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28.Dd January 24, 2000
29.Dt RAY 4
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm ray
33.Nd Raytheon Raylink / WebGear Aviator IEEE 802.11 2Mbps Wireless
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35.Cd "ray* at pcmcia? function ?"
36.Cd "options RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_DEFAULT=RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_USA"
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The
39.Nm
40device driver supports the Raytheon Raylink and Aviator 2.4/PRO
41802.11 FH 2Mbps wireless pcmcia cards.  The cards can be operated in
42either adhoc or infrastructure modes. The operating mode is
43selectable with
44.Xr ifconfig 8
45through a media option.
46.Pp
47To communicate with other 802.11 cards a common network id or NWID must
48be specified on each station that wishes to participate in the shared
49wireless network.  The NWID can
50be set with
51.Xr ifconfig 8 .
52.Pp
53The device uses IEEE 802.11 standard Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
54signaling and operates in the ranges of 2.400 to 2.4835 Gigahertz.
55This frequency range is further restricted by country according to
56that country's regulations.  Currently the
57.Nm
58driver defaults to using the ranges appropriate for the USA.
59To change this setting you must define the kernel option
60RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_DEFAULT to one of the following values:
61.Pp
62.Bl -item -compact
63.It
64.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_USA
65.It
66.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_EUROPE
67.It
68.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_JAPAN
69.It
70.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_KOREA
71.It
72.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_SPAIN
73.It
74.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_FRANCE
75.It
76.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_ISRAEL
77.It
78.Cd RAY_PID_COUNTRY_CODE_AUSTRALIA
79.El
80.Pp
81The output power of the transceiver is 100mW and the card's power consumption
82is 365 mA @ 5 volts.  The transmission range in open air (line of sight)
83is a maximum of 1000 feet (or ~304 meters), and indoors (i.e., with
84obstructions) it is a maximum of 500 feet (152 meters).
85.Sh HARDWARE
86Cards supported by the
87.Nm
88driver include:
89.Pp
90.Bl -item -compact
91.It
92WebGear Aviator 2.4
93.It
94WebGear Aviator PRO
95.It
96Raytheon Raylink WLAN
97.El
98.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
99.Bl -diag
100.It "ray0: card failed self test: status x"
101Indicates the card has failed its initial startup tests.
102.El
103.Sh SEE ALSO
104.Xr ifmedia 4 ,
105.Xr intro 4 ,
106.Xr pcmcia 4 ,
107.Xr ifconfig 8
108.Sh HISTORY
109The
110.Nm
111driver first appeared in
112.Nx 1.5 .
113.Sh AUTHORS
114The
115.Nm
116driver was written by
117.An Christian E. Hopps Aq chopps@netbsd.org .
118.Sh BUGS
119Currently the infrastructure mode is untested, and authentication
120using WEP is unimplemented.
121