On which mode to run wlan1 for wifi to lan bridge with V7 on a mAP/wAP?

[WifiTik]

Since router OS >v7 things seem to have changed and shifted.
In a former setup i could simply use the quickset menue for this scenario:

internet (DSL or glass)
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random internetrouter (FRITZ!Box or Telekom Speedport Router)
Wifi SSID: "Master-Wifi"
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(airgap)
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mAP or WAP Wifi set to connect to "Master-Wifi"
dhcp-client listening on wlan1 for ip
lan bridge on ether1 + ether2 in case of the mAP
ether1 (and on the mAP ether2) set on bridge
dhcp-server on bridge
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LAN-Client

Is this the new turorial (Scenario #1) on how to set upo this scenario on RouterOS V7 upwards?

Edit:

• mAP / mAP lite (RBmAP2nD / RBmAPL-2nD) uses the legacy wireless stack only!
• wAP (RBwAP2nD) same story: 2.4 GHz 802.11n, MIPS. No WiFiWave2
• wAP ac / wAP ac BE (RBwAPG-5HacD2HnD) on mipsbe these also do not support wifi-qcom-ac/WiFiWave2

The latest modern and most affordable ARM routerboard is the MikroTik hAP ax lite (L41G‑2axD)
which is way to big for my purpose. Also it does not run on a powerbank USB-supplystrong text

The "smallest" should be the wAP aX

[BartoszP]

Hi,

What is the question?

How to setup?
or
What is the cheapset device with some requirements?

What are your possible future needs? There is no sense to buy the cheapest underpowered device if you want do something more resource demanding soon.

[rextended]

@WifiTik

quickset menu

Nothing has changed since v7:

All forum users advise against using QuickSet.

[WifiTik]

How to setup, yes, that's my question.

I can't get it running as i did before and thought it had to do with the version step in RouterOS from 6 to 7.

[holvoetn]

@WifiTik

The latest modern and most affordable ARM routerboard is the MikroTik hAP ax lite (L41G‑2axD)
which is way to big for my purpose. Also it does not run on a powerbank USB-supplystrong text

But there you are wrong.
Ax Lite runs perfectly fine using powerbank.
When I first had mine, I did some tests on it and used it for over 8 hours on a 10.000mAh powerbank.
And still the battery wasn't dead.

Also, that was with AX Lite LTE, which uses a bit more power.

[WifiTik]

You mean the hAP ax lite?
The scenario where i want to use it is a solar-inverter with a usb port.
I need to connect LAN to the inverter and the wifi of the MikroTik device should bridge the airgap.

Walking the long way i will try to set it up on the legacy mAP or/and wAP ac...

[WifiTik]

Maybe you are able to spot something obvious - i can't unformtunately.

• wlan1 can connected to Master-Wifi - but which mode should it run in?
  "station pseudobridge", "station bridge", "ap bridge",...

Answer:

• running it as "bridge" the mAP turns itself to a AP with the same SSID as the Master-Wifi
• the same for "ap bridge"
• running as "station" does not connect it to the Master-Wifi AP
• same for "station-bridge" or "station-pseudobrdige"
• "station pseudobridge clone" neither working

would "station wds" or "wds slave" make sense?

[itimo01]

@WifiTik

pseudobrdige

If you connect to 3rd party router you either use:

station ← Routing

station-pseudobridge ← “Bridging”

Since you have a static frequency set you must check if your Main AP Is acutally broadcasting on this frequency

[jaclaz]

@WifiTik

Also it does not run on a powerbank USB-supply

The hap ax lite can be powered by a powerbank just fine, BUT the powerbank must be the "normal" kind that has output as USB-A AND that can provide around 2 A (real power consumption will be much less, around 1 A).
The (known) issue with the hap Ax lite is that - notwithstanding it is using a USB-C connector, it is NOT USB-C (protocol) compatible, so most, if not all, USB-C powerbanks or more generally power supplies won't be able to provide enough power.
You can easily workaround this adding two resistors, or use a so-called power decoy on the cable, see:

hAP ax lite

And - only for the record - if you really-really want to power it with a “smart” USB -C power source, you can add to it a couple 5.1kOhm resistors: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/hap-ax-lite-usb-power/172612/1 Or you can use a so-called USB-C decoy pcb. The Ax lite needs 5V, needs around 8-10 W and comes with a power adapter rated as 2.4A@5V, i.e. 12 W. Some history, to put things in perspective: The original USB (1.0/2.0) implementation (as a connection port on a computer) allowed maximum 500…

[WifiTik]

Hi itimo01,
thanks for your quick reply!
Main AP runs the same frequency, checked!
What setup do you recomend?
Let's say we would like to do station-pseudobridge: what would the steps be to follow?
Do i need to put wlan1, ether1 and ether2 on the same bridge?
Does the bridge aquire the ip from the Master AP? When i tried with the wlan1 interface itself it couldn't.

[itimo01]

@WifiTik

Do i need to put wlan1, ether1 and ether2 on the same bridge?

Yes

@WifiTik

Does the bridge aquire the ip from the Master AP? When i tried with the wlan1 interface itself it couldn't.

You add the DHCP Client on the bridge and the Tik should get an IP. Obviously you first need to check if the connection shows in wireless → Registrations