Description
Realtek provides the turnkey solution for 11n/11ac Router/AP in hardware and software. The firmware could be adopted in Realtek EV (evaluation) board, or platforms designed according to Realtek reference circuit.
The current release SDK has supported router package.
The following sections will describe the hardware requirements, firmware features, to-do list, and the release history.
Hardware Supported
Realtek 11n/11ac GE/FE Router/AP EV board:
RTL8198D_ RTL8812F_ RTL8192FR_Dual_Band V03/V032G EV board
RTL8198D_ RTL8814B_ RTL8192FR_Dual_Band V014G EV board
RTL8198D – SoC, including an MIPS CPU, 4 port Giga Ethernet switch controller, two PCIe
interface
RTL8812F – 802.11ac 2x2 MAC/BB/RF controller
RTL8814B– 802.11ac 4x4 MAC/BB/RF controller
RTL8192F – 802.11n 2x2 MAC/BB/RF controller
DDR3 –256M bytes
SPI NAND Flash –128M bytes (note1)
Note1: MX35LF1GE4AB-Z4I
Firmware Features Supported
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Access Point, WiFi compliant
802.1x, WEP, WPA TKIP , WPA2 AES, WPA3/Mixed mode for PSK and TLS
Wireless Auto-channel selection
WMM and WMM-APSD supported
WPS(1.0/2.0) supported in AP mode
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac client mode
Support universal repeater mode
Support multiple SSID
5G /2.4G con-current/selective mode support
Support wireless security for WEP, WPA TKIP ,WPA2 AES, WPA3 PSK
DFS support for 5G band
TCP/UDP/ICMP/ARP protocol stack
Firewall
Virtual DMZ
DHCP client and server
PPPoE
Boa web server
DNS relay
UPnP IGD
DDNS
SNTP client and daylight saving supported
URL Filtering and DoS (Deny of Service)
Routing support for RIP1, RIP2 and static route
IGMP proxy(v2/v3) and snooping
QoS supported by IP or MAC address
Boot Code Features Supported
Support TFTP upload
Support SPI flash
Support Debug Command
Support u-boot environment
Release History
** Gateway/AP firmware v4.4.1b – July 17, 2020 **
Wireless LAN driver changes as:
Fine-tune performance in noisy environment
Fix adaptivity logo fail issue
Improve system stability
Refine WPA3 for better interoperability
Refine easy connection issue within DFS channel
Refine unsolicated channel change handling for EasyMesh