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11.Ensure mesh backhaul connectivity is established over 5G through wifi1.1 interface.
12. Verify mesh backhaul connection in EM-Contrller side as well.
iw dev wifi1.1.sta<i> info
iw dev wifi1.1.sta<i> station dump
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13. Wait for few minutes( for Agent to propagate SSID information from Controller to OneWifi in Extender1) and then check
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#!/bin/sh
sleep 5
iw phy phy0 interface add wifi0 type __ap
iw phy phy0 interface add wifi1 type __ap
iw phy phy0 interface add wifi2 type __ap
iw phy phy0 interface add wifi1.1 type __ap
#Obtain the wifi0 mac address
wifi_mac="$(cat /sys/class/ieee80211/phy0/macaddress)"
#Strip the : and increment mac by 1 to get wifi1 macaddress
mac=$(echo $wifi_mac | tr -d ':')
mac_incr=$((0x$mac + 24))
wifi0_mac=$(printf "%012x" $mac_incr | sed 's/../&:/g;s/:$//')
#Increment again by 1 to get wifi2 address
mac_incr=$(($mac_incr + 1))
wifi1_mac=$(printf "%012x" $mac_incr | sed 's/../&:/g;s/:$//')
mac_incr=$(($mac_incr + 1))
wifi1_1_mac=$(printf "%012x" $mac_incr | sed 's/../&:/g;s/:$//')
mac_incr=$(($mac_incr + 1))
wifi2_mac=$(printf "%012x" $mac_incr | sed 's/../&:/g;s/:$//')
#print the mac address
echo $wifi0_mac
echo $wifi1_mac
echo $wifi2_mac
#Update the mac address using ip link command
ifconfig wifi0 down
ifconfig wifi1 down
ifconfig wifi1.1 down
ifconfig wifi2 down
ip link set dev wifi0 address $wifi0_mac
ip link set dev wifi1 address $wifi1_mac
ip link set dev wifi1.1 address $wifi1_1_mac
ip link set dev wifi2 address $wifi2_mac
ifconfig wifi0 up
ifconfig wifi1 up
ifconfig wifi1.1 up
ifconfig wifi2 up
exit 0 |
6. Remove default onewifi db from /opt/secure/wifi to be on safer side.
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rm /opt/secure/wifi/*.db |
7. Restart OneWifi
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systemctl restart onewifi |
disable the below services
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systemctl disable ieee1905_em_ctrl.service
systemctl disable em_ctrl |
7. copy below contents to /lib/systemd/system/ieee1905_em_agent.service
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| title | Ext2 ieee1905_em_agent |
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[Unit]
Description=ieee1905 EasyMesh Remote Agent service
After=onewifi.service
[Service]
Type=forking
WorkingDirectory=/usr/ccsp/EasyMesh
ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/ccsp/EasyMesh/setup_ext_pre.sh'
ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'if [ ! -e "/sys/class/net/eth1_virt_peer/address" ]; then `/usr/ccsp/EasyMesh/setup_veth_for_em.sh brlan0 eth1 false`;fi'
ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'sleep 5'
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/ieee1905 -f ieee1905::al_sap=trace,ieee1905::cmdu_handler=trace,ieee1905::cmdu_proxy=trace,ieee1905::cmdu_observer=trace -i eth1_virt_peer >> /tmp/ieee1905_agent_log.txt &'
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target |
8.copy below contents to /lib/systemd/system/em_agent.service
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| title | Ext2 em_agent |
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| collapse | true |
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[Unit]
Description=EasyMesh Agent service
After=onewifi.service ieee1905_em_agent.service
[Service]
Type=forking
WorkingDirectory=/usr/ccsp/EasyMesh
ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'sleep 30'
ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/ccsp/EasyMesh/setup_ext_pre.sh'
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/onewifi_em_agent >> /tmp/em_agent.log &'
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target |
9. copy below contents to /usr/ccsp/EasyMesh/setup_ext_pre.sh and file permission should be 755
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#!/bin/sh
#Ensure onewifi is up and running
while [ ! -e /tmp/wifi_initialized ] && [ ! -e /tmp/wifi_dml_complete ] ;
do
sleep 1;
done
#Ensure backhaul connectivity is established
al_mac_addr=`cat /nvram/EasymeshCfg.json | grep AL_MAC_ADDR | cut -d '"' -f4`
channel_exists=`iw dev | grep $al_mac_addr -A 4 | grep channel | wc -l`
ssid_exists=`iw dev | grep $al_mac_addr -A 4 | grep ssid | wc -l`
while [ "$channel_exists" != 1 ] && [ "$ssid_exists" != 1 ] ;
do
sleep 1;
channel_exists=`iw dev | grep $al_mac_addr -A 4 | grep channel | wc -l`
ssid_exists=`iw dev | grep $al_mac_addr -A 4 | grep ssid | wc -l`
done |
10. Reboot the device
118. Ensure mesh backhaul connectivity is established over 5G through wifi1.1 interface.
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iw dev wifi1.1 info |
912. Verify mesh backhaul connection in EM-Controller side as well.
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iw dev wifi1.1.sta2sta<i> info
iw dev wifi1.1.sta2sta<i> station dump ## This command gives information on connected client ie Extender2. |
10. Upon successful backhaul connectivity, run EM-Agent in Extender2 in new tab.
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cd /usr/ccsp/EasyMesh/
onewifi_em_agent |
1113. Wait for few minutes( for Agent to propagate SSID information from Controller to OneWifi in Extender2) and then check
- Check all configured VAPs should be up and running with "iw dev" command
- VAPs should be broadcasting default EasyMesh SSIDS (ie private_ssid, mesh_backhaul)
1214. Set static IP for brlan0 interface in Extender2
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ifconfig brlan0 10.0.0.205 netmask 255.255.255.0 up |
1315. Test the connectivity to EM-Controller through backhaul
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touch /nvram/wifiHalDbg
touch /nvram/wifiCtrlDbg
touch /nvram/wifiMgrDbg
touch /nvram/wifiLibhostapDbg
touch /nvram/wifiWebConfigDbg
touch /nvram/wifiPasspointDbg
touch /nvram/wifiDMCLI
touch /nvram/wifiDbDbg
touch /nvram/wifiPsm
touch /nvram/wifiHalStatsDbg |
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