Issue with connectivity between NetBox 5 ax and SXTsq 5 ac

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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I been using mikrotik equipment for some time now, but this type of equipment is new to me.

I double check if its not issue with ax vs ac (not compatible) but I did some test in lab and it was running ok in small distance.

I install Netbox 5 ax with two HGO-antenna-OUT, with routeros 7.15.3 and wifi-qcom 7.15.3.
// I wanted to export wifi config but both /interface/wifi and /interface/wireless show empty (not sure if its because of qcom or not but this was package recommanded on technical page).

The wifi is wifi1 is master, wifi2 is bound because I was afraid that we will need legacy channels:
mode: ap
ssid: mynetwork / mynetwork2 (for wifi2)
country: poland (the country of installation)
band: 5GHZ AC / 5GHZ AX
channel width: 20/40MHZ / 20/40/80MHZ
security: WPA2 PSK/WPA3 PSK
disable pmkid: yes
wps: disable
datapath: bridge : bridge1

Currently both wifis are on channel 5720/ac/eC


The client side has SXTsq 5 ac, I pick that one because it looks like its fan favourites, the specs was ok, I did have issues in linking both in lab, but in the end I was able to successfully connect both.

But on the installation site we are unable to make a link because the SXTsq 5 ac side don’t see our networks (both), the AP is around 55-60m in straight line, no obscures.
When I scan wireless network from SXTsq 5 ac, thru “scan” function I see few network but non mine.
On my old laptop while standing under the pool where SXTsq 5 ac is installed I can connect and use network with around signal strength around 2, with building obscuring the pool with NetBox.

I really can’t believe that SXTsq 5 ac is worst than build in antennas in laptop, or that the two wouldn’t work - I can believe that I did not restart this setup enough times and I was changing something and thinking new configuration is working while in reality I was using other configuration.

Can someone point me in right direction because I need to connect one more SXTsq 5 ac on same location, but before doing that I would love to make the first link work.

2

All the same, figure out how to show the settings of devices Mikrotik otherwise it is impossible to help.
Use the “export” command or at least screenshots.

3

For anyone having same issue. I pick up Encryption: CCMP, CCMP-256, GCMP-256, and put ranges in frequencies and it magically was able to be seen by SXTsq 5ac, nothing was changed and it started to work… hell knows why default/no-picked are broken here.

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It’s not because you don’t see it, nothing is/was selected.
An export would have made that clear.

But good you found the problem :smiley:

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Yes, but looks like it that configuration the defaults were wrong. also there is something wrong with not being able to print information when using different driver.
But yes, in the end I was able to get link with SXTsq 5 ac, but the second one need to be replace for something stronger because there is a tree in the path and the signal is only -89