Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product D211 Nokia
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SUPPORT GUIDE FOR NOKIA D211 LINUX DEVICE DRIVER Copyright © 2 002 Noki a. All rights r eserved. | Date: 05/06/2 002..
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 2. RE QUIREM EN TS .................................................................................................
1/10 1. INTRODUCTIO N This document is an installation and user's guide for the Linux device driver of the Nokia D211. The user should be familiar with installing and compiling device drivers in source code form.
2/10 After you have unpacked the dev ice driver package, you can be gin the compilation. 1. Copy config.mk.or ig to config.mk . 2. E dit the config.m k to match your syste m. It is import ant that all the directives in config.mk are correct. Otherwise the device driver may not work or may not even compile.
3/10 4.1 GENERAL CONFIGURA TION V ARIA BLES The configuration file contains three general configuration variables. They configure the actio ns tha t are perfo rmed after the ca rd i s inse rted. MODE=W LAN PROFIL E=My_pro file NETW ORK_ST ART =yes MODE selects the operating mode.
4/10 ssid=Nok ia W LAN shared_k ey1=0x1 234567 89a In this case the network name is No kia W LAN and the netw ork has one shared W EP key. The card will automatically find the best matching WLAN access point with the desired SSID and matching W EP key.
5/10 W LAN ChM inor minor number of the character device GSM TTYDev name of the GSM serial port GSM ChMajor major number of the serial port GSM ChMinor minor number of the serial port GSM status GSM r.
6/10 enable_gsm Command gives a PIN code and enables GSM disable_gsm Command disables GSM and stops any connections gsm GSM commands Most important command is enable_gsm which will ask for the PIN code and then give it to the radio card. Giving the PIN code is ne cessary if GSM is going to be us ed.
7/10 of the user interface is also an example of how to develop software f or the Nokia D211 radio card. In order to compile the user interface, the programmer need s to obtain the C++ headers from http ://ww w.
8/10 A sample configuration file "config.example" can be f ound in the sa me directory as the client. Note: The client assumes that GSM has been en abled on the Nokia D211 radio card, i.e. the user has manually enabled it by issuing the com mand 'nokia_ctl enable_gsm' before running the client.
9/10 BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier. A six-byte address that distinguishes one W LAN access point from another. Someti mes cal led ne twork ID . Channel A specified fr equency band for the tr ansmission and reception of signals. GSM Global System for Mobile Communications.
An important point after buying a device Nokia D211 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Nokia D211 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Nokia D211 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Nokia D211 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Nokia D211 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Nokia D211, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Nokia D211.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Nokia D211. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Nokia D211 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
