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33 .Nd Intel IEEE 802.11ac wireless network driver
35 To compile this driver into the kernel,
36 include the following lines in your
37 kernel configuration file:
38 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
45 You also need to select a firmware for your device.
47 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
48 .Cd "device iwm3160fw"
49 .Cd "device iwm7260fw"
50 .Cd "device iwm7265fw"
54 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
60 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
61 module at boot time, place the following lines in
63 .Bd -literal -offset indent
72 driver provides support for:
74 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
75 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160
76 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 7260
77 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 7265
84 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
85 For more information on configuring this device, see
88 This driver requires the firmware built with the
92 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
93 .Bd -literal -offset indent
94 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
98 Join a specific BSS network with network name
101 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 ssid my_net up"
103 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
104 .Bd -literal -offset indent
105 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 ssid my_net \e
106 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
109 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
110 .Bd -literal -offset indent
111 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
112 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
116 .It "iwm%d: device timeout"
117 The driver will reset the hardware.
118 This should not happen.
119 .It "iwm%d: firmware error"
120 The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
121 The driver will reset the hardware.
122 This should not happen.
123 .It "iwm%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
124 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
125 This should not happen.
126 .It "iwm%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
127 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
132 firmware module is present.
133 .It "iwm%d: could not load boot firmware"
134 An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
136 This should not happen.
137 .It "iwm%d: could not load microcode"
138 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
139 This should not happen.
140 .It "iwm%d: could not load main firmware"
141 An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
143 This should not happen.