hostapd example configuration for high speed AC on 5GHz using WPA2
This example is using RTL8821AU chipset from a TP-Link T2U Plus USB adapter and other similar ones should work the same.
Here's how to get this chipset RTL8821AU working in Linux.
Here's how to get RTL8812 and RTL8822 working in Linux.........
Linux wlan0 check all wireless clients
iw dev wlan0 station dump
This is very useful because it is helpful if you are running something like hostapd and need to see the signal strength and negotiated connection speed.
Station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (on wlan0)
inactive time: 16309 ms
rx bytes: 25451
rx packets: 325
tx bytes: 44381
tx packets: 159
tx retries: 0
tx failed: 0
signal: -72 [-72] dBm
signal avg: -72 [-72] dBm........