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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

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