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Building EasyMesh on RDK-B Banana Pi R4 Kirkstone



Use cases

  • R5 Specification

  • ControllerAgent
    Banana Pi R4(RDK-B)Banana Pi R4(RDK-B)
    Banana Pi R4(RDK-B)RPI4(Raspbian)
    RPI4(Raspbian)Banana Pi R4(RDK-B)
  • R6 specification with Wi-Fi 7

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5. Test the connectivity to EM-Controller through backhaul

ping 10.0.0.1 -c 5

Test the connectivity with wireless clients.

Extender2 (For Daisy-Chain )

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4. Ensure mesh backhaul connectivity is established over 5G through wifi1.1 interface.

iw dev wifi1.3 info

5. Verify mesh backhaul connection in Extender1 side as well.

iw dev wifi1.1.sta<i> info
iw dev wifi1.1.sta<i> station dump ## This command gives information on connected client ie Extender2.

6. 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)

7. Test the connectivity to EM-Controller through backhaul

ping 10.0.0.1 -c 5

Test the connectivity with wireless clients.


Sample logs

EM-Controller and EM-Agent success logs

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