Hy there,
I have a building with two levels. I intend to use 4 mikrotik to have the entire building covered by wireless. The problem is that I need to have only one SSID visible to all the network. I saw on manny posts on forum that the solution is using WDS but I have the chace when I’ll scan the network to see one-two-three-four SSID (same name) at onces. Is there any possibility to see only one SSID? Any equipment can do this?
Manny thanks,
normally you would not see same SSID multiple times. What device is showing you this?
I haven’t aquired any equipment yes. The question is that it is possible to see one SSID? There is any solution to to this? Any equipment?
Any Windows or Apple device will only show you the SSID one time, if there are multiple ones detected. There is no such issue as you describe.
Ok, so one SSID will apear. Please can you advise what models of mikrotik to use in this case?
Manny thanks,
Hello,
Any model will do the trick. But you must select based on client hardware (2.4ghz, 5ghz), expected load, etc.
There is no one size fits all. Read the specs on routerboard.com.
This being said, I like the hAP ac (not lite). 3x3 on both radios. They make good flexible APs.
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This one https://routerboard.com/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT ?
What about this one? https://routerboard.com/RB751G-2HnD
I do not think I’ll need 5GHz and deffinetly not need SFT port.
Yes, that’s the one. Again, choose based on specs. I don’t know what you need.
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Hi,
Without knowing how building levels are split ( office spaces, living space ) and it’s area/footprint i would suggest following scenario:
on each level you could try with ONE basebox 2 with 2 tp-link 2.4Ghz 8dbi omni anntenas
Basebox 2: https://routerboard.com/RB912UAG-2HPnD-OUT
Tp-link 8dbi antenna: http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5521_TL-ANT2408CL.html
connect all AP from building levels not in WDS with each other but via UTP cat5e cable directly to your main router/switch ( or to a rb750gr3 from where you can manage them with CAPsMAN ); configure each AP with same ESSID, only different frequency ( and maybe channel width: one on 20Mhz, other on 20/40 Mhz ).
However it is pure theory because only you can decide what you need in conjunction with factors like: number of clients to be connected, traffic load etc.
Hope it helps.
kind regards,