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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Input Parameters value*2
Output Parameter None
Reset Required No
Usage # iwpriv <vap name> mgmt_rate <value*2>
Example The Following command sets the mgmt rate to 5.5Mbps
#iwpriv wifi0 mgmt_rate 11
To disable the mgmt_rate use the below command:
#iwpriv wifi0 mgmt_rate 0
Set Keep Alive Period in
AP mode
Description This command is used to set the Keep Alive period in the n-Link®
Module. It is recommended that this command is given after the
VAP is created and before wpa_supplicant/hostapd is started
Default Value 240 seconds
Input Parameters VAP Name (string like wifi0, wifi1, etc.)
Integer value ranges between 15 and 12000 (seconds).
Integer value should be a multiple of 15, if the value is not a multiple
of 15, it will rounded off to nearst multiple of 15.
Output Parameter None
Reset Required No
Usage # iwpriv <vap_name> keep_alive <value>
Example The command given below sets the Keep Alive period to 30 seconds,
after rounding off 35 to the nearest multiple of 15.
# iwpriv wifi0 keep_alive 35
Table 3: iwpriv Usage for Access Point Mode
5.4 Private (Driver- Specific) Commands for Client Mode
The table below lists the usage of the "iwpriv" command for setting and getting parameters common for the Client
Mode.
De authenticate while
Roaming
Description This command is used to de authenticate the n-Link® Module from
"old" Access Point while roaming.