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WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:49 am

Will try to describe my Warehouse wireless network setup based on Mikrotik solutions:

Plan

WareHouse Dimensions
height ~ 8 meters
lenght ~ 50 meters
widht ~ 30 meters

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WareHouse-General-Plan
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WareHouse-General-Scheme
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General Description
1. We use USGw01(RB433UAH) for Internet access of entire office(Office Area).
2. USGw01 also used for Mesh Setup as DHCP Server and Firewall.
3. On warehouse we use Wireless Barcode Scanners - Symbol MC3090 as wireless clients.
4. They are working only with server in LAN(Office Area).
5. Scanners should have access only for DNS server(for name resolving) and for WarehouseServer.
6. All WAP have Static IP.
7. All Scanners have Dynamic IP obtained from DHCP Server(USGw01).
8. In this setup Wireless security settings are not described. And you will get network secured only by MAC. If you want to secure your WAP by authentication you should create an appropriate security profile and assign it to your WAP interface - on all WAP.


RB433UAH

Setup mesh interface

ros code

# add mesh interface
interface mesh add name=mesh-interface
# assign ports to the mesh interface
interface mesh port add interface=ether2-warehouse mesh=mesh-interface
# add ip to the mesh interface
ip address add address=192.168.14.1/24 interface=mesh-interface
Setup DHCP server

ros code

ip pool add name=warehouse-dhcp-ip-pool ranges=192.168.14.230-192.168.14.253
ip dhcp-server add name=warehouse-dhcp-server interface=mesh-interface lease-time=12:00:00 address-pool=warehouse-dhcp-ip-pool always-broadcast=yes disabled=no
ip dhcp-server network add address=192.168.14.0/24 gateway=192.168.14.1 netmask=24 dns-server=192.168.13.1
Setup static leases for scanners

ros code

# T001
ip dhcp-server lease add address=192.168.14.231 mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:01 server=warehouse-dhcp-server lease-time=0 address-list=US-WH-Scanners disabled=no comment="Scanner T001"
# T002
ip dhcp-server lease add address=192.168.14.232 mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:02 server=warehouse-dhcp-server lease-time=0 address-list=US-WH-Scanners disabled=no comment="Scanner T002"
Setup NTP Client

ros code

system ntp client set enabled=yes mode=unicast primary-ntp=64.73.32.134 secondary-ntp=38.229.71.1
Setup NTP Server

ros code

system ntp server set broadcast=no broadcast-addresses="" enabled=yes manycast=no multicast=no
Setup address list on firewall

ros code

ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.13.1 comment="admin01" disabled=no list=Gw-admins
ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.13.2 comment="linux for backups to SVN" disabled=no list=Gw-admins
ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.13.1 disabled=no list=US-Srv-DNS
ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.13.1 disabled=no list=US-Srv-WareHouseServer
ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.14.201 comment=WAP1 disabled=no list=US-WH-WAP
ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.14.202 comment=WAP2 disabled=no list=US-WH-WAP
ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.14.203 comment=WAP3 disabled=no list=US-WH-WAP
ip firewall address-list add address=192.168.14.204 comment=WAP4 disabled=no list=US-WH-WAP
# US-WH-Scanners - dynamic via DHCP
Setup firewalls rules for WAP zone

