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Extend WiFi SSID between two Mikrotik by LAN

Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:13 am

Hy,
i have 2 mikrotik in my home, one on the first floor and the other on the third floor.
I need to bring the same Wifi (same ssid, same WPA2 passkey) from 1st to 3rd floor using LAN between the mikrotik
It's possible ?
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Re: Extend WiFi SSID between two Mikrotik by LAN

Mon Dec 29, 2014 4:33 pm

Yes, it is possible
Use the same SSID and different wireless frequency and the same encryption key.
Then use the Bridge with RSTP protocol mode and bridge on both APs the ethernet with wireless so the roaming would work ok.
 
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Re: Extend WiFi SSID between two Mikrotik by LAN

Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:40 am

Thanks...have you a tutorial or step-by-step guide?


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Re: Extend WiFi SSID between two Mikrotik by LAN

Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:15 pm

Hi,
Use the same SSID and different wireless frequency and the same encryption key.
Then use the Bridge with RSTP protocol mode and bridge on both APs the ethernet with wireless so the roaming would work ok.
I don't understand exactly what you mean. I have a similar setup as described. I have set the "main" AP with a wan-gateway up as "ap-bridge" and the second mikrotik as "bridge". The two mikrotiks are connected by lan (via 2 mk routers), use different frequencies but the same ssid and key.

Is this what you mean?
 
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Re: Extend WiFi SSID between two Mikrotik by LAN

Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:40 pm

It is not that what they mean, it has nothing to do with the AP mode.

They mean to create a network bridge on the first device, and add the LAN and WLAN port to it.
On the second device also create a network bridge and add the LAN and WLAN port to it.
And enable RSTP on both bridges.
And both wireless interfaces need to be set up in the same way, except the wifi channel.

This construction will work as a single transparent network entity, allowing roaming.
 
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Re: Extend WiFi SSID between two Mikrotik by LAN

Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:44 pm

It is not that what they mean, it has nothing to do with the AP mode.

They mean to create a bridge on the first device, and add the LAN and WLAN port to it.
On the second device also create a bridge and add the LAN and WLAN port to it.
And enable RSTP on both bridges.
And both wireless interfaces need to be set up in the same way, except the wifi channel.

This construction will work as a single network entity, allowing roaming.
Ok, thanks. I have the setup you describe, only the main AP is in "AP-bridge" mode and the second in "Bridge". following this I should put the second AP in "AP Bridge" mode also?
 
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Re: Extend WiFi SSID between two Mikrotik by LAN

Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:48 pm

I think you can put them both to AP-bridge without problems.

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