User's Manual Part 2

G101 Series WLAN Card
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR LINUX
NOTE 1: Before driver install, Please make sure below.
z System Environment:
Linux kernel 2.4
Wireless tool 16.
NOTE 2:
z Feature list:
1. Full compliance with IEEE 802.11b/g standard
2. Support short preamble
3. Support RTS/CTS mechanism
4. Support de-fragmentation at receiving
5. Auto channel selection at system startup
6. Support static WEP keys of 64 and 128 bits
z Known issues:
1. Multicast Test is not supported.
2. Power save has not been implemented yet.
3. Data payload has not been tested yet.
4. Support for big-endian platform has not been implemented.
The Station Driver provides IEEE 802.11g station functionality. This document covers its
available I/O control commands on Linux platform.
To describe I/O control command support by IPN2220 Station on Linux platform. This can be a
user interface developer’s reference to provide users a WEB or command -line based control
environment.
1. Installation steps:
Step 1: Execute "insmod –f IPN2220STA.o "
at the directory where the IPN2220STA.o is located. By default, the STA will find a
non-WEP AP with the most powerful signal strength to join.
Step 2: Execute "./iwconfig"
to display connection status
Step 3: Execute "ifconfig wlan0 192.168.xxx.xxx"
to assign an IP to STA. Notice that “wlan0 ” is the device name of our STA.