Native Wi-Fi Functions (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This section describes the functions that enable software developers to use the functionality that is provided by Native Wi-Fi.

Important

WLAN tool functionality is available only if connection manger takes control of WLANAPI.
It is not possible to setup a simple WiFi connection. The following code will fail with access denied: s wlantool -c -i PCI\RTLNWIFI1 -ssid IPV6Lab -auth open -encr none

In This Section

  • WlanEnumInterfaces
    Enumarates all the wireless network adapters currently plugged into the system
  • WlanExtractPsdIEDataList
    Extracts the proximity service discovery (PSD) information element (IE) data list from raw IE data included in a beacon
  • WlanGetNetworkBssList
    Retrieves the basic service sets (BSS) list of the network or networks on a given interface
  • WlanGetSecuritySettings
    Retrieves the security settings associated with a configurable object
  • WlanIhvControl
    Provides a mechanism for independent hardware vendor (IHV) control of WLAN drivers or services
  • WlanScan
    Requests a scan for available networks on the indicated in
  • WlanSetPsdIEDataList
    Sets the proximity service discovery (PSD) information element (IE) data list

See Also

Reference

Native Wi-Fi Reference
Native Wi-Fi Enumerations
Native Wi-Fi Structures
Profile XML Schema