ros code

# Input chain
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=input comment="Drop invalid connections" connection-state=invalid disabled=no
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=input comment="Allow Established connections to Gateway" connection-state=established disabled=no
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=input comment="Allow Related connections to Gateway" connection-state=related disabled=no
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=input comment="Allow SG Network Core: NTP on LAN" disabled=no dst-port=123 in-interface=!ether1-wan-primary protocol=udp
# Forward chain
#
# General rules
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Drop invalid connections" connection-state=invalid disabled=no
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow Established connections to Any" connection-state=established disabled=no
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow Related connections to Any" connection-state=related disabled=no
# From Mesh to LAN
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow Network Core: ICMP from Mesh" disabled=no in-interface=mesh-wap out-interface=bridge-lan protocol=icmp
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow Scanners to DNS - US-WH-Scanners" disabled=no dst-address-list=US-Srv-DNS dst-port=53 in-interface=mesh-wap out-interface=bridge-lan protocol=udp src-address-list=US-WH-Scanners
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow Scanners to WareHouseServer - US-WH-Scanners" disabled=no dst-address-list=US-Srv-WareHouseServer dst-port=80 in-interface=mesh-wap out-interface=bridge-lan protocol=tcp src-address-list=US-WH-Scanners
ip firewall filter add action=log chain=forward comment="Log any other from scanners" disabled=yes in-interface=mesh-wap
ip firewall filter add action=drop chain=forward comment="Drop any other from scanners" disabled=no in-interface=mesh-wap
# From LAN to Mesh
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow SG Network Core: ICMP to WAP" disabled=no dst-address-list=US-WH-WAP in-interface=!ether1-wan-primary out-interface=mesh-wap protocol=icmp
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow SG Network Core: ICMP to Scanners" disabled=no dst-address-list=US-WH-Scanners in-interface=!ether1-wan-primary out-interface=mesh-wap protocol=icmp
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow SG Remote Access: Winbox for admins on WAP" disabled=no dst-port=8291 in-interface=!ether1-wan-primary out-interface=mesh-wap protocol=tcp src-address-list=Gw-admins
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow SG Remote Access: SSH for backup WAP" disabled=no dst-port=22 in-interface=!ether1-wan-primary out-interface=mesh-wap protocol=tcp src-address-list=Gw-admins
ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=forward comment="Allow SG Monitoring: SNMP on WAP segment" disabled=no dst-port=161 in-interface=bridge-lan out-interface=mesh-wap protocol=udp
ip firewall filter add action=log chain=forward comment="Log any other to scanners" disabled=yes out-interface=mesh-wap
ip firewall filter add action=drop chain=forward comment="Drop any other to scanners" disabled=no out-interface=mesh-wap
RB751U-2HnD

Install the following packages
# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
system
routerboard                          
dhcp                     
wireless                     
security
advanced-tools
Setup mesh interface

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
interface mesh add name=mesh-interface
interface mesh port add interface=ether1 mesh=mesh-interface
interface mesh port add interface=wlan1 mesh=mesh-interface
Setup IP on the WAP

ros code

# WAP1
ip address add address=192.168.14.201/24 interface=mesh-interface
# WAP2
ip address add address=192.168.14.202/24 interface=mesh-interface
# WAP3
ip address add address=192.168.14.203/24 interface=mesh-interface
# WAP4
ip address add address=192.168.14.204/24 interface=mesh-interface
Setup wireless interface

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
interface wireless set wlan1 disabled=no mode=ap-bridge band=2ghz-b/g/n frequency=2452 ssid=Mikrotik-Mesh default-authentication=no default-forwarding=no
Tuning wireless settings

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
#
# ban Scanners with low signal strength
interface wireless access-list add interface=wlan1 mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:00 signal-range=-80 authentication=no forwarding=no
Add Scanner to ALC on WAP

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
#
# T001
interface wireless access-list add disabled=no authentication=yes forwarding=no interface=wlan1 mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:01 comment="Scanner T001"
# T002
interface wireless access-list add disabled=no authentication=yes forwarding=no interface=wlan1 mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:02 comment="Scanner T002"
Setup default route

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
ip route add dst-address=0.0.0.0/0 gateway=192.168.14.1
Setup SSH access to WAP devices

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
ip service set ssh port=22
Setup time synchronization

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
system clock set time-zone-name=America/Detroit
system ntp client set enabled=yes mode=unicast primary-ntp=192.168.14.1
Disable unused services

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
ip service disable ftp
ip service disable telnet
ip service disable www
ip service disable www-ssl
Create user for monitoring purpose

ros code

# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
/user group add name=monitoring policy=winbox,read comment="Group for monitoring purpose"
/user add name=dude password="********" group=monitoring address=192.168.13.1/32 comment="User for Dude monitoring"
Setup backup to SVN
Backup Mikrotik config to Subversion/SVN repository via SSH


Add new scanner to WareHouse wireless network

Add new scanner to ACL on RB751U-2HnD

ros code

# This must be done on all AP in Mesh
# T0XY
interface wireless access-list add disabled=no authentication=yes forwarding=no interface=wlan1 mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:03 comment="Scanner T0XY"
Add static lease on RB433UAH

ros code

# T0XY
ip dhcp-server lease add address=192.168.14.2zz mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:03 server=warehouse-dhcp-server lease-time=0 address-list=US-WH-Scanners disabled=no comment="Scanner T0XY"

Testing

Scan from Mikrotik
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Android Wi-Fy Analyser - in center of WareHouse
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Android Wi-Fy Analyser - WareHouse perimeter
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Test (Android) when WAP1 goes down, device connect to WAP2
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Test (PC) when WAP1 goes down, device connect to WAP2
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Live

The Dude
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WAP3 Registration Table
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Comments

1. Clients see only one network with SSID Mikrotik-Mesh and they don't know anything about 4 AP.
2. Now is ROS 5.18.
3. Scanners are Motorola Symbol MC3000, MC3100.
4. Traffic from scanners is very low.
5. Scanners have access only to DNS and Web servers in LAN.
6. Hopefully this will be useful for someone.
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik

Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:15 am

In answer to your comment.

