SMIPS hAP Lite/Mini configuration issues 7.2rc5

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1

Installed via system update, both RouterOS and Routerboard at 7.2rc5:
Default Configuration:
Export works
Export verbose works
www access works
winbox access works
ssh access works
telnet access works

So with the default configuration script, setting the SMIPS device as a Home AP, everything works.
But what about another quickset script, say CPE, or PTP or?

Resetting the SMIPS Device with no default configuration, gives the following export:

 export
# jan/02/1970 00:07:18 by RouterOS 7.2rc5
# software id = 
#
# model = RB941-2nD
# serial number = 
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] ssid=MikroTik
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik

My first concern is why is wireless configured, the only thing I have done so far is connect to ether2 and set an admin password.

2

Now on 7.2rc7, still cannot get wireless bridge pseudo station to function.

If you quickset CPE, the WLAN1 is never assigned an ip address automatically using quickset, if you try to set it manually, quickset applies the static configuration to ether1.
Fail

Quickset PTP Bridge AP, after a reboot, correctly picks up an ip address over WLAN1 via DHCP.
Success

Is the CPE quickset script broken?

3 
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-onlyn country="united kingdom" disabled=no mode=station-pseudobridge ssid=MikroTik wireless-protocol=nv2-nstreme-802.11
/interface list
add name=WAN
add name=LAN
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] authentication-types=wpa-psk,wpa2-psk group-ciphers=tkip,aes-ccm mode=dynamic-keys supplicant-identity=MikroTik unicast-ciphers=tkip,aes-ccm
/interface bridge filter
add action=drop chain=input dst-port=68 in-interface=!wlan1 ip-protocol=udp mac-protocol=ip
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=wlan1
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether1
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether3
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether4
/interface list member
add interface=wlan1 list=WAN
add interface=ether1 list=LAN
add interface=ether2 list=LAN
add interface=ether3 list=LAN
add interface=ether4 list=LAN
/ip dhcp-client
add interface=bridge1

Interesting that bootp is disabled over wlan1, still awaiting a dhcp ip address to be assigned.

4

bootp is not dhcp, but anyways. You have:

/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=wlan1
...
/ip dhcp-client
add interface=bridge1

DHCP client is running off bridge, DHCP Discover packets will be sent out every bridge port. Since wlan1 is member of the bridge, those packets will be sent out wlan1 as well.

And that filter of yours will only block replies from potential DHCP server, it doesn’t block sending packets out. If you wanted to block device to send DHCP Discovers via wlan1, you’d have to use chain=output … but that wouldn’t work either because from IP point of view, DHCP client is using bridge1 interface while wlan1 is “only” a physical port on same bridge, see next paragraph for the reason.

All in all setup seems a bit flawed (WAN and LAN ports are bridged). Could be that this is result of QuickSet bugs which need to be fixed. Or it’s because you chose wrong QuickSet profile.
Personally I find QuickSet pretty useless … profiles are not well documented and at least one very useful is missing (AP with all ports bridged).

5

It’s looking like a quickset bug to me.

6

Because default config method for that device is using wifi.

From User Manual
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/UM/hAP+lite

Quickstart
Please follow these quick steps to set up your device:

Connect your ISP Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port 1.
Connect the device to the power source (see “Powering”).
Open network connections on your PC, mobile phone or other device and search for MikroTik wireless network and connect to it.
The configuration has to be done through the wireless network using a web browser or mobile app > - (see “MikroTik mobile app”). Alternatively, you can use the WinBox configuration tool > https://mt.lv/winbox> .
Once connected to the wireless network, open > https://192.168.88.1 > in your web browser to start configuration, user name: admin and there is no password by default.
When using a mobile application choose Quick setup and it will guide you through all necessary configuration in six easy steps.
We recommend clicking the “Check for updates” button and updating your RouterOS software to the latest version to ensure the best performance and stability.
Choose your country, to apply country regulation settings and set up your password in the screen that loads.

7

Right, so a hap lite with no default configuration, and only configurable by mac address, is designed to be connected to via wireless to configure from scratch without using quickset?

Off to test winbox connect via mac address only and no IP address on the hap lite.