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It's going to be the ability to act as an AP and a client at the same time. Frequently this means two physical devices.
by simcop2387 6y ago
It's going to be the ability to act as an AP and a client at the same time. Frequently this means two physical devices.
- bigiain 6y agoI bet it'd be pretty easy to make it work using a RaspberryPi's on board wifi and an ethernet cable to the router. Dual wifi makes for easier installation/operation in a lot of situations though, so I think its a good "default config". If there's already a wifi network people can use, hooking one wifi chipset to that then connecting the phones under test to an access point broadcast by the other - is easier than expecting there to be a live ethernet port and someone at a womens shelter-style-place having access to it and skills to use it.
- inquirerofsorts 6y agoSimultaneous AP/Managed mode is available on RPI3 and RPI Zero W boards, I'm not sure about the others models.
- alias_neo 6y agoI have often setup similar devices for R&D at work, using Hostapd to create an AP using Pis internal WiFi and ethernet uplink. I find though that it's usually better to use an external WiFi device such as an Alfa. This should be fairly simple too so long as there's no arbitrary restriction on requiring wlan devices preventing you from using WiFi+Ethernet rather than Wifi+Wifi.