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6 $HOME/.wavemonrc - wavemon configuration file
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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.
13 interface = <ifname>
15 (Interface)
16 Selects the wireless interface to use.
17 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.
22 scan_filter_band = (2.4ghz|5ghz|both)
24 (Scan band selection)
25 Filter bands in the scan window: 2.4ghz (2.4GHz only), 5ghz
26 (5GHz only), or both (show both bands).
27 scan_hidden_essids = (on|off)
29 (Scan hidden ESSIDs)
30 Whether the scan window should include hidden ESSIDs.
31 sort_order = (channel|essid|mac|signal|open|chan/sig|open/sig)
33 (Scan sort type)
34 Determines the ordering used in the scan window: channel sorts
35 by channel number, essid by access point name, mac by MAC
36 address, signal by signal strength, and open by openness. The
37 combined variants chan/sig and open/sig sort first by chan‐
38 nel/openness and then by signal strength. It also affects the
39 status line at the bottom: normally the most crowded channels
40 are listed, sorting by channel in descending order switches to
41 least crowded ones instead.
42 sort_ascending = (on|off)
44 (Scan sort direction)
45 Sets the direction of the sort_order: ascending (on) or descend‐
46 ing (off).
47 stat_updates = <n>
49 (Statistics updates)
50 Time interval for polling new statistics (including scan
51 refresh). Range: 10..4000ms.
52 lhist_slot_size = <n>
54 (Histogram update cycles)
55 Number of samples used per each histogram slot. For example, if
56 the stat_updates interval is 500ms and the histogram slot size
57 is 4, the histogram is moved one slot further every 2 seconds.
58 Range: 1..64.
59 meter_smoothness = <n>
61 (Level meter smoothness)
62 Determines the responsiveness of level meters, tracking the mov‐
63 ing average rather than following each new sample. The given
64 value specifies the percentage of the history (the 'inertia') of
65 preceding samples. A value of 0 disables this option. Range:
66 0..99%.
67 info_updates = <n>
69 (Dynamic info updates)
70 Sets refresh rate for dynamic device parameters (e.g. bitrate)
71 and the refresh interval for the Scan window (F3). Range:
72 1..60s.
73 override_auto_scale = (on|off)
75 (Override scale autodetect)
76 Override the auto-scaling of the bar graphs and histogram,
77 allowing you to set your own scales.
78 min_signal_level, max_signal_level = <n>
80 (Minimum signal level, Maximum signal level)
81 Set the left and right boundaries of the signal level scales.
82 Ranges: -100..-39 (minimum) and -40..-10dBm (maximum).
83 min_noise_level, max_noise_level = <n>
85 (Minimum noise level, Maximum noise level)
86 These work similar to the signal boundary settings. Ranges:
87 -120..-70dBm (minimum) and -69..-40dBm (maximum).
88 lo_threshold_action = (disabled|beep|flash|beep+flash)
90 (Low threshold action)
91 Issue a warning at a given threshold at the lower end of the
92 signal scale. It is meant for alarming you when a signal appears
93 at the receiver.
94 lo_threshold = <n>
96 (Low threshold)
97 Sets the threshold value for the 'Low threshold action'. Range:
98 -120..-60dBm.
99 hi_threshold_action = (disabled|beep|flash|beep+flash)
101 (High threshold action)
102 Analogous to lo_threshold_action, only this time the threshold
103 is at the upper end of the scale and the action is performed
104 when the signal level drops below it. The acoustic signal is
105 also different in order to be easily distinguishable from the
106 lower one. Correctly adjusted, this little fellow will tell you
107 when you should move closer to the base station.
108 hi_threshold = <n>
110 (High threshold)
111 Sets the threshold for the 'High threshold action'. Range:
112 -59..120dBm.
113 transparent_bg = (on|off)
115 (Use transparent background)
116 If enabled, use a transparent background instead of black. This
117 is enabled by default and can only be turned off via the startup
118 file.
119 startup_screen = (info|histogram|scan window)
121 (Startup screen)
122 Which of the screens appears at program startup.
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125 Written by Jan Morgenstern <jan@jm-music.de>.
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128 Open an issue on https://github.com/uoaerg/wavemon/issues.
129Linux November 2020 wavemonrc(5)