Software Manual

WE865-DUAL Software User Guide

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1.5 Product Overview

The WE865-DUAL is a dual-mode Wi-Fi short range wireless companion product to the GE863-PRO³

device family. Based on the processing power of dual 60MHz RISC processor cores, the WE865-

DUAL is a versatile and powerful addition to any GE863-PRO³-based design instantly adding the

power of Wi-Fi communications and the versatility of the SDIO interface.

1.6 Document Organization

This manual contains the following chapters:

• “Chapter 1, Introduction” provides a scope for this manual, target audience, technical contact

information, and text conventions.

• “Chapter 2, WE865-DUAL architecture” describes the general hardware and software

architecture for WE865-DUAL-GE863-PRO system.

• “Chapter 3, Connecting WE865-DUAL to PRO3” describes how to connect WE865-DUAL

interface board to GE863-PRO³.

• “Chapter 4, Configuring WE865-DUAL” provides some basic concepts on IEEE 802.11

Wireless Networks and describes how to configure WE865-DUAL.

• “Chapter 5, Commands summary” provides a list and some examples on the most commonly

used shell commands for configuring WE865-DUAL.

• “Chapter 6, Wireless Tools” provides a reference to the commands used to configure and

manage WE865-DUAL.

• “Chapter 7, WPA/WPA2 Security” provides a reference to wpa_supplicant and wpa_cli tools

used to configure and manage WPA/WPA2 security modes.

• “Chapter 8, Appendix” provides an in depth view of IEEE 802.11i WPA/WPA2 and

wpa_supplicant.

• “Chapter 9, Acronyms and Abbreviations” provides definition for all the acronyms and

abbreviations used in this guide.

How to Use

If you are new to this product, it is highly recommended to start by reading through

TelitGE863PRO3Linux Development Environment User Guide and TelitGE863PRO3Linux SW User

Guide manuals and this document in their entirety in order to understand the concepts and specific

features provided by the built in software of the GE863-PRO