Audience and hap 2 ac wireless bridge

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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hi all, I have the main access point (Audience) and it is connected to hap 2 ac wirelessly (station-bridge mode), so hap 2 can provide connectivity to the wired-only devices
I am connected to both networks 2.4 and 5, unfortunately, 2.4 network is always prefered, is there a way the hap 2 can use the 5Ghz network as by default?


Thank you

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It’s bridged, so 2 simultanious connections won’t work at the same time.
Bridge spanning tree will decide which one to temporarly disconnect. (based on port STP path-cost)

3

thank you bpwl, however I do I change the priority? you are right, 2.4 is the root, 5 is alternate, but both are greyed out?

Thank you

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Bridge - ports - select port - double click - open STP tab - fill in

5

yes, but the ports are dynamic, I cannot adjust cost path for any dynamic port in the bridge.

Sorry if I am very new to mikrotik, just been having it for a few days:)

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Doing “ap bridge” - “station bridge”? Or using (dynamic) WDS , the one I know creates dynamic interfaces? There is no need to use WDS to have the bridge function with Mikrotik.

If the dynamic entry comes from WDS, then in the master interfaces (WLAN1, WLAN2) you have the WDS tab, and in that tab you have “WDS Default cost”.

If you added interfaces through an interface list (new for me !!! ) then the port is dynamic. Changes should be done at the interface list line in the ports.If both ports are in the same list, then add the interfaces separately to the bridge.

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ap bridge → station bridge

I created a bridge and then in ports clicked on “+” and added “all” all interfaces have been added at once

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So you added the list “all” (you can see the list as the master port for the setting as port 0) The interfaces themselves are “D” dynamic because of adding them as a list.
This way all parameters will be equal for all interfaces in the same list, not what you need.
Add the WLAN1 and WLAN2 individually to the bridge and you will be able to set independent parameters.

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Thank you for explanation

what I ended up doing is removing all the ports from the bridge and adding them individually, so I can control the ports one by one and not as in only one “all” interface

I adjust the cost path and all worked as expected