SWRU423A July 2015 – May 2016 WL1801MOD , WL1805MOD , WL1807MOD , WL1831MOD , WL1835MOD , WL1837MOD
This connection type is established by invoking CLI commands. These CLI commands define a network index, security type, SSID name, unicast scanning, and more.
More than one network might be defined, but only one will be enabled and selected for the connection. Switch between the pre-defined profiles by selecting the known index.
The lifetime of these defined networks lasts until the next driver or platform restart. After the restart, no network profile will exist.
This connection process is typical for systems with no upper application layer that can remember and store all successful connections and record those as useful profile or preferred network (see Section 3.2.2).
Typically, this connection type requires a scanning operation to detect the neighbor APs, routers, or hotspots to discover a required network for connection. However, the connection is also established as a standalone action even if the scanning was not invoked. This is because the connection process itself has its own inherent scanning (scheduled scan) that scans all channels and connects to the required network if it exists, or continues to scan periodically until it sees the disconnect command or the role stop.