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@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_mode (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.4.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--mode" title="The “mode” property"><span class="type">“mode”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -482,7 +481,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_band (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.5.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--band" title="The “band” property"><span class="type">“band”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -508,7 +506,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_channel (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" hre
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.6.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--channel" title="The “channel” property"><span class="type">“channel”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -534,7 +531,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_bssid (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href=
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.7.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--bssid" title="The “bssid” property"><span class="type">“bssid”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -560,7 +556,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_rate (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.8.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--rate" title="The “rate” property"><span class="type">“rate”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -586,7 +581,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_tx_power (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" hr
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.9.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--tx-power" title="The “tx-power” property"><span class="type">“tx-power”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -612,7 +606,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_mac_address (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link"
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.10.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--mac-address" title="The “mac-address” property"><span class="type">“mac-address”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -639,7 +632,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_cloned_mac_address
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.11.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--cloned-mac-address" title="The “cloned-mac-address” property"><span class="type">“cloned-mac-address”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -666,7 +658,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_mac_address_blacklist
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.12.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--mac-address-blacklist" title="The “mac-address-blacklist” property"><span class="type">“mac-address-blacklist”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -693,7 +684,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_num_mac_blacklist_items
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.13.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the number of blacklisted MAC addresses</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -730,7 +720,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_mac_blacklist_item
<p> the blacklisted MAC address string (hex-digits-and-colons notation)
at index <em class="parameter"><code>idx</code></em>
</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -767,7 +756,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_add_mac_blacklist_item
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.15.6"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> <code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the MAC address was added; <code class="literal">FALSE</code> if the MAC address
is invalid or was already present</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -837,7 +825,6 @@ the blacklist</p></td>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.17.6"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> <code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the MAC address was found and removed; <code class="literal">FALSE</code> if it was not.</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -886,7 +873,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_mtu (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="N
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.19.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--mtu" title="The “mtu” property"><span class="type">“mtu”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -912,7 +898,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_hidden (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.20.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the <a class="link" href="NMSettingWireless.html#NMSettingWireless--hidden" title="The “hidden” property"><span class="type">“hidden”</span></a> property of the setting</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -951,7 +936,6 @@ not be preserved.</p>
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.21.6"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> <code class="literal">TRUE</code> if <em class="parameter"><code>bssid</code></em>
was already known, <code class="literal">FALSE</code> if not</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -978,7 +962,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_num_seen_bssids
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.22.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the number of BSSIDs in the previously seen BSSID list</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -1013,7 +996,6 @@ nm_setting_wireless_get_seen_bssid (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link"
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.23.5"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> the BSSID at index <em class="parameter"><code>i</code></em>
</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
@@ -1081,7 +1063,6 @@ capabilities</p></td>
<a name="id-1.4.30.8.24.6"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> <code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the given settings are compatible with the access point's
security flags and mode, <code class="literal">FALSE</code> if they are not.</p>
-<p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
@@ -1091,112 +1072,84 @@ security flags and mode, <code class="literal">FALSE</code> if they are not.</p>
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-SETTING-NAME:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME "802-11-wireless"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-SSID:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SSID</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SSID "ssid"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-MODE:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MODE</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MODE "mode"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-BAND:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BAND</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BAND "band"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-CHANNEL:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CHANNEL</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CHANNEL "channel"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-BSSID:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BSSID</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BSSID "bssid"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-RATE:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_RATE</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_RATE "rate"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-TX-POWER:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_TX_POWER</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_TX_POWER "tx-power"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-MAC-ADDRESS:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS "mac-address"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-CLONED-MAC-ADDRESS:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS "cloned-mac-address"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-MAC-ADDRESS-BLACKLIST:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST "mac-address-blacklist"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-MTU:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MTU</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MTU "mtu"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-SEEN-BSSIDS:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SEEN_BSSIDS</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SEEN_BSSIDS "seen-bssids"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NM-SETTING-WIRELESS-HIDDEN:CAPS"></a><h3>NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_HIDDEN</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_HIDDEN "hidden"
