I have the board + wifi card mentioned above and I’m trying to lower it’s transmit power because the AP is 1m away from my devices and I don’t need it blasting full power.
Altering the antenna gain changes nothing, I can’t figure out how to use the other transmit power options
Try
/interface/wireless/set 0 tx-power-mode=all-rates-fixed tx-power=0
After re-reading the manual https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Wireless_FAQ#What_TX-power_values_can_I_use.3F and realizing I’m with Atheros 9000+ chipset it’s clear why I can use only all-rates-fixed mode.
After reading this thread http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/antenna-gain-missing-in-6-46-8/145162/1 I also don’t worry about using this mode.
One more thing — changing antenna gain from the UI does not seem to affect anything, as stated in the same thread.
thanks, this works, but I was always under the impression this is very dangerous to use.
I think it was “dangerous” to try setting higher tx-power than the calibrated one for certain old routers
It seems not to be dangerous (for most cards) because they would never go above the limit. Anyhow, it’s the advised and only one method working for my card.