1. Clients see only one network with SSID Mikrotik-Mesh and they don't know anything about 4 AP.

What are you expecting? Mesh is not some magic setting that turns a cheap access point into a Ruckus supporting seamless handoff.

Firstly, you dont need mesh. Get rid of it.
Set the access points to run on non overlapping channels. 1, 6, 11, 1 and drop the power output.
Set an access rule to drop clients with -80 signal (may help)

Clients will still drop from one access point (when they decide) and connect to another, with a few seconds max disconnect.
That is normal behaviour and no settings or tweaking will fix it.

This should not cause a problem for the scanners, we have a lot in fruit picking warehouses (and fields) that work on the same basis and they work flawlessly.
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik

Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:03 am

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What are you expecting? Mesh is not some magic setting that turns a cheap access point into a Ruckus supporting seamless handoff.
I want only one SSID per my Warehouse - not four
This should not cause a problem for the scanners, we have a lot in fruit picking warehouses (and fields) that work on the same basis and they work flawlessly.
I can't see any troubles with my wireless setup.
 
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WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik

Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:26 am

What's is your question?
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik

Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:30 am

What's is your question?
This is for me ?

I only shared my experience.
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik

Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:40 am

Thank you for sharing your setup! I hope it will help somebody to build his own
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik

Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:41 pm

are u using the same freq. to all of the AP? if so, why havent you select channels 1 6 11?
 
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:31 pm

are u using the same freq. to all of the AP? if so, why havent you select channels 1 6 11?
Setup wireless interface
# WAP1/WAP2/WAP3/WAP4
interface wireless set wlan1 disabled=no mode=ap-bridge band=2ghz-b/g/n frequency=2452 ssid=Mikrotik-Mesh default-authentication=no default-forwarding=no
Have you seen what Wireless scanner see in case with different channels ?
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik

Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:26 am

I saw that, but some people are saying that you should altering 1 6 and 11. but you only runs on one channel. howcome? what is best?
 
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Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:43 pm

The "whole" point of MESH is in this case is to be able to use 1 channel/ssid and have (as far as the clients is concerned) one big roaming network with good coverage all over.

The kind of setup above that refer to different separate channels 1, 6, 11 would only be relevant if (as far as the clients is concerned) u wish to make several standalone APs with same SSIDs , so clients can semi-roam between them whenever they come within reach of the client.

These are two totally different topologies that work approximatly the same, but has different pros and cons. (MESH: Example: cons: reduced/half speed over wireless. Pro: Needs only 1 channel to operate all APs. / Ordinary several APs with same SSID and different channels: Example: cons: Must have different channels for each AP. Pro:Full speed for wireless links.)

If u scan for wireless networks from the Client if u have a MESH network as described, the Client will only see 1(One) network present with good signal even though there are 4 APs present.
In other setup the same scan will probably show 4 different APs/networks with same SSID, but different signalstrenghts depending on your distance to the different APs.

I hope this was a short and understandable explanation on the difference.

Feel free to correct me if I am unclear! :)
 
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:10 am

MESH: Example: cons: reduced/half speed over wireless
Why ? This is not WDS.
 
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Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:45 pm

MESH: Example: cons: reduced/half speed over wireless
Why ? This is not WDS.

Sorry, didn't read it well enough, and made assumptions.
Disregard my comments. :)
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:16 pm

So you can run all APs on the same channel whitout running WDS?

For example in my site where I have a rb1100 whit ports 1 - 10 bridge and connected to 10 AP via cable. The AP have the eth and the wlan interface bridged. Now I'am running channel 1, 6 and 11.

If I put them all on the same channel I will get faster roaming ?
 
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Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:54 pm

Ty for sharing

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2
 
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Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:55 pm

The "whole" point of MESH is in this case is to be able to use 1 channel/ssid and have (as far as the clients is concerned) one big roaming network with good coverage all over.

The kind of setup above that refer to different separate channels 1, 6, 11 would only be relevant if (as far as the clients is concerned) u wish to make several standalone APs with same SSIDs , so clients can semi-roam between them whenever they come within reach of the client.
That is incorrect.

