Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction to RS9116
- Getting Started with RS9116
- Compiling the Driver
- Installing the Driver
- Installation of Modules
- Enabling a Protocol
- Disabling a Protocol
- OneBox-Mobile in Wi-Fi Only Mode
- Installation in Wi-Fi Client Mode (with BSD interface support)
- Installation in Access Point Mode (with BSD interface support)
- Installation in Wi-Fi Client Mode (with NL80211 support)
- Installation in Wi-Fi AP mode (with NL80211 support)
- Installation in Wi-Fi Direct Mode (With BSD Interface Support)
- Installation in Wi-Fi Direct Mode (With NL80211 Support only for Kernel v3.8 or higher)
- OneBox-Mobile in Wi-Fi + Bluetooth LE Coexistence Mode
- Driver Information
- Wi-Fi ioctl Usage Guide
- Configuration Using CFG80211
- Enterprise security using CFG80211
- HOSTAPD and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
- ACS with Hostapd
- Antenna Diversity
- Sniffer Mode
- Monitor Mode
- Concurrent Mode
- Background Scan Parameters
- Power save Modes, Profiles and Parameters
- Compliance and Certification
- Wi-Fi Performance Test ioctl usage
- Wake-On-Wireless LAN
- PUF [ Physical Unclonable Functions ]
- GTK Offload
- Steps to connect 802.11R client to AP
- Steps to configure 802.11W
- Update WLAN region based maximum powers from driver
- Bluetooth hcitool and hciconfig Usage
- Android support for RS9116
- Appendix A: Configuration of Kernels from 3.13 and above
- Appendix B: Binary Files for Embedded Platforms
- Appendix C: Using the Bluetooth Manager
- Appendix D: Common Configuration Parameters
- Appendix E: Installation of Missing Generic Netlink Libraries
- Appendix F: Procedure to use latest supplicant with NL80211 interface
- Appendix G: Considerations need to be made during hostapd usage
- RS9116 n-Link Software TRM Revision History
RS9116 n-Link Linux and Android Technical Reference Manual
Version 2.0
August 2019
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33 RS9116 n-Link Software TRM Revision History
Revision
No.
Version No. Date Changes
1 v1.0 October 2017 Preliminary version
2 v1.1 January 2018 Formatted the document as per Redpine
document standard
3 v1.2 March 2018 Added information related to FW_LOAD_MODE
configuration option
4 v1.3 March 2018 Added information related to BGSCAN and
ROAMING for NL80211 Driver
5 v1.4 April 2018
1. Added Appendix I page regarding hostapd.conf file
usage considerations
2. Added support for GTK offload feature
3. Added support for 802.11R roaming feature
4. Added support for PUF feature
5. Updated the hostapd configuration parameter info
6. Added new parameter(service period length) in uapsd
power save params ioctl.
6 v1.5 June 2018
1. Modified AP set channel/frequency command usage
inWi-Fi ioctl Usage Guide section.
2. Updated PER transmit and receive commands in Wi-Fi
Performance Test ioctl usage section.
3. Updated info note in
Monitor Mode section.
4. Fixed documentation issues.
5. Added information of radius server usage in
Enterprise security using CFG80211 section.
7 v1.6 October 2018
1. Added Notes in bgscan ioctl section
2. Added missing info notes in IOCTL section.
3. Added information regarding Country code update
from supplicant in NL mode.
4. Fixed documentation issues.
5. Removed ESSID change and modified channel change
commands inWi-Fi ioctl Usage Guide section
8 v1.7 December 2018
1. Updated configuration parameters for WIFI PER mode
in
Wi-Fi Performance Test ioctl usage.
2. Added Steps to configure 802.11W.
3. Updated BLE Transmit commands.
4. Updated ioctl details for hostapd.
5. Fixed documentation issues.
9 v1.8 January 2019
1. Removed the set mode and get mode commands in
Wi-Fi ioctl Usage Guide section.