I installed a new RB532 with 5.8Ghz, 13dbi omni on a 90ft mast. The radio was configured as AP-Bridge as follows.
name=“wlan1” mtu=1500 mac-address=00:0C:42:0C:15:75 arp=enabled
disable-running-check=no interface-type=Atheros AR5413
radio-name=“GCCL-BASE” mode=ap-bridge ssid=“globallink” area=“”
frequency-mode=manual-txpower country=no_country_set antenna-gain=0
frequency=5825 band=5ghz scan-list=default rate-set=default
supported-rates-b=1Mbps,2Mbps,5.5Mbps,11Mbps
supported-rates-a/g=6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,
54Mbps
basic-rates-b=1Mbps basic-rates-a/g=6Mbps max-station-count=2007
ack-timeout=dynamic tx-power-mode=default noise-floor-threshold=default
periodic-calibration=default periodic-calibration-interval=60
burst-time=disabled dfs-mode=none antenna-mode=ant-a wds-mode=disabled
wds-default-bridge=none wds-default-cost=100 wds-cost-range=50-150
wds-ignore-ssid=no update-stats-interval=disabled
default-authentication=yes default-forwarding=yes default-ap-tx-limit=0
default-client-tx-limit=0 proprietary-extensions=post-2.9.25
hide-ssid=no security-profile=default disconnect-timeout=3s
on-fail-retry-time=100ms preamble-mode=both compression=no
allow-sharedkey=no
A frequency scan produce this:
[admin@MikroTik] interface wireless> scan
number: 0
Flags: A - active, B - bss, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - nstreme
ADDRESS SSID BAND FREQ SIG RADIO-NAME
Flags: A - active, B - bss, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - nstreme
ADDRESS SSID BAND FREQ SIG RADIO-NAME
No networks detected and I cannot detect the AP from any client let alone connect to it. But if I reconfigure the Radio to operate on 2.4Ghz with the 5.8Ghz 13dbi antenna still inplace, I can detect other networks with a scan
[admin@MikroTik] interface wireless> pr
Flags: X - disabled, R - running
0 name=“wlan1” mtu=1500 mac-address=00:0C:42:0C:15:75 arp=enabled
disable-running-check=no interface-type=Atheros AR5413
radio-name=“GCCL-BASE” mode=ap-bridge ssid=“globallink” area=“”
frequency-mode=manual-txpower country=no_country_set antenna-gain=0
frequency=2412 band=2.4ghz-b/g scan-list=default rate-set=default
supported-rates-b=1Mbps,2Mbps,5.5Mbps,11Mbps
supported-rates-a/g=6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,
54Mbps
basic-rates-b=1Mbps basic-rates-a/g=6Mbps max-station-count=2007
ack-timeout=dynamic tx-power-mode=default noise-floor-threshold=default
periodic-calibration=default periodic-calibration-interval=60
burst-time=disabled dfs-mode=none antenna-mode=ant-a wds-mode=disabled
wds-default-bridge=none wds-default-cost=100 wds-cost-range=50-150
wds-ignore-ssid=no update-stats-interval=disabled
default-authentication=yes default-forwarding=yes default-ap-tx-limit=0
default-client-tx-limit=0 proprietary-extensions=post-2.9.25
hide-ssid=no security-profile=default disconnect-timeout=3s
on-fail-retry-time=100ms preamble-mode=both compression=no
allow-sharedkey=no
Scan result:
Flags: A - active, B - bss, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - nstreme
ADDRESS SSID BAND FREQ SIG RADIO-NAME
AB 00:02:6F:38:07:F4 NACKOVAD 2.4ghz-g 2412 -82
AB R 00:01:B4:02:0A:8A 2sa.z3.clickspot 2.4ghz-g 2412 -86 2sa.z3.clickspot
ABP 00:02:2D:75:C1:90 Anglican Network 2.4ghz-g 2427 -89
AB R 00:01:B4:02:05:D9 2sc.z3.clickspot 2.4ghz-g 2437 -80 2sc.z3.clickspot
AB 00:30:1A:28:F8:6E Baltimore 2.4ghz-g 2452 -87
AB 00:30:1A:29:00:B2 MVSAT-ABJ 2.4ghz-g 2437 -97
Any suggestions as to why the radio is acting-up at 5.8Ghz?