Problem CAPsMAN with AC^ & ax^3

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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Hello,

I have bought a new Mikrotik hAP ax^3, model: C53UiG+5HPaxD2HPaxD (WIFI6) and I want to use old hAP AC^3, model RBD53iG-5HacD2HnD (WIFI5) for bridge with CAP mode.

Is it possible to do that? Or there is any incompatibility with models? Both updated to RouteOS 7.21.1.

Because I have hAP AC^3 with old some legacy setting with WIFI:

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vs ax^3

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I tried to setup it but I have no connection in Remote CAP in ax^3 and AC^3 only says WIFI are managed by CAP.

I just want to make sure I am not trying to do impossible (incompaktibility), or that I am just doing something incorrectly.

Thank you very much. :heart:

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You may be lucky here ...

AC3 can be upgraded to wifi-qcom-ac drivers which means you can then use the SAME capsman environment (under menu wifi) for both devices.
Only drawback: if you use VLAN, setup becomes a bit more complicated on AC3 (but not impossible).

Personally: I would always upgrade AC3 to those new drivers. Makes a HUGE difference, really.
And AC3 has plenty of storage so you will not run into problems which most other ARM-AC devices have related to storage-limits (like AC2, cap AC, wap AC, ...).

See Wifi Help pages for more details.

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Hi,

thank you so much! You are a saviour of my time and exactly what I needed. It’s working now. :heart:

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Perfect !
Thanks for reporting back.

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@holvoetn

But unfortunately, hAP AC^3 RBD53iG-5HacD2HnD starts crashing (random restart) with kernel failure in previous boot and automatic supout.rif due to service malfuction :frowning:

I had no problem with hAP AC^3. All problems started with I updated to up-to-date RouteOS 7.x.x (I had previous 6.x.x with old design) + with package wifi-qcom-ac + bridge mod with CAP. :frowning:
(no extra traffic… no many devices)

I opened ticket in Mikrotik support ticket system. But it doesn’t sound good.

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Always backup config and netinstall on strange device :wink: