Need help with CAP AC after Netinstall

debolestis · Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:48 pm

Hi everybody, this is my first post here.
After installing new OS version both of my CAP ACs stopped working. I tried to install version 7.14.
Then I reinstalled OS 13.5 with Netinstall, and it installed successfully.
Then I tried to set up CPA ACs with Winbox. I tried to hold reset button after for 5 seconds after power up but there was no any WiFi networks from CAP AC.
Than I tried via ethernet port and that work only sometimes. Sometimes I see CAP ACs in Winbox, sometimes I don't. Once I accidentally turned of Winbox and connected again after half hour. I don't know why is that happening.
Problem is that when I enter Winbox for setup, there are no options in Quick Set, only Ethernet.

I have only basic knowledge of Microtik setup, QuickSet worked fine form me. Is there any way I can fix this.

debolestis · Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:23 pm

I managed to install router OS 7.14 but now I have trouble with setting up the WIFI. Menus are different from what I can find here: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:M ... ireless_AP

Here is my code, I'd appreciate any help.

# 2024-03-02 19:14:52 by RouterOS 7.14
# software id = FZ6U-IB3T
#
# model = RBcAPGi-5acD2nD
# serial number = BECD0C86525C
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1
/interface list
add name=WAN
add name=LAN
/interface wifi channel
add band=2ghz-n disabled=no name=channel1 width=20mhz
add band=5ghz-a disabled=no name=channel2 width=20mhz
/interface wifi security
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk disabled=no encryption="" name=sec1
/interface wifi configuration
add channel.band=2ghz-n .width=20mhz country="United States" disabled=no \
    mode=ap name=cfg1 security=sec1 ssid=Debolestis
/ip hotspot profile
set [ find default=yes ] html-directory=hotspot
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether1
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2
/interface list member
add interface=ether1 list=WAN
add interface=ether2 list=LAN
/ip address
add address=192.168.1.3/24 interface=ether2 network=192.168.1.0
/ip dns
set servers=192.168.1.1
#error exporting "/ip/ssh" (timeout)
/system clock
set time-zone-name=Europe/Zagreb
/system identity
set name="MikroTik AP2"
/system note
set show-at-login=no

Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:38 pm

Old Wireless pages.
See here
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/WiFi

debolestis · Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:22 am

Thank you for your answer. Is there a way for CAP AC to behave as before Netinstall? Is there any "standard" config with Quick Set presets?

I tried following this guide but I came to the problem

/interface wifi security
add name=common-auth authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk passphrase="12345678 " wps=disable

/interface wifi configuration
add name=common-conf ssid=MikroTik country=Latvia security=common-auth

/interface wifi channel
add name=ch-2ghz frequency=2412,2432,2472 width=20mhz
add name=ch-5ghz frequency=5180,5260,5500 width=20/40/80mhz

/interface wifi
set wifi1 channel=ch-2ghz configuration=common-conf disabled=no
set wifi2 channel=ch-5ghz configuration=common-conf disabled=no

After the any of last two commands I got the message "no such item"

What to do now?

Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:30 am

OK, my mistake for not checking.
I assumed from the config you showed that you already had wifi-qcom-ac package installed.
Did you or did you not ?

Do you still want old wireless drivers ? Then everything is (using Winbox) in wireless / wireless.
Via CLI it's /interface/wireless.
Make sure wireless package is present, not wifi-qcom-ac.

If you want new wireless drivers (cAP AC is compatible), first remove wireless package, then install wifi-qcom-ac package (it's in extra packages) but be sure to fully understand the consequences !
cAP AC is a device with only 16Mb storage and ROS >= 7.13 + wifi-qcom-ac might be a bit too tight, depending on what you use that device for.

More info:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/Wireless

debolestis · Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:38 am

I don't have wifi-qcom-ac package installed I have no idea what is that.

"Make sure wireless package is present, not wifi-qcom-ac." How do I do this?

I have no idea how to remove wireless package.

Just to clarify, because my vocabulary in this area is flawed. In photo bellow on Quick Set I have only Ethernet. Before I had more options, can I have that back?
https://imgur.com/a/VD5N9ap

Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:58 am

You netinstalled that device but it looks like you forgot the wireless package (since ROS 7.13 it comes separate, before it was included).

Download Extra packages for arm for ROS version 7.13.5 from Mikrotik website.
https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/ ... 7.13.5.zip

Open the zip file
Extract wireless package
Drop on Files in Winbox.
Reboot device.

After that, you should have wireless back and all Quickset behavior.

debolestis · Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:42 pm

This worked. Thank you very much, you have been very kind and hleped me a lot.

Thank you!

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