The 3011 has been updated to the latest ROS and all ports and the bridge are configured along with the dhcp server. I router is working just fine with wired connections except the TPLink C5400. When I plug it into any port the RB3011 doesn’t recognize the MAC on any of the open ports. Is there another config switch I need to tell the 3011 a wireless AP is installed on port n?
Please provide the settings of the router.
/export hide-sensitive file=anynameyouwish
How is the TP Link configured? As far as I’m aware that device is, or can be, a complete router etc. To works as a simple AP a few things would probably need to be disabled, and other need to be changed. Do you have L3 connectivity to the TP, for example can you reach it’s management interface via the Mikrotik?
I have the C5400 configured as AP with dhcp disabled. I can get to the C5400 admin interface via IP using my old router but the 3100 doesn’t even recognize the C5400’s MAC when it’s plugged into any of the LAN ports. Here’s the current config.
oct/01/2020 12:06:41 by RouterOS 6.47.4
software id = X2VT-9HUV
model = RB3011UiAS
serial number = ----removed----
/interface bridge
add admin-mac=----removed---- auto-mac=no comment=defconf name=bridge
/interface list
add comment=defconf name=WAN
add comment=defconf name=LAN
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
/ip pool
add name=dhcp ranges=192.168.0.50-192.168.0.250
/ip dhcp-server
add address-pool=dhcp disabled=no interface=bridge name=Mikrotik_dhcp
/user group
set full policy=“local,telnet,ssh,ftp,reboot,read,write,policy,test,winbox,pas
sword,web,sniff,sensitive,api,romon,dude,tikapp”
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether2
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether3
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether4
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether5
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether6
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether7
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether8
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether9
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether10
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=sfp1
/ip neighbor discovery-settings
set discover-interface-list=LAN
/interface list member
add comment=defconf interface=bridge list=LAN
add comment=defconf interface=ether1 list=WAN
/ip address
add address=192.168.0.1/24 comment=Gateway interface=bridge network=
192.168.0.0
/ip dhcp-client
add comment=defconf disabled=no interface=ether1
/ip dhcp-server lease
add address=192.168.0.2 comment=“TPLink C5400 Wireless Router” mac-address=
50:CF:BF:A8:AF:2F
/ip dhcp-server network
add address=192.168.0.0/24 comment=defconf gateway=192.168.0.1 netmask=24
/ip dns
set allow-remote-requests=yes
/ip dns static
add address=192.168.0.1 comment=defconf name=router.lan
/ip firewall filter
add action=accept chain=input comment=
“defconf: accept established,related,untracked” connection-state=
established,related,untracked
add action=drop chain=input comment=“defconf: drop invalid” connection-state=
invalid
add action=accept chain=input comment=“defconf: accept ICMP” protocol=icmp
add action=accept chain=input comment=
“defconf: accept to local loopback (for CAPsMAN)” dst-address=127.0.0.1
add action=drop chain=input comment=“defconf: drop all not coming from LAN”
in-interface-list=!LAN
add action=accept chain=forward comment=“defconf: accept in ipsec policy”
ipsec-policy=in,ipsec
add action=accept chain=forward comment=“defconf: accept out ipsec policy”
ipsec-policy=out,ipsec
add action=fasttrack-connection chain=forward comment=“defconf: fasttrack”
connection-state=established,related
add action=accept chain=forward comment=
“defconf: accept established,related, untracked” connection-state=
established,related,untracked
add action=drop chain=forward comment=“defconf: drop invalid”
connection-state=invalid
add action=drop chain=forward comment=
“defconf: drop all from WAN not DSTNATed” connection-nat-state=!dstnat
connection-state=new in-interface-list=WAN
/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat comment=“defconf: masquerade”
ipsec-policy=out,none out-interface-list=WAN
/system clock
set time-zone-name=America/Chicago
/system identity
set name=Route
/system logging
set 1 action=disk
set 3 action=disk
/tool mac-server
set allowed-interface-list=LAN
/tool mac-server mac-winbox
set allowed-interface-list=LAN
I see nothing wrong with your config.
I have a linksys and a tp link on my MT network and had no issues with them.
The TPLINK is acting as a smart AP,s with two three vlans running into it, for the purpose of three wifi networks and the linksys is running as a dumb AP, just getting an access port feed from a switch.
Thus I think the issue is on the config side of the TPLINK.
Which port on the unit is plugged into the rest of the network for example?
Normally when selecting Access point mode, the wan link is then attached to the LAN as another switch port but just in case its not plug it into one of the LAN ports.
The AP should be in a mode to acquire a DHCP address from the main router at this point and it should simply work.
If not, an the AP mode of the router does not seem to be working then keep it in router mode but follow the following advice.
https://www.dslreports.com/faq/11233
Yes, the C5400 wan port is connected to a 3100 lan port. I’ve reverted back to my old wired router and the C5400 AP is working as designed. I had upgraded the 3100 to the latest ros, 6.47.4, as soon as I received it so next I’ll to revert back to the LTS version to see if the 3100 behaves differently.
Try connecting one of the the TPLINK Lan ports to the LAN port on the MT unit.
I found the “Cable Test” feature on the interfaces > interface list - select ethernet port and the test determined there was an issue with the cable. I put new RJ45s on the cable and everything is working as designed. Thanks to all for your input.
Excellent news!
Strange that the bad cable worked with the other router though??