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+[Unit]
+Description=Hostapd IEEE 802.11n AP, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator
+After=CcspPandMSsp.service
+StartLimitIntervalSec=120
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '(/lib/rdk/hostapd-init.sh)'
+PIDFile=/var/run/hostapd-global.pid
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/hostapd -g /var/run/hostapd/global -B -P /var/run/hostapd-global.pid
+ExecStartPost=hostapd_cli -i global raw ADD bss_config=phy0:/nvram/hostapd0.conf
+ExecStartPost=hostapd_cli -i global raw ADD bss_config=phy1:/nvram/hostapd1.conf
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+