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RALINK TECHNOLOGY, CORP.
RT2870 Software Release Note for WinCE
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Product Name RT2870 Wireless Adaptor
Interface Supported USB
Install Package Version P1.4.9.0
Driver Version V1.4.9.0
Date 2009-12-4
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1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 4
2. Hardware Requirements.............................................................................................. 4
3. Software Requirements............................................................................................... 4
4. Wireless Features ........................................................................................................ 5
5. Build Image (NK.BIN) Instructions ........................................................................... 6
6. Registry Setting Descriptions ................................................................................... 10
7. Configuration............................................................................................................ 14
8. Wi-Fi Protected Setup Overview .............................................................................. 19
9. Direct-Link Setup (DLS) Overview.......................................................................... 22
10. Appendix........................................................................................................... 24
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1. Introduction
This document guides you how to setup/integrate the Ralink RT2870 series driver in
Windows CE operating system.
2. Hardware Requirements
The adapters (made with the Ralink RT2870 series chipset) are supported as below:
1. Ralink RT2070
2. Ralink RT2870
3. Ralink RT3070
4. Ralink RT3071
5. Ralink RT3072
3. Software Requirements
1.
Platform Builder 5.0 or
2.
VS2005+Windows CE 6.0(or higher)
3.
Windows CE 5.0 QFE20061231 is necessary. The WPA2 is supported after this QEF.
4.
The driver package is included four type of the CPU(X86, ARM, MIPS and SH4).
The major files description as below:
RT2870.DLL (binary of driver)
RT2870.BIB (Sample BIB file)
RT2870.REG (Sample REG file)
RT2870.xxx.CAB (install package. xxx is CPU name, e.g. x86)
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4. Wireless Features
The Ralink wireless features are divided in two parts: Station mode and AP mode
Infrastructure(Station mode)
i.
Open/None
ii.
Open,Shared/WEP
iii.
WPA-PSK/TKIP,AES
iv.
WPA2-PSK/TKIP,AES
(i)
v.
WPA/TKIP,AES
vi.
WPA2/TKIP,AES
(i)
Adhoc(Station mode)
i.
Open/None
ii.
Open /WEP
iii.
WPA-None/TKIP, AES
WPS Enrollee(Station mode)
i.
PIN
ii.
PBC
DLS(Station mode)
i.
Same as infrastructure mode
AP Mode
i.
Open/None
ii.
Open,Shared/WEP
iii.
WPA-PSK/TKIP,AES
iv.
WPA2-PSK/TKIP,AES
Note:
(i). It is necessary to support WPA2 security in Windows CE 5.0, the QFE 2006 must be
installed.
(ii). When driver in AP mode, WZC must be disabled. The ratool is applied to configure
the wireless parameters.
(iii). Some wireless parameters for the stations can not be set within WZC, the ratool is
required to configure them.
