I'm facing an issue with creating a 5GHz Access Point (AP) in the GB region. I've been working on setting up a wireless network using networkmanager, and while I can successfully create a 2.4GHz AP, I'm encountering difficulties with the 5GHz frequency. After running the
iw phy phy0 info
command, I noticed that there is no support for 5GHz frequencies in the output for my region (GB). The AP creation process is failing due to this limitation.
Here are my test setup details:
Operating System: Linux 5.15 Wireless Adapter: from nxp Software: networkmanager
- iw reg set GB
- Then iw phy phy0 info result is given here. Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5200 MHz [40] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5220 MHz [44] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5240 MHz [48] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5500 MHz [100] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5520 MHz [104] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5540 MHz [108] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5560 MHz [112] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5580 MHz [116] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5600 MHz [120] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5620 MHz [124] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5640 MHz [128] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5660 MHz [132] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5680 MHz [136] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5700 MHz [140] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5720 MHz [144] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5745 MHz [149] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5765 MHz [153] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5785 MHz [157] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5805 MHz [161] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5825 MHz [165] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5845 MHz [169] (disabled)
* 5865 MHz [173] (disabled)
For other countries' 5GHz AP frequencies are listed, but for GB (United Knigdom) no supporting frequencies found. I've looked into similar threads, like the one here, where users faced related issues, but their solutions didn't apply to my case.
- Is there a way to enable 5GHz frequencies for the GB region?
- Are there any recommended patches or updates for the iw code that could help address this issue? I would greatly appreciate any insights or suggestions to resolve this problem and successfully create a 5GHz AP in the GB region.
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
