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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 iwm3168fw"
50 .Cd "device iwm7260fw"
51 .Cd "device iwm7265fw"
52 .Cd "device iwm7265Dfw"
53 .Cd "device iwm8000Cfw"
54 .Cd "device iwm8265fw"
55 .Cd "device iwm9000fw"
56 .Cd "device iwm9260fw"
60 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
66 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
67 module at boot time, place the following lines in
69 .Bd -literal -offset indent
84 driver provides support for:
86 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
87 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160
88 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3165
89 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3168
90 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 7260
91 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 7265
92 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260
93 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8265
94 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 9260
95 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 9270
96 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 946X
97 .It Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 9560
104 Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time.
105 For more information on configuring this device, see
108 This driver requires the firmware built with the
114 only supports 802.11b and 802.11g modes.
115 It will not associate to access points that are configured to operate only
116 in 802.11n or 802.11ac modes.
118 Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
119 .Bd -literal -offset indent
120 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 inet 192.168.0.20 \e
124 Join a specific BSS network with network name
127 .Dl "ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 ssid my_net up"
129 Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
130 .Bd -literal -offset indent
131 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 ssid my_net \e
132 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
135 Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
136 .Bd -literal -offset indent
137 ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwm0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \e
138 wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
142 .It "iwm%d: device timeout"
143 The driver will reset the hardware.
144 This should not happen.
145 .It "iwm%d: firmware error"
146 The onboard microcontroller crashed for some reason.
147 The driver will reset the hardware.
148 This should not happen.
149 .It "iwm%d: timeout waiting for firmware initialization to complete"
150 The onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time.
151 This should not happen.
152 .It "iwm%d: could not load firmware image '%s'"
153 The driver failed to load the firmware image using the
158 firmware module is present.
159 .It "iwm%d: could not load boot firmware"
160 An attempt to upload the boot firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
162 This should not happen.
163 .It "iwm%d: could not load microcode"
164 An attempt to upload the microcode image to the onboard microcontroller failed.
165 This should not happen.
166 .It "iwm%d: could not load main firmware"
167 An attempt to upload the main firmware image to the onboard microcontroller
169 This should not happen.