SWRU561A September   2020  – October 2020 WL1801MOD , WL1805MOD , WL1807MOD , WL1831 , WL1831MOD , WL1835MOD , WL1837MOD

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Driver Supported Features
  3. 2WL18xx Linux Driver Architecture Overview
  4. 3Platform Integration
    1. 3.1 Configuration required for Board Device Tree (DTS/DTB)
    2. 3.2 Configuring the Kernel for TI WLAN Drivers
    3. 3.3 Configuration required for Board Device Tree (DTS/DTB)
    4. 3.4 Building R8.8 Release Using Build Utilities
    5. 3.5 Building WiLink8 Driver Release Binaries Individually
  5. 4Booting and WLAN Bring-Up
    1. 4.1 Configuring the WiLink8 Target
  6. 5Testing Basic WLAN Functionality
    1. 5.1 STA Mode
      1. 5.1.1 Station Mode Procedure for Unsecured AP
      2. 5.1.2 Station Mode Procedure for Secured AP
      3. 5.1.3 Verifying Connectivity
    2. 5.2 AP Mode
      1. 5.2.1 AP Mode Procedure
      2. 5.2.2 Starting the AP
      3. 5.2.3 Verifying Connectivity
    3. 5.3 Multirole (AP +STA mode)
      1. 5.3.1 General Procedure for Multirole Connection
    4. 5.4 IEEE802.11s Mesh Mode
  7. 6References
  8.   A FAQ and Debug Hints

5.3 Multirole (AP +STA mode)

This demo shows how to use the WiLink device as both a station and as an AP, using the out-of-box scripts available at /usr/share/wl18xx. An example use-case for a multirole Wi-Fi device might be to act as a wireless bridge. In multirole, the WiLink device can connect to an internet-enabled secure AP (STA mode) as a client, while simultaneously acting as a station to which other devices can then connect to for internet access. The same hardware used for AP mode testing can be used.