MIKROTIK RADIO (RB 532) FOR WIRELESS AND HOTSPOT

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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hello,
I have a routerboard that i want to use to run as acess point and hotspot, the routerboard is RB532. I have chkeed in it there is not user manager installed and this is what i want to achieve using the radio.

  1. I want to use it as AP, so that people that sees it will connect thru hotspot
  2. Hotspot for authentications
  3. Transparent web proxy
  4. user manager so that somoen can use the user manager to create time and credit for users.

all these to be achieved in the same box.

thanks

2

All your desires can be achieved on RB532 but you will require an external proxy server for cache as there is not enough memory on the RB532 for web cache.

3

Skillful,
How can i achieve that at least 3 of the above steps, as for usermanager, the package is not installed in the board.

How do i go about it, i need detailed step by step of acheiving such.

Thanks

4

Download the latest appropriate version of ROS from the mikrotik site. The “All Packages” contains user manager as well. If your license is too old, use net-install to upgrade the Router.

As for detail steps, search the wiki, every information you need is there.

5

i have done that, trying to upgrade the routerboard, but when i go to log, it displays routerboard cannot be upgraded. I want to ask, does it mean that routerboard, without daughterboard cannot be upgraded?

I am in need to upgrade this radio, because i am at the risk of refunding for the cost if i dont give them what they want. i dont want to allow them access the radio with winbox, cus that the only way users can be created in that board.

i need your help.

6

Use netinstall to upgrade the Router Board.

7

Will try that as soon as i am thru with some issues when i come back from site.

Just take a look at this picture and advice me. i have this radio, whihc i want to use as an access point, but when i change it to Ap+Bridge, it shows license do es not support ap+bridge mode. i have upgraded the router boarrd hoping it will solve the problem yet it did not solve it. Will leaving it in bridge mode as the picture make it as access point so that clients can connect to it.
rb411 picture.jpg
Thanks hoping to get your help.

8

A level 3 license, like you have in that RB411 can work as a wireless client, but not AP. Even if you upgrade routeros on it to v4.x you still have a level 3 license.
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/License_levels

Leaving the radio in bridge mode will allow only 1 client associate with it.
http://www.mikrotik.com/testdocs/ros/3.0/interface/wireless.php

I would stick with the RB532 you mentioned earlier.

9

Thanks for your advice.