</pre>
-<p>
-</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
@@ -1227,7 +1180,12 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--band"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“band”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “band” <span class="type">gchar</span> *</pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>802.11 frequency band of the network. One of "a" for 5GHz 802.11a or
+"bg" for 2.4GHz 802.11. This will lock associations to the Wi-Fi network
+to the specific band, i.e. if "a" is specified, the device will not
+associate with the same network in the 2.4GHz band even if the network's
+settings are compatible. This setting depends on specific driver
+capability and may not work with all drivers.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: NULL</p>
</div>
@@ -1235,7 +1193,10 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--bssid"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“bssid”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “bssid” <span class="type">gchar</span> *</pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>If specified, directs the device to only associate with the given access
+point. This capability is highly driver dependent and not supported by
+all devices. Note: this property does not control the BSSID used when
+creating an Ad-Hoc network and is unlikely to in the future.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: NULL</p>
</div>
@@ -1243,7 +1204,10 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--channel"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“channel”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “channel” <span class="type">guint</span></pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>Wireless channel to use for the Wi-Fi connection. The device will only
+join (or create for Ad-Hoc networks) a Wi-Fi network on the specified
+channel. Because channel numbers overlap between bands, this property
+also requires the "band" property to be set.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write / Construct</p>
<p>Default value: 0</p>
</div>
@@ -1251,7 +1215,8 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--cloned-mac-address"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“cloned-mac-address”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “cloned-mac-address” <span class="type">gchar</span> *</pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>If specified, request that the Wi-Fi device use this MAC address instead
+of its permanent MAC address. This is known as MAC cloning or spoofing.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: NULL</p>
</div>
@@ -1259,7 +1224,11 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--hidden"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“hidden”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “hidden” <span class="type">gboolean</span></pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>If <code class="literal">TRUE</code>, indicates this network is a non-broadcasting network that hides
+its SSID. In this case various workarounds may take place, such as
+probe-scanning the SSID for more reliable network discovery. However,
+these workarounds expose inherent insecurities with hidden SSID networks,
+and thus hidden SSID networks should be used with caution.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: FALSE</p>
</div>
@@ -1267,7 +1236,9 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--mac-address"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“mac-address”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “mac-address” <span class="type">gchar</span> *</pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>If specified, this connection will only apply to the Wi-Fi device whose
+permanent MAC address matches. This property does not change the MAC
+address of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: NULL</p>
</div>
@@ -1275,14 +1246,17 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--mac-address-blacklist"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“mac-address-blacklist”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “mac-address-blacklist” <span class="type">GStrv</span></pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>A list of permanent MAC addresses of Wi-Fi devices to which this
+connection should never apply. Each MAC address should be given in the
+standard hex-digits-and-colons notation (eg "00:11:22:33:44:55").</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--mode"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“mode”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “mode” <span class="type">gchar</span> *</pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>Wi-Fi network mode; one of "infrastructure", "adhoc" or "ap". If blank,
+infrastructure is assumed.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
<p>Default value: NULL</p>
</div>
@@ -1290,7 +1264,8 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--mtu"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“mtu”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “mtu” <span class="type">guint</span></pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>If non-zero, only transmit packets of the specified size or smaller,
+breaking larger packets up into multiple Ethernet frames.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write / Construct</p>
<p>Default value: 0</p>
</div>
@@ -1298,7 +1273,10 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--rate"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“rate”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “rate” <span class="type">guint</span></pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>If non-zero, directs the device to only use the specified bitrate for
+communication with the access point. Units are in Kb/s, ie 5500 = 5.5
+Mbit/s. This property is highly driver dependent and not all devices
+support setting a static bitrate.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write / Construct</p>
<p>Default value: 0</p>
</div>
@@ -1306,28 +1284,34 @@ for this connection.</p>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--seen-bssids"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“seen-bssids”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “seen-bssids” <span class="type">GStrv</span></pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>A list of BSSIDs (each BSSID formatted as a MAC address like
+"00:11:22:33:44:55") that have been detected as part of the Wi-Fi
+network. NetworkManager internally tracks previously seen BSSIDs. The
+property is only meant for reading and reflects the BSSID list of
+NetworkManager. The changes you make to this property will not be
+preserved.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--ssid"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“ssid”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “ssid” <span class="type">GBytes</span> *</pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>SSID of the Wi-Fi network. Must be specified.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="NMSettingWireless--tx-power"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">“tx-power”</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> “tx-power” <span class="type">guint</span></pre>
-<p></p>
+<p>If non-zero, directs the device to use the specified transmit power.
+Units are dBm. This property is highly driver dependent and not all
+devices support setting a static transmit power.</p>
<p>Flags: Read / Write / Construct</p>
<p>Default value: 0</p>
</div>
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