To start I’m a beginner and have general knowledge on RouterOS setups and learning as I go on.
I have the following setups:
Mikrotik RB5009UPr+S+ Router connected to an external LTE router, I’m using the RB5009 router to manage my local home / office network.
Mikrotik NetMetal AX - for outdoor longrange Wifi
cAP ax - for my Office
wAP ax - for Wifi on my patio
Mikrotik OmniTIK 5 PoE ac - This I will be using as a POE switch outdoor for some cameras as well as a WiFi ap for my workers
I’m also using my RB5009 Router as the CAPsMAN to manage my Wifi on the above ap’s. But this is where I need additional assistance. The normal Wifi works but I want to add extra WiFi SSID’s to only 2 devices and this is not working. These are my Wifi SSID’s I need
All AX Devices to have the WiFi 6 configs - This is working 100% on all the AX devices
There is no such thing as “cAP ac AX”, it is cAP ac or cAP XL ac or cAP ax. Basically same applies for “wAP ac AX”.
There are two versions of drivers. Wireless (old) and WiFi (new). Both versions of drivers have their version of CAPsMAN. Wireless CAPsMAN and WiFi CAPsMAN.
WiFi CAPsMAN can not control devices with Wireless drivers and vice versa… You can use WiFi drivers on some older AC devices, but they must be based on ARM architecture. RBOmniTikPG-5HacD is not compatible…
You have configured WiFi CAPsMAN and you are trying to control Wireless device. That’s the issue.
Thank you for pointing out my type on the AX, I have corrected it in my original post.
You comment on the Omni explaine why this does not work. I have setup the WiFi directly on this devices and will manage it there. Thank you for explaining the reason.
Comming back to the cAP ax, why will the “1 additional SSID to the 1 cAP ax - for my Office / Home” not deploy where the other configs deployed to the units work. All the devices have the same Firmware version 7.17.2 (RouterOS and WiFi) except the Omnitik has 7.18 (RouterOS and Wireless)
Below is my cAP ax script
# 2025-02-27 07:55:05 by RouterOS 7.17.2
# software id = WWE0-FFJ0
#
# model = cAPGi-5HaxD2HaxD
# serial number =
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1
/interface wifi
# managed by CAPsMAN 192.168.11.1, traffic processing on CAP
# mode: AP, SSID: KoekiesWiFi, channel: 5680/ax/eCee/D
set [ find default-name=wifi1 ] configuration.manager=capsman .mode=ap \
disabled=no
# managed by CAPsMAN 192.168.11.1, traffic processing on CAP
# mode: AP, SSID: KoekiesWiFi, channel: 2472/ax
set [ find default-name=wifi2 ] configuration.manager=capsman .mode=ap \
disabled=no
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=all
/interface wifi cap
set caps-man-addresses=192.168.11.1 enabled=yes
/interface wifi capsman
set package-path="" require-peer-certificate=no upgrade-policy=none
/interface wifi provisioning
add action=create-dynamic-enabled disabled=no
/ip address
add address=192.168.11.41/24 interface=bridge1 network=192.168.11.0
/ip dhcp-client
add disabled=yes interface=bridge1
/system clock
set time-zone-name=Africa/Johannesburg
/system identity
set name="WiFi Kantoor"
/system note
set show-at-login=no
/system ntp client
set enabled=yes
/system ntp client servers
add address=192.168.11.1
/system scheduler
add interval=1d name="Daily Reboot" policy=reboot start-date=2025-02-26 \
start-time=02:00:00
Ok got it to work, but don’t know if this is a bug or I’m using CAPsMAN wrong. This is what I have done
1.)Added a master config and slave to the cAP ax provisioning record
2.)Removed the specific IP for the specific device and added the Radio Mac of the device. If I use the IP of the Device nothing happens. I sit with this problem the virtual SSID to the 5G does not deploy, but when I delete the IP and capture the Mac then it works
So my next question is, is this a bug or am I understaniding the Address Ranges function incorrecty
Address ranges only work when you set the cap device itself to search for controller using IP address.
If you let them find controller on their own, it will be using MAC.
And then those address ranges will not work.
Personally I always use MAC address to provision. Then I am sure about the radio as well.
