,  mac  by  MAC
27              address,  signal  by signal strength, and open by openness.  The
28              combined variants chan/sig and  open/sig  sort  first  by  chan‐
29              nel/openness  and  then by signal strength.  It also affects the
30              status line at the bottom: normally the  most  crowded  channels
31              are  listed,  sorting by channel in descending order switches to
32              least crowded ones instead.
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34       sort_ascending = (on|off)
35       (Scan sort direction)
36              Sets the direction of the sort_order: ascending (on) or descend‐
37              ing (off).
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39       stat_updates = <n>
40       (Statistics updates)
41              Time   interval  for  polling  new  statistics  (including  scan
42              refresh). Range: 10..4000ms.
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44       lhist_slot_size = <n>
45       (Histogram update cycles)
46              Number of samples used per each histogram slot. For example,  if
47              the  stat_updates  interval is 500ms and the histogram slot size
48              is 4, the histogram is moved one slot further every  2  seconds.
49              Range: 1..64.
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51       meter_smoothness = <n>
52       (Level meter smoothness)
53              Determines the responsiveness of level meters, tracking the mov‐
54              ing average rather than following each  new  sample.  The  given
55              value specifies the percentage of the history (the 'inertia') of
56              preceding samples. A value of 0  disables  this  option.  Range:
57              0..99%.
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59       info_updates = <n>
60       (Dynamic info updates)
61              Sets  refresh  rate for dynamic device parameters (e.g. bitrate)
62              and the refresh  interval  for  the  Scan  window  (F3).  Range:
63              1..60s.
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65       override_auto_scale = (on|off)
66       (Override scale autodetect)
67              Override  the  auto-scaling  of  the  bar  graphs and histogram,
68              allowing you to set your own scales.
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70       min_signal_level, max_signal_level = <n>
71       (Minimum signal level, Maximum signal level)
72              Set the left and right boundaries of the  signal  level  scales.
73              Ranges: -100..-39 (minimum) and -40..-10dBm (maximum).
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75       min_noise_level, max_noise_level = <n>
76       (Minimum noise level, Maximum noise level)
77              These  work  similar  to  the  signal boundary settings. Ranges:
78              -120..-70dBm (minimum) and -69..-40dBm (maximum).
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80       lo_threshold_action = (disabled|beep|flash|beep+flash)
81       (Low threshold action)
82              Issue a warning  at a given threshold at the lower  end  of  the
83              signal scale. It is meant for alarming you when a signal appears
84              at the receiver.
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86       lo_threshold = <n>
87       (Low threshold)
88              Sets the threshold value for the 'Low threshold action'.  Range:
89              -120..-60dBm.
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91       hi_threshold_action = (disabled|beep|flash|beep+flash)
92       (High threshold action)
93              Analogous  to  lo_threshold_action, only this time the threshold
94              is at the upper end of the scale and  the  action  is  performed
95              when  the  signal  level  drops below it. The acoustic signal is
96              also different in order to be easily  distinguishable  from  the
97              lower  one. Correctly adjusted, this little fellow will tell you
98              when you should move closer to the base station.
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100       hi_threshold = <n>
101       (High threshold)
102              Sets the threshold  for  the  'High  threshold  action'.  Range:
103              -59..120dBm.
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105       transparent_bg = (on|off)
106       (Use transparent background)
107              If  enabled, use a transparent background instead of black. This
108              is enabled by default and can only be turned off via the startup
109              file.
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111       startup_screen = (info|histogram|scan window)
112       (Startup screen)
113              Which of the screens appears at program startup.
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AUTHOR

116       Written by Jan Morgenstern <jan@jm-music.de>.
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REPORTING BUGS

119       Send   bug   reports   and/or   suggestions   to  Gerrit  Renker  <ger‐
120       rit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>.
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123       This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. See file COPYING for
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