I have a issue with CAPsMAN. I will try explain it in simple terms. When I don’t use CAPsMAN, so I’m using simple two AP, I can connect to these AP and reach the internet.
But when I create CAPsMAN I can’t reach the internet with CAP1. CAP1 is nicely connected to the CAP manager. If I change some AP settings on the manager the config on the CAP1 is nicely mirrored. This is just fine. But I can connect only to CAPsMAN AP to reach internet. If I connect to CAP1 AP the device don’t receive any DHCP parameters and obviously I can’t reach internet. In addition I can’t see registration in the Wireless tables.
But when I disable CAPs mode on the AP the device is working well. In other words, I can use only the CAPsMAN AP to reach internet.
I think that the problem is very simple because I don’t have any complex config on the devices. Even though I can’t figure out why this is not working.
The CAPsMAN device is wAP and the CAP device is hAP. Both devices are configured in the same manner:
Eth1 and WLAN1 is in Bridge mode (without STP, STP = none)
RouterOS 6.33.5
Firmware 3.29
Can anybody help me with this issue or any suggestions? I am novice with the CAPsMAN but I think this is a very basic scenario.
I created the datapath which is pointing to bridge1. Here I post the configs of wireless interfaces and the CAPsMAN of the both AP.
I realized one important thing. Previously I didn’t enable the CAP option on the wireless interface on the CAPsMAN device. This was the reason why I was able to reach internet on the CAPsMAN device. I went to internet straight out. But now when I enabled the CAP on the both APs I can’t reach the internet from the both device. I configured the datapath but still not working. The end device (tablet, laptop) din’t get any DHCP parameters.
Thank you for your suggestion. It seems that it helped. But I still have a issue with the CAP on the CAPsMAN device. It doesn’t get the SSID information. The status is:
– managed by CAPsMAN
– channel: 2427/20-Ce/gn(30dBm), SSID: , CAPsMAN forwarding
CAP configuration is the same as in the previous post. Discovery interface Bridge1. But if the CAP is on the same device which is the CAPsMAN configured what is the discovery interface? I’ve already read about this and the suggestion is don’t use discovery interface and instead of this use CAPsMAN Addresses: 127.0.0.1 but still nothing.
CAP1 is correct. When I turn off the CAP1 device my tablet / laptop loss internet connection which is obvious because it don’t switch to other AP.
What is needed to configure on the CAPsMAN device to have functional CAP on that? Thank you much.
In log I see this, so some kind of connection is realized but the AP didn’t get SSID.
What if You set discovery interface to Eth1?
This is my working configuration for RB2011UiAS-2HnD with CAPsMAN and CAP enabled (interface LAN is a bridge containing all Ethernet ports, excluding Internet):
I set the discovery interface to Eth1 but still nothing (even I tried every possible interface not just Eth1). I also tried your configuration so I copied the code to my routerboard. The result is the same. When I set the configuration back I issuing another problem. Neither CAP or CAPsMAN's CAP don't get SSID.
In the CAPsMAN I see Remote CAP (both APs) state run etc. But the CAP don't get the SSID.
Sorry, I have no ideas. Only difference from me I see is, You added wlan1 to bridge1 in /interface bridge and also in /capsman datapath. I have only second one.