LAN and WLAN can access all the same things, no difference there!
a I have three different access points (yes, I am aware that this is not optimal, by hey, this is what I have to work with) that I want to utilize, and I want this setup to be “hassle free” (I have multiple clients known as “children” that make my life a living hell otherwise).
b) The AP:s have 2,4 Ghz and 5 Ghz capabilities.
c) I want this to be as close to “roaming” or “mesh” as possible with only one SSID.
Question
Is this possible with the RB750gr3?
if yes; Can someone please point me in the right direction on how to achieve this?
The issue for me is right now that I can’t grasp how to setup the wireless parts of this system, and incorporate it into the LAN part of my home network…
- I am trying to utilize what I have at home right now, without buying new hardware.
Both as a way of learning more about networking/RouterOS, and as a way of keeping costs down…
Again, I’m trying to learn, and I appreciate all the help I can get in building the necessary “blocks”/parts in order to create a working home wifi using different routers as access points!
Holvoetn
I intend to use all hardware listed below in “access point mode”.
The devices listed all have different capabilities; b/g/n/ax. IF I can get AP1 to use ax, that would be great. I don’t know if the “ax standard” is “used” locally by the device it self, or this feature is a requirement of the entire wifi network to work…
You can start with clean config, use Quickset ONCE on Hex (never touch quickset again after this step !).
Change IP range to what you want.
Access points should be configured as dumb as possible, all using same SSID and security settings.
They will connect clients and get DHCP and routing services from Hex.
Full mesh will not happen but depending on AP, it might be close enough.
I see , and use here at home a similar setup, just one LAN, one L2 network with multiple AP and even a MT switch.
AP’s are wired to the network. So that is OK.
Any wifi setting b/g/n/ac/ax/be will not influence the LAN for the AP interconnect.
Using different separated LAN for e.g. the set with RPi and IOT and Home server towards wifi devices can be done with VLAN if there is a need, but that is next level of complexity.
The AP’s should just do wired/wireless conversion. (And in the complex case have one VLAN and IP range per different SSID)
Multiple brands is no problem (e.g. I added Draytek, Edimax, Linksys, Open WRT on TP-link, etc etc…) , just keep them dumb (ethernet-wifi bridged). You might need to use a little trick by connecting those AP’s via the ethernet LAN port, not the ethernet WAN port. Don’t forget to disable DHCP everywhere and enable DHCP client if needed, except on the hEX.
Same SSID everywhere, different 802.11 protocols and different channels is no problem, BUT always the same security setting for all the SSID instance, as @holvoetn mentioned.
All intelligence in the hEX, all ethernet ports, except ether1 are bridged.
that make my life a living hell otherwise).
