CAPsMAN: hAP ac^2 with cAP ac

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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Hi,

I need a help, I’m running this setup about 5 months and even after a few cable replacements I still can´t reach a good on my network environment.

As a primary router and CAPsMAN manager I have a hAP ac^2 connected to a 300 Mbps PPPoE ISP and using a Cat. 6 cable from ether5 to a secondary antenna which is cAP ac. Due missing a power outlet closest to it I need to use a PoE Injector, which is closest to hAP ac^2.

What I’m facing is which I can reach closest to 300 Mbps when I’m near to each antenna, when I walk about for about 4-5 meters I only can reach around 30-40 Mbps. I tried many adjustments without success.

But, I don’t know if I need to enable something about HT Tx Chains, HT Rx Chains or Tx Power to solve this. I also don’t know exactly which values I can enable for each network (2.4Ghz and 5Ghz)

Did someone facing the same issue in the same or similar scenario? How did you solved?

I really appreciate any help, because I don’t know what look forward..

Thanks a lot!!

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Hi,

Also few changes and ROS upgrades I still facing issues, but there is something I can’t understand. Due COVID-19 I working from home and I use a primary MacBook Pro which keeps changing between 2.4 and 5 Ghz during the day, and I sitting exactly 3,5 meters from the CAP Ac. But also, my iPhone is in the same distance and didn’t face this issue. But both faces the poor performance issue.

I have 300Mbps (bi-directional) internet line, which I rarely reach using wi-fi on these devices. But when I use a Dell laptop, I can reach these speeds on wireless.

So, I guess there is something missing in the CAPsMAN setup to enable right connection and speed for Apple devices? Mikrotik have a dedicated config for Apple devices? I know which Cisco have a separated documentation for their WLC solution when providing Apple wireless connectivity.

I’m really lost and fighting against this situation for several weeks, and have no idea how to solve that!! I really appreciate any help on that.

Regrads,
Fernando

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First I wouldnt use capsman, I have to capacs and I set them up as two separate units.
IT sounds like you really havent tuned the wifi to maximize your environment.
Without showing a config of what you have done wirelessly its too hard to guess…

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Hi,

Sorry, I forgot to post the config… See below.

And I’m using CAPsMAN in order to optimize the roaming between devices, to avoid DHCP or negotiation during roaming.

Flags: X - disabled
0 radio-mac=00:00:00:00:00:00 hw-supported-modes=an,ac identity-regexp=“” common-name-regexp=“” ip-address-ranges=“”
action=create-dynamic-enabled master-configuration=Home-5 slave-configurations=“” name-format=prefix-identity name-prefix=“5”

1 radio-mac=00:00:00:00:00:00 hw-supported-modes=gn identity-regexp=“” common-name-regexp=“” ip-address-ranges=“” action=create-dynamic-enabled
master-configuration=Home-24 slave-configurations=“” name-format=prefix-identity name-prefix=“24”

0 name=“Home-24” ssid=“MyH-SSD” multicast-helper=full country=brazil
installation=indoor distance=indoors keepalive-frames=enabled
security=Home-Sec datapath=home datapath.arp=enabled
datapath.client-to-client-forwarding=yes datapath.bridge=bridge
datapath.local-forwarding=yes channel=24Ghz-Channels
channel.control-channel-width=20mhz channel.band=2ghz-g/n
channel.extension-channel=Ce channel.tx-power=17 channel.save-selected=no
channel.skip-dfs-channels=no rates=Rates

1 name=“Home-5” mode=ap ssid=“MyH-SSD” tx-chains=0,1 rx-chains=0,1
country=brazil installation=indoor distance=indoors
keepalive-frames=enabled security=Home-Sec datapath=home
datapath.arp=enabled datapath.client-to-client-forwarding=yes
datapath.bridge=bridge datapath.local-forwarding=yes channel=5Ghz-Channels
channel.control-channel-width=20mhz channel.band=5ghz-a/n/ac
channel.extension-channel=Ceee channel.tx-power=20
channel.save-selected=yes channel.skip-dfs-channels=yes rates=Rates

\

0 name=“5Ghz-Channels”
frequency=5180,5200,5220,5240,5260,5280,5300,5320,5500,5520,5540,5560,5580,5600,5620,5640,5660,5680,5700,5745,5765,5785,5805,5825
band=5ghz-a/n/ac extension-channel=XXXX

1 name=“24Ghz-Channels” frequency=2437,2412,2462 band=2ghz-g/n extension-channel=XX

0 name=“Rates” basic=24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,54Mbps supported=24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,54Mbps

0 name=“home” arp=enabled client-to-client-forwarding=yes bridge=bridge local-forwarding=yes interface-list=LAN

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CAPSMAN does not optimize roaming on any way. It does not affect DHCP or any negotiations.


Why?
Please try basic=6,12,24 and supported=anything from 6 to 54.

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More importantly where did you find information that capsman provided that functionality???