Mesh setting does not change how the wireless works, its a protocol that deals with how the links are managed. Running multiple access points on the same SSID, same frequency will still produce multiple SSIDS in a scan, as the beacons are will show the MAC. Setting it on non overlapping channels will work better if they are wired. Of course, if they are wireless you need to stick to one channel for the WDS links to work (and yes, Mesh uses WDS links)
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:24 pm

so is this a true mesh network setup? I've seen conflicting stories everywhere of using WDS and whether not it is meant for a true mesh network setup? I have followed these instructions from what Slesh posted. I want to make sure that the RB751U is setup as a fail over in the event one gets unplugged. Any suggestions or am I on the right track?
 
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:38 pm

I want to make sure that the RB751U is setup as a fail over in the event one gets unplugged
You can see on my tests that MU device is reconnected to another AP when first is Down.
 
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:15 pm

I want to make sure that the RB751U is setup as a fail over in the event one gets unplugged
You can see on my tests that MU device is reconnected to another AP when first is Down.
Slech - I'm running into an issue where I need to have multiple of these RB751's wired and the rest setup in Mesh. So how would that work? I tried making the ones wired setup as the Mesh portal but still isn't working properly. I do have them all setup and most of it's working but I can't figure out how to get this to work. Any ideas or do you know what I am doing wrong? I also followed this tutorial as well http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Wireless_WDS_Mesh.
 
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WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:09 pm

Are the running a truck whit the scanner or do they walk?
 
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:35 pm

Are the running a truck whit the scanner or do they walk?
They walk.
 
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Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:46 am

I found this post very interesting and useful. I am trying to do a similar configuration.

Just a question to experts: can I bridge a microtik mesh to a normal wired network that don't understand hwmp+?
I'll have two mesh, one for barcode scanners and one for normal notebooks that need to have a fixed ip, the same they have when connected on wire.
So to slech configuration I added a second mesh linked to an eoip interface between rb433 and access points and a virtualap in each accesspoint. Can I add my "main" network to that mesh? or this can cause loops and missing paths?

thanks anyone will replay
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:00 pm

Very nice config but for that place u dont need mesh or 4-6 aps
just 1 or 2 AP max (RB951G-2HnD)- its metal roof signal will always reflect
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:56 pm

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dont need mesh
I want to switch to the simple installation, as TheWiFiGuy advised because of vendor lock and periodical(1-2 per year) Mesh hangs.
or 4-6 aps
just 1 or 2 AP max
We want a very good signal in all parts of our warehouse. See warehouse images in the first post(shelves with goods).
(RB951G-2HnD)
RB951G-2HnD was release in 2013, but our project was in 2012.
 
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Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:07 am

Hi,

Thanks for such good experience sharing, I realy appreciate this example, from this I learned that this forum is not just for asking question, also we can share what we achiaved , successful as credit/appreciation to mikrotik product.

Thanks again, keep it up all.

Marwa.
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:05 am

Slech,

I have a few questions for you now that I have tried this configuration. First off, I cannot get this configuration working and none of the other configurations I've tried put out by Mikrotik. Next, the router I am using is an RB951Ui-2HnD (so essentially the same as yours). When I first start up the routers, should I reset the configuration or just start with what Mikrotik has in place before I start your configuration.

The network I am trying to setup for right now is four RB951Ui-2HnD routers in a wireless mesh configuration (WDS) with one controlling the distribution of IP addresses to clients (from your configuration I believe all the routers are given static IP's). In your configuration you talk about "ban MU with low signal strength," - what is a MU and what does it do for me? In that portion of the code you assign a MAC address of all zeroes, what MAC address is supposed to go in there (I'm thinking that the 3 MAC addresses -of the other WAPs - are supposed to be in this section?). Finally, you talked about "Add MU to ALC on WAP" and there was something about scanners in it. I took this out of my code because I don't know what these scanners are and if I have them. If I do have them, what MAC address is put in the code?

In your code, there was nothing done with a dhcp server or clients, so what is assigning IP's - I am going to be doing an infrastructureless network (so no internet) - I need to know how these IP's are distributed.

