I’m trying login to MQS as described in https://i.mt.lv/cdn/rb_files/1572339613RBMQS-qg%20web.pdf
but no success
I can connect to wireless network RBMQS_AP1, but computer can’t get ip address.
I’m trying reset MQS, but no success.
That PDF describes the behavior of the latest MQS firmware. Your device may have an older version installed (mine had). The default IP address and DHCP server settings may be different. Check what’s specified in the printed material shipped with your particular device.
Ok, it works…
but this is a very inconvenient setup method.
please add ability to configure through USB!
Can LOGIN with the fixed IP address and dedicated IP address on the laptop via wifi as long as the MQS is standalone. But once the ethernet connection is made to the Mikrotik router then the connection is lost. Winbox MAC is possible to the router, not via IP address. The DHCP server of the router has given an IP address to the MQS. The MQS does not respond on that IP address through wifi. The router can ping the MQS on that address via ethernet cable. Changing the laptop IP address does not help. The DHCP server does not give an IP address to the laptop (MAC address in the IP neigborgs list is all zero!). The DHCP servers fails to give the IP address over the MQS connection. The same old story of failing DHCP over a universal repeater (aka Mikrotiks pseudostation bridge) with Mikrotiks DHCP server. (Mikrotiks DHCP server only, others work). Making everything fixed IP in the same subnet does not help. Disabling DHCP client on the MQS seems still to request a DHCP address. Very strange reactions on setting DHCP client and servers in the MQS. Does it work? What is the meaning of “allow” in the settings?
So far so good …
You can say it does its job. Via the MQS you have Winbox MAC access to a Mikrotik RouterOS device. The PoE from USB power does work as expected. But nothing else, not via IP, nor IP connectivity, no DHCP passthrough. Configuration of the MQS is only possible if the MQS device is standalone, and if you can set a fixed IP address. Don’t understand how these (DHCP) settings in the MQS work!
Using latest software version: 1.5.1
UPDATE … more testing … starting to understand
The page 2 of the new brochure (https://i.mt.lv/cdn/rb_files/RBMQS-1568979882.pdf) seems essential. First disabled the DHCP server in the MQS (this is back to the default setting), as the PC was not given an IP address and reported conflicts with the “ipconfig /renew” attempt. The MQS was given manually an address in the subnet range of the DHCP pool of the router/AP. DHCP is client disabled. The sequence of connecting the router/AP first via ethernet, wait until it settles, and then connect the PC through wifi, made it work. My PC got an address lease (or reused the previous address from the direct connection?) and was able to connect to the MQS and the router/AP via IP , and could use the internet over MQS via the router/AP WAN connection.
So the use of the MQS is not so hard if the router to be configured has DHCP server enabled. The client device gets an IP address via DHCP, and the internet connection can be used if available.
Maybe even the DHCP client on the MQS could be used ?