I’ve discovered MikroTik products one month ago and I’ve decided to configure my work network using them. So i bought one MikroTik router (RB5009UPr+S+) and 6 cAP ac xl managed through CAPsMAN. I can say that i love them
I’ve configured 3 wireless networks (one is the main network - second is for guests - the third is for a special software). The last two networks are tagged with different VLANs. All the settings for the channels and the band are configured in auto mode. In the provisioning tab i’ve configured the master configuration as the master configuration and the other two as the slave config.
Everything looks good but I saw that I have some problems with Iphones connecting to the main configuration, they are not connecting. Iphones are connecting very well at the other two networks.
But every couple of days… All the iMacs refuse to connect. This can be 6 hours after a reboot… Or 3 days later. 15 other devices will work with no issue when this is happening.
The field tech went out and hardwired the iMacs yesterday.
So they don’t disconnect anymore + now they don’t rely on the old ACv1 drivers. Throughput on the computers jumped from the mid 90s to over 900Megs on speed tests and file transfers on the network are almost immediate now.
Figure out how to budget in an alternative Wireless Manufacturer as I am sure “something else” will pop up sooner or later.
And as you would expect from me...
The 3 cAP AC XLs onsite are configured as
2.4 as 1,6,11 20MHZ
5.0 As 36,149 with 2 of them in 149 where they can't hear each other... And at 80MHZ.
When I see such strings in the config I always give one most effective advice - reset to factory settings and set up manually again. This always helps.
In RouterOS, putting a checkmark and then removing it does not always return the device to its original state. So I have to reset to factory settings.
PS Of course you can try to fix the settings rates.
It sounds like you have set up your MikroTik devices and VLANs correctly and that the main wireless network is having trouble connecting with iPhones. There could be a few different things that could be causing this issue. Here are a few things you can try to troubleshoot the problem:
Make sure that the main wireless network’s SSID and password are correct and that the iPhone is able to connect to other wireless networks.
Check the wireless settings on the MikroTik router and ensure that they are configured correctly. This includes the frequency band, channel width, and transmit power.
Check the wireless security settings on the MikroTik router and ensure that they are compatible with the iPhone. For example, if you are using WPA2-Enterprise security, make sure that the iPhone is able to connect to networks using this type of security.
Make sure that there are no other devices or sources of interference that could be causing problems with the wireless connection.
Try restarting the MikroTik router and the iPhone to see if that resolves the issue.
If none of these steps help, try connecting to the main wireless network with a different device, such as a laptop or tablet, to see if the issue is specific to the iPhone or if it affects other devices as well.
I hope these suggestions help you troubleshoot the issue and get your iPhone connecting to the main wireless network successfully. If you continue to have trouble, it may be helpful to gather more information about the issue and consider seeking additional help from the MikroTik support team or a professional networking technician.
I am experiencing the same problem:
If I use a virtual SSID on CAPsMAN, any devices (I tested with RouterOS too) will be able to connect to the virtual SSID only.
When a client tried to connect to main SSID - D4:01:C3:63:7E:37@wlan1: failed to connect, on 2412/20/gn(18dBm), association timeout
Once I disable virtual SSID on CAPsMAN (only main is keeped), clients successfully connect to the main SSID.
I tried many combinations, but the same thing.
If this is done without CAPsMAN (right on APs), then everything works fine.
