I have a hap ax lite l41g-2axd then I reset it. I netinstalled the main package of arm RouterOS v7 7.14.1 but then the master interface was unknown. Whenever I enable the wifi-qcom in the packages and reboot it, the wireless will be disabled, and vice versa. Whenever I enable the wireless, the wifi-qcom will be displayed, but the master interface is still unknown.
Forget about “wireless” package on ax devices (hAP ax lite is one of them). You need wifi-qcom package. And then configure things under /interface/wifi.
More about wifi/wireless in 7.13 and later: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-13-wireless-package-split-question/172049/1
can you teach me the step on how to configure or connect it to a wifi without the wireless package?
can you teach me the step on how to configure or connect it to a wifi without the wireless package?
As the linked article says: on your device, you need basic routeros installed and optional package named “wifi-qcom”. After you get these packages installed, I suggest you to reset router to factory default config. The rest of configuration is done in /interface/wifi (I believe that’s WiFi main menu in WebFig). Documentation is here.
it’s amazing how shity mikrotik is, impossible to install fucking packages
can’t setup simple wifi
I HATE THIS CRAP
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I was tempted for 5 seconds to simply delete this post but…
1 installing packages is dead simple, if done in the correct way.
2 setting up wifi should not be too hard if you follow help pages. Even default config already helps a lot ( although sub optimal).
3 maybe you need to look in the mirror ?
Hating doesn’t solve your problems… au contraire, it usually makes things worse.
- very often it’s a PEBKAC. With an attitude like this, it’s almost certain.
Actually, there’s nothing complicated about it; you just need to manually add the wireless package
[admin@HAP AC] > /system/package/print
Columns: NAME, VERSION, BUILD-TIME, SIZENAME VERSION BUILD-TIME SIZE
0 routeros 7.16.1 2024-10-10 14:03:32 10.1MiB
1 wireless 7.16.1 2024-10-10 14:03:32 1464.1KiB
It depends.
Wireless for legacy or qcom-ac radios
Wifi-qcom-ac for qcom-ac radios when you want to use wave2 drivers
wifi-qcom for AX radios
I am facing this same proble with RB 3011 UiAS-RM
I have install wifi - qcom package and still master interface unknown.
Please how can i get this down.
This one ?
https://mikrotik.com/product/RB3011UiAS-RM
Where is the wifi on that device ?
You can not enable what’s not there.
I like Mikrotik since 2022 when I touched it first time…
A week ago I started with CAPSAMN wanting to have two CAPs (two HAP AC lite/ one of them working as CAP only) for indoor coverage in a 2 floor house.
Following manuals, docs, forum topics didn’t give me positive result. (step by step guides didn’t work for me and I didn’t find simple WORKING example for CAPSMAN controlling two CAPs).
The only way I found to have CAPSMAN controlling two CAPs was if I set CAP discovery interface pointing to CAPSMAN interface - in such case CAPSMAN config automatically appears and CAP connects to it but there are two different CAPSMAN configs, not a single one for both CAPs. Actually, because there are not descriptions about, I am not sure if this should be desired result?
Because of this I reached version 7.17.2 hopping it will help… but the main outcome was my difficulties with upgrade of Winbox for linux (old version doesn’t work anymore).
In ROS 7.17.2 I found 1. Wireless, CAPSMAN and 2. WIFI as different menus…
I have read that we should forget the old style and do all in WIFI…ok… I forget my one week troubles…
But,
Strictly following from the beginning https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/WiFi from the above posts gives:
no such item
After fresh reset to default configuration:
admin@MikroTik] /interface/wifi> set wifi1 disabled=no configuration.country=Latvia configuration.ssid=MikroTik sec
urity.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk security.passphrase=8-63_characters
no such item
[admin@MikroTik] /interface/wifi
In GUI/ WIFI, it is not possible to add “New Interface” - “Master” is in red color with text “Unknown”.
I didn’t find explanation what and how should I set as “Master” but actually I am not sure that I need it in my case.
This is on HAP AC lite, ROS after upgrade to 7.17.2, the upgrade and packages with respect to DOCs for the platform/ CPU.
May I hope that it will be possible to set two HAP AC LITEs with CAPSMAN to work together?
Main question: What is the simplest of the simplest ways (without any encryption or security) to have two HAP AC lites with one CAPSMAN controlling two CAPs?
Sub question: Do I need WIFI menu for this or it is nice to have?
Any idea or advise will be great to have.
My favourite straight faced reply today. Unbelievable control over sarcasm.
Since you are using hAP AC lite, some comments:
- those devices are resource wise at the edge of HW able to run ROS7. Depending on the rest of your config it may run or it may not.
- Wifi in ROS7 points to wave2 environment, hap ac lite can not use those drivers. You need to use wireless drivers and then everything is under wireless/capsman
- and please use the correct documentation:
Start here:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/1409138/Wireless
And then:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/1409149/AP+Controller+CAPsMAN
Thanks a lot!
I will follow that guides.