DOT11_CURRENT_OPERATION_MODE structure (windot11.h)

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03/15/2022

Important The Native 802.11 Wireless LAN interface is deprecated in Windows 10 and later. Please use the WLAN Device Driver Interface (WDI) instead. For more information about WDI, see WLAN Universal Windows driver model.

The DOT11_CURRENT_OPERATION_MODE structure defines the current Native 802.11 operation mode on the instance of a miniport driver that manages a wireless LAN (WLAN) adapter.

Syntax

typedef struct _DOT11_CURRENT_OPERATION_MODE {
  ULONG uReserved;
  ULONG uCurrentOpMode;
} DOT11_CURRENT_OPERATION_MODE, *PDOT11_CURRENT_OPERATION_MODE;

Members

uReserved

This member is reserved. The miniport driver must not modify the value of this member.

uCurrentOpMode

A bitmask of the miniport driver's current operation modes. This bitmask is defined through the following:

DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_EXTENSIBLE_AP

Specifies that the miniport driver supports the Extensible Access Point (ExtAP) operation mode.

This value is available starting with Windows 7.

DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_EXTENSIBLE_STATION

Specifies that the miniport driver supports the Extensible Station (ExtSTA) operation mode.

DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_NETWORK_MONITOR

Specifies that the miniport driver supports the Network Monitor (NetMon) operation mode.

DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_WFD_DEVICE

Specifies that the miniport driver supports the Wi-Fi Direct Device operation mode. This mode is available starting in Windows 8.

DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_WFD_GROUP_OWNER

Specifies that the miniport driver supports the Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner operation mode.This mode is available starting in Windows 8.

DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_WFD_CLIENT

Specifies that the miniport driver supports the Wi-Fi Direct Client operation mode. This mode is available starting in Windows 8.

For more information about operation modes, see Native 802.11 Operation Modes.

Remarks

The miniport driver must specify only one operation mode in the uCurrentOpMode member.

For more information about Native 802.11 operation modes, see Native 802.11 Operation Modes.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Available in Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating systems.
Header	windot11.h (include Ndis.h)