Issues with SSID Visibility on MikroTik Router (RB2011UiS 2hnd-IN)

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Hello everyone,

I’m having trouble getting my MikroTik router to broadcast the SSID for a virtual access point (wlan2). Here are the details:

Previuosly I had only wlan1 set up, which was configured as AP Bridge, with a unique SSID (SilihostM). It was working well.
I have changed wlan1 to Station, modified wlan1 to a new SSID (SilihostMInput), and set up a new wlan2 in AP Bridge mode and configured it with a unique SSID (SilihostM).
The wlan2 interface is enabled, but it does not appear in the list of available networks on my devices.
I’ve confirmed that “Hide SSID” is not enabled, and I also checked the wireless settings for wlan1, which seems to function correctly.
I’ve tried restarting the router and have updated the firmware to the latest version, but the issue persists.

Has anyone experienced this before, or can you suggest any additional troubleshooting steps? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

This is what I try to achive:
Sometimes my wired internet is out, but I have a backup internet service which is only available through Wifi.
I want to configure my router so that if the wired intrenet is out of work, it would connect to the Wifi backup internet.
Wired and Wifi connections to the computers and mobiles should work independently from the source of Internet.
Now with this new settings wifi connections towards the mobiles have gone away.


Thank you!

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When master interface is mode=station (or any station derivative) and virtual interface(s), enslaved to that master, are in mode=ap (or bridge), then master has to be connected to some AP before virtuals can be shown on air.

The reason being: only master interface can control properties of radio (frequency, channel width and layout, Tx power, etc.). If master is searching for AP, then frequency is changing a lot (radio is scanning for AP to connect to) and can’t provide “stable environment” for virtuals to use.

If AP, providing backup internet connection, is up&running, but your RB2012 behaves the way you described, then post full wireless config for us to dissect.