Realtek_EasyMesh_User_Guide_V1.3.pdf

Realtek EasyMesh User Guide

V1.3

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. This document is subject to change without

notice. The document contains Realtek confidential information and must not be

disclosed to any third party without appropriate NDA.

Revision History

Revision Date Description

V1.1 2018-12-07 Initial Release

V1.2 2019-03-08 Based on RTK EashMesh Turnkey V1.2

Contents

1.3 EasyMesh Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.4 Fronthaul & Backhaul Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.5 Onboarding, discovery and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.6 Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.7 Client Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.8 Connection Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.9 Important Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Device Setup 4

2.1 Reset Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.2 Controller Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.5 Band Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4 Customization and Debugging 16

4.1 Adjustable Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.2 Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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List of Figures

2 Reset Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3 WLAN1 Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4 WLAN2 Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5 Controller Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

6 Agent Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

13 Client Steering Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

14 Device Details Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

15 Backhaul Steering Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

16 Topology Sample Before Backhaul Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

17 Topology Sample After Backhaul Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

18 Neighbor RSSI values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

19 Band Steering enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

20 Connected Band and RSSI Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

21 Sample Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

22 Sample Source Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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1 Introduction

This document is intended for helping users to setup the EasyMesh network and test it’s

features with Realtek EasyMesh devices. Section 2 shows the steps for initializing and setting

up EasyMesh network with Realtek devices while section 3 explains the features offered by

EasyMesh devices and how to test them. The last section lists all EasyMesh related setting

stored in the non-volatile memories and how users can manipulate them.

Figure 1: Multi-AP/EasyMesh Topology

1.1 EasyMesh Network

EasyMesh is a Wi-Fi Alliance certification that brings a standards-based approach to multiple

AP Wi-Fi networks. The EasyMesh program defines the control protocols between APs to

enable multi-vendor interoperability.

EasyMesh networks use a controller to manage the network, with agent APs connected to it.

Controllers are often located in the main gateway which connects a home network to the service

provider infrastructure. The main gateway frequently includes the controller and an integrated

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