User Manual

2.0 Configure a wireless network interface

The following describes the configuration of AW-GD200 wireless driver using the wireless

extension tools.

2.1 iwconfig

iwconfig is dedicated to the wireless interfaces. It is used to set the parameters of the network

interface which are specific to the wireless operation (for example: the frequency). iwconfig may

also be used to display those parameters, and the wireless statistics.

The format of the iwconfig is depicted as following:

iwconfig

iwconfig -help

iwconfig interface

iwconfig interface [parameters]

Parameters

[essid X] [nwid N] [freq F] [channel C] [sens S] [mode M]

[ap A] [nick NN] [rate R] [rts RT][frag FT] [txpower T]

[enc E] [key K] [power P] [retry R] [commit]

Please refer the wireless extension tool manual for more information.