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NAME
rsu — Realtek RTL8188SU/RTL8192SU USB IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network device
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel
configuration file:
device ehci
device uhci
device ohci
device usb
device rsu
device rsufw
device wlan
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following lines in
loader.conf(5):
if_rsu_load="YES"
rsu-rtl8712fw_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The rsu driver supports USB 2.0 wireless network devices based on Realtek RTL8188SU,
RTL8191SU and RTL8192SU chipsets.
The RTL8188SU is a highly integrated 802.11n adapter that combines a MAC, a 1T1R capable
baseband and an RF in a single chip. It operates in the 2GHz spectrum only.
The RTL8191SU is a highly integrated multiple-in, single-out (MISO) 802.11n adapter that
combines a MAC, a 1T2R capable baseband and an RF in a single chip. It operates in the 2GHz
spectrum only.
The RTL8192SU is a highly integrated multiple-in, multiple-out (MIMO) 802.11n adapter that
combines a MAC, a 2T2R capable baseband and an RF in a single chip. It operates in the 2GHz
spectrum only.
These are the modes the rsu driver can operate in:
BSS mode Also known as infrastructure mode, this is used when associating with an
access point, through which all traffic passes. This mode is the default.
monitor mode In this mode the driver is able to receive packets without associating with
an access point. This disables the internal receive filter and enables the
card to capture packets from networks which it wouldn't normally have access
to, or to scan for access points.
The rsu driver can be configured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK). WPA is the de facto encryption standard for wireless
networks. It is strongly recommended that WEP not be used as the sole mechanism to secure
wireless communication, due to serious weaknesses in it.
The rsu driver can be configured at runtime with ifconfig(8).
FILES
/usr/share/doc/legal/realtek.LICENSE rsu firmware license
The driver needs at least version 1.2 of the following firmware file, which is loaded when
an interface is attached:
/boot/kernel/rsu-rtl8712fw.ko
HARDWARE
The rsu driver provices support for Realtek RTL8188SU/RTL8192SU USB IEEE 802.11b/g/n
wireless network adapters, including:
ASUS USB-N10
Belkin F7D1101 v1
D-Link DWA-131 A1
EDUP EP-MS150N(W)
Edimax EW-7622UMN
Hercules HWGUn-54
Hercules HWNUm-300
Planex GW-USNano
Sitecom WL-349 v1
Sitecom WL-353
Sweex LW154
TRENDnet TEW-646UBH
TRENDnet TEW-648UB
TRENDnet TEW-649UB
EXAMPLES
Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
ifconfig wlan create wlandev rsu0 inet 192.168.0.20 \
netmask 0xffffff00
Join a specific BSS network with network name “my_net”:
ifconfig wlan create wlandev rsu0 ssid my_net up
Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
ifconfig wlan create wlandev rsu0 ssid my_net \
wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
DIAGNOSTICS
%s: failed load firmware of file rsu-rtl8712fw For some reason, the driver was unable to
read the microcode file from the filesystem. The file might be missing or corrupted.
device timeout A frame dispatched to the hardware for transmission did not complete in
time. The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.
SEE ALSO
intro(1), netintro(4), rsufw(4), usb(4), wlan(4), arp(8), hostapd(8), ifconfig(8),
wpa_supplicant(8)
HISTORY
The rsu driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.9 and FreeBSD 10.0.
AUTHORS
The rsu driver was written by Damien Bergamini <damien@openbsd.org> and ported by Rui Paulo
<rpaulo@freebsd.org>. The 802.11n support was added by Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>.
CAVEATS
The rsu driver currently does not support 802.11n transmit aggregation, either A-MSDU or A-
MPDU.
The rsu driver does not capture management frames in non-monitor modes; without this
limitation some firmware functions (e.g., 'join bss') will not work properly.