Hello, I’m from Argentina. I have an internet service of 500mb, and to extend the wifi signal throughout the house, I connected 2 Rbwapg-5hacd2hnd devices directly to the modem with an Ethernet cable. I configured them with a basic AP bridge setup. The issue I’m facing is that if I connect via wifi to the modem, I get a download speed of 500mb, but if I connect to either of the Rbwapg-5hacd2hnd devices, I only get a download speed of 200mb. Could someone help me with how to configure these devices so I can achieve a similar download speed? Thank you.
Hello there! Can you share the configuration of one of your wAP AC devices? do not forget to put the configuration between code tags (see: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/forum-rules/173010/4 for more info).
The wAP ac does perform best when using the wifi-qcom-ac driver.
You can find more information here:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/WiFi#WiFi-Overview
The driver is part of the Extra packages file that can be found here:
https://mikrotik.com/download
Once installed, the wifi config has to be done again (as it is configured in another part /interface/wifi).
Best results (for me, leaving the 2.4GHz out):
- 80MHz bandwidth
- WPA2-AES (only)
- Fixed channel
Make sure to have it configured completely (like country settings etc.).
Sure, Like I said, it’s a very, very basic setup
# apr/12/2024 09:50:13 by RouterOS 6.49.14
# software id = V6ZR-8GSB
#
# model = RBwAPG-5HacD2HnD
# serial number = F2AC0FC8886A
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] ssid=MikroTik
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-n/ac channel-width=20/40mhz-Ce \
country=argentina disabled=no installation=indoor mode=ap-bridge ssid=\
MikroTik
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
/ip hotspot profile
set [ find default=yes ] html-directory=hotspot
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=all
/ip dhcp-client
# DHCP client can not run on slave interface!
add disabled=no interface=ether1
/system clock
set time-zone-name=America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Which of all the packages do I need to download and how do I install it? Thank you
As the wAP ac is an ARM device, you can select the Extra Package on ARM, version 7.14.2:
https://cdn.mikrotik.com/routeros/7.14.2/all_packages-arm-7.14.2.zip
Assuming your wAP ac is currently running this version.
When downloaded, op Winbox and go to /system/packages and remove wireless.
Copy the wifi-qcom-acdriver package to the root of files and after that…reboot.
Be aware that you have to reconfigure, make sure you can access the cap through a wired interface.
A sign appears that says Uninstall Error - cannot uninstall bundled package (6)
From the configuration you sent, you have RouterOS 6.49.14. Try:
https://cdn.mikrotik.com/routeros/6.49.14/all_packages-arm-6.49.14.zip
But that package does not include the wifi-qcom-acdriver package
Nope, you are right - my mistake.
You should upgrade to 7 first, then install the qcom driver.
I updated to version 7.14… and then I removed the WiFi driver and installed the wifi-qcom-acdriver package, and the download speed improved considerably in a test environment. Now I’m going to test it in production. Thanks