Mikrotik as Client AP (No double NAT)

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Hi,

I have a network with WiFi.
I want to configure a Mikrotik (RB-951G-2HnD) as a wireless client.
Want to use port ether 2,3,4 and 5 to connect to devices.
Is it possible to do this without double NAT
I know how to configure it with NAT (IP firewall Masqurade) but don’t want that.
I want that devices connected to ether 2,3,4 and 5 get a IP address from the network where the Mikrotik is wireless connect to.

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Hello 49er,

If I understand you properly, the MT is just an extention to an existing network. If this assumption is correct, then the solution is simple. Your MT doesn’t even need to use routing or anything at layer 3 besides a management IP address.

The steps are:

  • Reset your config to blank, not factory reset!


  • Create a bridge (LAN, for example)


  • Assign all ports (ethernet AND wlan1) to the bridge (don’t know why you don’t specify ether1, so I might miss something here…)


  • Configure your wlan1 as a client to your AP


  • Create a DHCP-client assigned to “LAN” bridge (the management IP)


  • Start pluging your devices on the MT!

No NATing involded, no firewall, no routing.

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

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Thanks,

That’s was what I’m looking for.
It works.

The reason I not named Ether1 is that I want to use this port for out of band management.