Thank you
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:21 am

Hello jfraseree!
First off, I cannot get this configuration working and none of the other configurations I've tried put out by Mikrotik.
I think you can ask the authors of instruction for help :)
Next, the router I am using is an RB951Ui-2HnD (so essentially the same as yours).
Now we use RB1200 instead of defected RB433UAH. But configuration is the same.
When I first start up the routers, should I reset the configuration or just start with what Mikrotik has in place before I start your configuration.
In my case, we already used RB433UAH(and now RB1200) for general Internet access. It means that you should make a simple initial setup for your case:
1. WAN
2. LAN (in my case 192.168.13.0/24)
3. NAT
4. Firewall
And the you can add configuration described in first post.
Also I described strong Firewall rules on USGw01. All Scanners can access only DNS server and one Web Server in LAN. But maybe you don't need this.

For WAP(RB751U-2HnD) I described process from scratch. We bought 4 RB751U-2HnD and I added them in our environment with steps described.
The network I am trying to setup for right now is four RB951Ui-2HnD routers in a wireless mesh configuration (WDS) with one controlling the distribution of IP addresses to clients (from your configuration I believe all the routers are given static IP's).
All routers has Static IP. But you of course can use DHCP for WAP if you want.
In my case we use wired connection between WAP as you can see in diagram(cat 5 link).
We don't use WDS. It seems that with WDS setup will be a little different.
In your configuration you talk about "ban MU with low signal strength," - what is a MU and what does it do for me?
MU is Mobile Unit - Wireless Barcode Scanner. Thank you for observation. I changed this in instruction for Scanner.
In that portion of the code you assign a MAC address of all zeroes, what MAC address is supposed to go in there (I'm thinking that the 3 MAC addresses -of the other WAPs - are supposed to be in this section?).
# ban Scanners with low signal strength
interface wireless access-list add interface=wlan1 mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:00 signal-range=-80 authentication=no forwarding=no
This is used for Scanners that have bad signal with WAP but still use it. In this case WAP will disconnect all Scanners with signal <-80 and they shoul reconnect to another WAP with more good signal.
Finally, you talked about "Add MU to ALC on WAP" and there was something about scanners in it. I took this out of my code because I don't know what these scanners are and if I have them. If I do have them, what MAC address is put in the code?
On warehouse we use Wireless Barcode Scanners: Symbol MC3090. For them this setup was done.
And we use strongs setting about connection to our wireless network and we manually add all Scanners(MU) to WAP Access List.
In our case this is MAC for used Wireless Barcode Scanner.
In your code, there was nothing done with a dhcp server or clients, so what is assigning IP's - I am going to be doing an infrastructureless network (so no internet) - I need to know how these IP's are distributed.
USGW01 is DHCP server. Setup is under: Setup DHCP server. As I mentioned it used only for Scanners.
All WAP have static IP.
All Scanners a DHCP clients.



Thank you for you questions.
 
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Re: WareHouse wireless network based on Mikrotik Mesh

Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:43 pm

I'm trying to do something similar but way simpler.

I have a CRS125-24G-1S-2HnD-IN set as my gateway and wireless router. Now i need to extend the wifi of this device further in our office. I have another RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN which i would like to use for this task.

I have tried different WDS settings and i was able to connect to the secondary AP but it does not pass internet access, then it kicks me off.

I have looked and cannot find a simple config guide to setup a wireless extender type scenario.

Does anyone have these steps?

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Thank you, but like i said, no "simple" setup guide. I just need to extend my wifi using one router. I was able to setup WDS Mesh but i was not getting any traffic to pass to the internet.
 
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Hi, thanks for sharing, i've a very similar setup (some with ethernet, others with wds), but they get disconnected very often with "no beacons received" messages in log, any ideas? what do you use for draw?
 
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Maybe this can help you: Lost connection, no beacons received.
Our setup is very stable at the moment. In all warehouse points signal is about 40-60 dBm.
Diagrams were drawn in Visio.
 
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Thanks! Sorry for the double post, miss the edit button :lol:
 
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thanks for sharing the experience it was helpful.
 
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Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:00 pm

Dear,

I have several setups like this running in plants (factory) in different locations.
We use Simbol and Motorala scanners with WPA2 ecryption.
Setup is AP Mode with different channels and same SSID.
Scanners are working well even it the RX & TX speed seems to be low (viewed from the AP side).
If your coverage is good in whole the plant then the setting to kick of clients with bad connections will help to switch from AP.
Clients are staying too long to the same AP even better signals are in the neighborhood that's why you need the client kick-off setting.

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Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:55 pm

Hi,

will this setup work with every AP from MT?
I've got several devices like

1x hAP ac lite
2x wAP ac
1x RB951G-2HnD

and want to setup the described scenario.

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Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:29 pm

oetti, hello!

It seems that all your devices should be suitable for same setup.

Please consider to use CAPsMAN.

Good luck!

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