I have worked with MT as a router for a couple years, but I have never set it up as an AP or station…
When I am setting up a MT as an AP, do I create a Bridge interface that includes ether1 and wlan1? And what interface do I set up the “management” IP on (the Bridge, wlan, or ether1)?
Same goes for the station… Do I set up a bridge which includes ether1 and wlan1? Do I set up the IP on the bridge or on one of the separate interfaces?
Just let me know…Thanks
bridging and AP are different things. To set up wireless AP and wireless clients connecting to it using routable network (which is far better than bridged), just do this:
machine1: {AP server}
/interface wireless
print
enable 0 {enable wireless interface}
set 0 name=readable-name-of-your-wireless-card ssid=your-wish band=2.4GHz-b {up to 5GHz-turbo according to what you have} freq=2442 {or whatever suits you} mode=ap-bridge {this is Access Point}
/ip address
add address=a.b.c.d/mask interface=readable-name-of-your-wireless-card
/ip route
… set up routing as usual, you know it from wired networks
machine2,3,4 etc {wireless clients}
/interface wireless
print
enable 0 {enable wireless interface}
set 0 name=whatever-readable-name ssid=your-wish band=2.4GHz-b {up to 5GHz-turbo according to what you have} freq=2442 {or whatever suits you} mode=station {this is client}
/ip address
add address=a.b.c.e/mask interface=readable-name-of-your-wireless-card
/ip route
… set up routing as usual, you know it from wired networks
{note that I typed a.b.c.D as address for AP and a.b.c.E as address for client meaning they have to be different, but from the same TCP/IP subnet}.
That’s it. The only things that you set are wireless band used, SSID and frequency. Of course, one machine has to be SERVER (ap-bridge), all others have to be clients (STATION).
bye, mp3turbo.