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Table Of Contents

Introduction to RS9116
Getting Started with RS9116
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Requirements
- Software Package Contents
Compiling the Driver
Installing the Driver
- Installation of Modules
- Enabling a Protocol
- Disabling a Protocol
- OneBox-Mobile in Wi-Fi Only Mode
- OneBox-Mobile in Wi-Fi + Bluetooth LE Coexistence Mode
  - Advertise, Scan, Connect Commands
- Driver Information
  - Driver Statistics
  - Disabling Driver Debug Prints
Wi-Fi ioctl Usage Guide
- Configuring using Wireless Extensions
- Private (Driver-Specific) Commands for Access Point and Client Modes
- Private (Driver- Specific) Commands for Access Point Mode
- Private (Driver- Specific) Commands for Client Mode
- Configuring Using onebox_util
  - WPS Configuration
Configuration Using CFG80211
- Using iw Wireless Tool
Enterprise security using CFG80211
- Installation and configuration of FREERADIUS Server
- Configuration of AP and RADIUS server to use EAP methods
HOSTAPD and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
- Hostapd Configuration before Compilation
- Configuration in hostapd_wps.conf
- WPS
ACS with Hostapd
Antenna Diversity
- Introduction
- Configuration
Sniffer Mode
Monitor Mode
Concurrent Mode
- Installation Procedure
Background Scan Parameters
Power save Modes, Profiles and Parameters
- Power save Modes
- Power save Profiles
- Wakeup Procedures and Data Retrieval
- Power save Parameters
- Procedure to enable device power save for USB interface
Compliance and Certification
- Federal Communication Commission Statement
- Industry Canada / ISED Statement
  - Labeling and User Information
- Regulatory Module Integration Instructions
Wi-Fi Performance Test ioctl usage
- WiFi Transmit Tests
  - Transmit Command Usage
- Wi-Fi Receive Tests
  - Receive Command Usage
- Continuous Wave (CW) mode
  - Command Usage
Wake-On-Wireless LAN
- WoWLAN through onebox_util
- WoWLAN using Linux power state machine
PUF [ Physical Unclonable Functions ]
- Introduction
- Configuration
- PUF Operations and IOCTL Usage
GTK Offload
- Configuration
Steps to connect 802.11R client to AP
Steps to configure 802.11W
- Configuring and Compiling Driver for PMF in client mode:
- Configuring and Compiling Driver for PMF in AP mode:
Update WLAN region based maximum powers from driver
Bluetooth hcitool and hciconfig Usage
- Bluetooth Power Save Commands
- Bluetooth Performance Test ioctl Usage
- BLE/BLR Transmit
- BLE/BLR Receive
- Hopping
Android support for RS9116
Appendix A: Configuration of Kernels from 3.13 and above
- SDIO Stack Options
- Wireless Extension Tools
- Bluetooth Stack Options
- Kernel Compilation
Appendix B: Binary Files for Embedded Platforms
- Common Hardware Requirements for Embedded Platforms
- Freescale i.MX6
- Freescale i.MX53
- Atmel AT91SAM9G45 and AT91SAM9M10
Appendix C: Using the Bluetooth Manager
Appendix D: Common Configuration Parameters
- RF Power Mode parameter
- Country selection
- Antenna selection
Appendix E: Installation of Missing Generic Netlink Libraries
Appendix F: Procedure to use latest supplicant with NL80211 interface
- Bgscan and Roaming
  - Description
  - Configure Connection quality monitoring (cqm ) rssi and hysteresis using iw command
Appendix G: Considerations need to be made during hostapd usage
- Parameters updated from hostapd.conf file
RS9116 n-Link Software TRM Revision History

RS9116 n-Link Linux and Android Technical Reference Manual

Version 2.0

August 2019

Figure 2: SelectingOperating System

By default, the driver package includes "BSD" support. In case the user needs "Nl80211" support for Access

point and Station modes, select the menuconfig accordingly. For Nl80211, the "Hostapd" application is used

as a configuration utility.

Figure 3: Selection of NL80211 and Hostapd Support