I have bad WiFi coverage and have borrowed a hAP ac lite to make a test. I will initially keep the existing Thomson router from my ISP as firewall/router and switch for a few devices. I would like to attach Mikrotik device to one LAN port at the Thomson modem and use it as an extra AP. Is far as I understand the patch cable should be connected to a LAN (not WAN) port on the Mikrotik?
What do I need to configure in the Mikrotik device after a factory reset? I understand that I need to configure a wireless interface and a security profile.
Do I need to disable DHCP or router functionality?
I have bad WiFi coverage and have borrowed a hAP ac lite to make a test. I will initially keep the existing Thomson router from my ISP as firewall/router and switch for a few devices. I would like to attach Mikrotik device to one LAN port at the Thomson modem and use it as an extra AP. Is far as I understand the patch cable should be connected to a LAN (not WAN) port on the Mikrotik?
It depends on how the hAP is configured.
I would simplify things:
Make sure both the Thomson and hAP routers use non-overlapping wireless channels.
Reset the hap to no defaults (System > Reset Configuration, tick all three options)
Connect by winbox neighbors tab (by clicking on the mac address)
Setup:
1.- Wireless > Interfaces / Security Profiles Setup Wireless, same SSID and same security as in the thomson.
2.- Interfaces > set ether5-2 as slaves of ether1
3.- Bridge > Add Bridge, let’s say you name it RepeaterBridge, and add wlan1, wlan2 and ether1 as ports.
4.- IP > DHCP Client add a DHCP client to RepeaterBridge.
That’s it. You basically created a wired/wireless “switch”, which gets its management IP from the thomson via DHCP.
I would like to use only the Routerboard and connect it directly to my Internet connection. Should this work after a reset or du I need to configure the hAP ac lite?
I would also like to ad a second SSID “guest” that only can access Internet? I guess a VLAN is needed? How do I configure a second SSID like this?