Quick_Start_Guide_for_Realtek_Mesh Quick Start Guide For Realtek Mesh V1.0.0 20180112
Quick_Start_Guide_for_Realtek_Mesh_v1.0.0_20180112
Quick_Start_Guide_for_Realtek_Mesh_v1.0.0_20180112
Quick_Start_Guide_for_Realtek_Mesh_v1.0.0_20180112
Quick_Start_Guide_for_Realtek_Mesh_v1.0.0_20180112
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Quick Start Guide for Realtek Mesh
ver. 1.0.0
Contents
1. Introduction......................................................................................................3
2. Software Requirements....................................................................................3
2.1. Driver Configurations...........................................................................3
2.2. Wpa_supplicant Configurations...........................................................3
3. Setup Mesh using wpa_supplicant...................................................................3
3.1. Open Mesh Setup..................................................................................4
3.2. Secured Mesh Setup..............................................................................4
Release History
Ver. Date Description Author
1.0.0 2018/01/12
1. First version Jeff
1. Introduction
This document describes the requirements of software components including
driver and wpa_supplicant for Realtek mesh function which is compatible with IEEE
802.11s standard; also provides examples to setup mesh network using
wpa_supplicant.
2. Software Requirements
Below are the requirements of each software components which are needed to
enable Realtek mesh function:
2.1. Driver Configurations
l CONFIG_RTW_MESH
l CONFIG_IOCTL_CFG80211
To enable driver’s mesh function, these two shall be defined before
compilation.
2.2. Wpa_supplicant Configurations
l CONFIG_MESH=y
To enable wpa_supplicant’s mesh function, adding this configuration to
wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant/.config before compilation.
3. Setup Mesh using wpa_supplicant
Mesh is setup using wpa_supplicant with mesh specific global field
configurations and mesh network profile in runtime wpa_suppliant configuration file.
l Global Field Configurations
Configuration Descriptions
user_mpm 0: MPM handled by driver
1: MPM handled by wpa_supplicant
Shall be 1 for Realtek mesh
max_peer_links Maximum number of mesh peering allowed.
Maximum is 8 for Realtek mesh.
mesh_max_inactivity
Timeout in seconds to detect STA inactivity
Software Component Requirement
Kernel ver. >= 3.11, with CFG80211
Driver ver. >= 5.3, with CFG80211
wpa_supplicant wpa_supplicant_8_O_8.x_rtw_r26058 or later
l Network Field Configurations
3.1. Open Mesh Setup
Below is a sample runtime wpa_supplicant configuration file for an open mesh
network profile:
Execute the mesh function enabled wpa_supplicant with the above configuration
file (ex: open_mesh.conf) on Realtek WLAN interface (ex: wlan0) in background:
3.2. Secured Mesh Setup
Below is a sample runtime wpa_supplicant configuration file for a secured mesh
network profile:
root@rtkpc #./wpa_supplicant –Dnl80211 -iwlan0 -c./open_mesh.conf -B
Configuration Descriptions
ssid Mesh ID for this mesh network
Mode 5: Mesh
frequency Operating frequency for this mesh network
key_mgmt NONE: For open mesh network
SAE: For secured mesh network
Below is for secured mesh
psk PSK used by secured mesh network
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
user_mpm=1
max_peer_links=8
mesh_max_inactivity=20
network={
ssid="open_mesh"
mode=5
frequency=2432
key_mgmt=NONE
}
Execute the mesh function enabled wpa_supplicant with the above configuration
file (ex: secured_mesh.conf) on Realtek WLAN interface (ex: wlan0) in background:
※ Multiple mesh network profiles and even profiles of other mode (ex:
Infrastructure or ad-hoc mode) can exist in the same configuration file and then
switched by “select_network” command.
root@rtkpc #./wpa_supplicant –Dnl80211 -iwlan0 -c./secured_mesh.conf -B
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
user_mpm=1
max_peer_links=8
mesh_max_inactivity=20
network={
ssid="secured_mesh"
mode=5
frequency=2432
key_mgmt=SAE
psk="password"
}
