WiLink8 Feature Guide

Feature	Description	Supported Modules	Hardware Modification	NLCP Version	MCP Version	User Guide
Multi BSSID (mBSSID)	Running 2 BSS simultaniously	WL18xxMOD modules	None	R8.4 and above	Not Supported	Multi BSSID
AP DFS Master	Supports AP DFS Master capabilities (FCC/ETSI/TELEC)	WL1807MOD/WL1837MOD modules only	None	JP/ETSI Certified: R8.5 and above FCC Certified: R8.6SP1 and above	Not Supported	AP DFS Master
AP ELP	Power-save mechanism at the Soft-AP that reduces the power-consumption	WL18xxMOD modules	None	R8.4 and above	Not Supported	AP ELP
AP + P2P**	AP + P2P GO/CL Multi Role Support	WL18xxMOD modules	None	R8.5 and above	Not Supported	AP + P2P
STA WOW Support	Wake on WLAN for Wilink8 STA	WL18xxMOD modules	Requires IRQ/WL_EN in host always on domain	R8.5 and above	MCP8.5 and above	WOW Support
AP WOW Support	Wake on WLAN for Wilink8 AP	WL18xxMOD modules	Requires IRQ/WL_EN in host always on domain	R8.7 and above	MCP8.5SP1 and above	WOW Support
5GHz Antenna Diversity	Antenna Diversity for 5GHz Band	WL1807MOD/WL1837MOD modules only	Requires 5 GHz DPDT switch	R8.6 and above	Not Supported	5GHz Antenna Diversity
Time Synchronization over WiFi	Accurate time synchronization between WL8 WiFi Devices	WL18xxMOD modules	GPIO	R8.6 and above	Not Supported	Time Synchronization over WiFi
Mesh Network	Connect WL18xx devices in Mesh topology	WL18xxMOD modules	GPIO (for Mesh Time Sync)	R8.7 and above	Not Supported	802.11s Mesh

Abbreviations:

• AP: Access point, i.e. router
• DFS: Dynamic Frequency Switching
• ELP: Enhanced Low Power
• P2P: Peer to peer, synonymous to Wi-Fi Direct
• GO/CL: Refers to P2P Group Owner and Client modes
• STA: Station
• WOW: Wake on Wireless Local Area Connection (WLAN)
• DPDT: Double pole double throw
• GPIO: General purpose inputs and outputs

Notes:

• P2P is equivalent to Wi-Fi Direct