Did you manage to Netinstall them with v6.22 ?
What if you don’t use Quickset, but go into the Wireless menu?
It would be better if you sent your support.rif file to support, we could look and see what is wrong there. To make this file type “/system sup” or click “Make supout.rif” button in the Webfig menu
But what a mess these things are out of the box.
Hopefully the following info will help others.
The Old firmware (6.12) is a total pig.
Put the device into PTP Bridge mode.
Set the IP address to a free address on your network.
Set the gateway to point at your main router where the WAN is for the Internet.
Set the DNS to point at your main router (as above). In my case 192.168.1.1
** DO NOT HIT APPLY** (This buggers everything up.
Check for Updates. (Firmware).
Download and Install the latest version (In my case v6.22).
Let it reboot and enjoy it’s new brain (That is no longer retarded!)
From here on the damn things actually work as they should.
Simple from here on. They work as did their 2.4Ghz Sisters config wise.
On your DHCP server (In my case my main Router Fritz!Box 7390) assign their LAN IP’s via the MAC addresses.
Set the devices to PTP Bridge. Make one the AP, the other the CPE. Set frequency, password etc.
Bang! Done! That easy.
Where I went wrong. (Hints).
Don’t mix WinBox versions. Always use the one from the device.
Where the device get’s it’s IP can be confusing / difficult. There are 2 separate LAN & WAN MAC addresses. If using DHCP it can get messy. Often the result is the device ends up with an IP of 0.0.0.0.
Of course there is also the option of just setting a Static IP. (Not what I like).
don’t even try configuring the thing with v6.12 installed. It’s a total pig. Update it to the latest version before doing anything further.
Love MikroTik.
I’ve had a bit of a learning curve migrating across from the extremely pussyified and gutless Ubiquiti products. But I am getting there!.
Look forward to adding even more MikroTik to the network here!
It could be possible that our Australian regulations are not up to date, I will have to check that with my colleagues.
But selecting “no country” is fine, as long as you know the regulations yourself. If you already know what frequencies you are allowed to use, it is completely fine to set these things yourself. So leave the country setting to “no country”
This gives me hope!
I am frying my brain trying to configure a groove 52 to connect to external wifi then connect a 951Ui to the groove by Ethernet to give me a private wifi network for my devices. I think some of what you’ve said will help, so thanks for laying it all out so clearly (and it’s reassuring to know it’s not just me struggling!! )
It would be nice to see the frequency selection work OK when our country is selected on any of your devices.
This is a nice safeguard.
Also there is a subsection where part of the bands are Ham Radio specific. These allow higher power.
I can give you all the details including all the web links to the government papers that list this information if you’d like to get your devices up to speed for our country.
I think this would be very good for sales.
Much like Ubiquiti, if a device is locked into a country code then the Authorities are much happier.
We found that the Australian list was only implemented in the new Wireless-FP package. We now copied it into the old Wireless (regular) package as well. Next RouterOS update will have it
Dear Yachtcrib, if you were able to configure your system correctly, is there any chance you could assist me with mine? I am on a sailboat in Mexico and just cannot figure this thing out. I’d be very happy to talk via tele, Skype or FaceTime if that makes it easier for you. I have the exact same hardware setup and have tried for hours to configure unsuccessfully. Many thanks --Ed
edakira, please contact support@mikrotik.com if you are having problem connecting both devices together.
Please include support output files from both units.
Also what is the distance between the both units and what antennas you use?
I have the similar hardware on my power boat. I configured the routers with the GUI. I started with both of them after a system reset and made the following changes:
When I wish to connect to a wireless network, I point my browser to 10.1.1.254 and use the quick settings to enter the AP info. I’ve been using this configuration for over a year, and it has worked fine.
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