virtual ap?

RouterOS Wireless Networking
1

hi all

what r the importants of virtual ap?in which situation we use virtual ap?

how can i configure virtual ap for my MT route rboard?

and how can i connect client (MT router board) to this virtual ap?

thanx in advance

2

what r the importants of virtual ap?in which situation we use virtual ap?

Have you ever heard about VLAN?

how can i configure virtual ap for my MT route rboard?

http://www.mikrotik.com/testdocs/ros/2.9/interface/wireless_content.php#4.13.9

and how can i connect client (MT router board) to this virtual ap?

In the same way as you connect to a normal ap. If you configure, for example, 5 virtal ap, your client will see 6 ESSID (5 VAP + main ESSID), and it can choose wich it want to connect to.

3

thank u for ur quick response.

according to ur conversation virtual ap used in VLAN.
am i correct my dear?
i already configure VLAN.but when i config. virtual ap and i want to connect this with my client i can’t?so is it required same ssid for virtual and as well as for wlan?

thanx in advance again my dear.
i hope u will help for solving this .

4

No, it isn’t.
I will try to explain which is the main pourpose for the virtual AP (VAP).

I want to give access to all my client through a PPPoE server.
I want to give free (but limited) access to all people that had payed nothing for my services.
I want to give secure access to an external hotspot administrator.

So, do i need three phisically different wlan interfaces? No! I need only one wlan interfaces, on wich i’ll create two VAP.
Wlan essid: “secure”
VAP1 essid: “pppoe”
VAP2 essid: “hotspot”.

As i described before, it’s a sort of “VLAN”, becouse you have only one wlan interface (your “single bridge” on VLAN world), but you can route different type of traffic on different interface (your different “port” on your “single bridge” on VLAN world).

Ok? :wink:

5

now i understand my dear.thanx and i m new comer in MT, i hope in the future if i will have any problem u will try to help me.

i have one more question abt WDS.

i m connecting two AP using wds static.so i get the bandwidth at one access point.so

i have to secure my router at both AP or just i have to put security where bandwidth connect to AP?

and i have second question abt VPN.

can i use wds and eoip together or not?

i m using 4 atheros cards at my AP.so can i bridge all of them or not?

if u will give me reply i will be really happy.

thanx in advance.
james21

6

I don’t understand what you want to say.

Yes, wds work at level2, EoIP at level3. They are different things on different levels (with “levels” i mean TCP/IP stacks levels).

Sure.

7

thanx again for quick response.

i m going to connect two AP using WDS static.i have question abt

  1. if i get gateway from isp at which side i put security to secure my router

2.is it required to secure both AP

3.i m connecting two AP like this

AP1----------->mode=ap-bridge wds-mode=static

wlan1----------->10.1.0.1
ether1--------->10.1.2.1
bridge1---------->192.168.0.1
(wds1 and wlan1)

wireless interface---->connect list—>mac add 0f AP2 (wlan1)

AP2----------->mode=ap-bridge wds-mode=static

wlan1----------->10.1.0.2
ether1--------->10.1.3.1
bridge1---------->192.168.0.2
(wds1 and wlan1)

wireless interface---->connect list—>mac add 0f AP1 (wlan1)

i want to connect client (station mode) to AP2

i can see wireless links up and i can ping each other.but i can’t connect AP2 to client(station mode)

i m trying to connect like this:
in AP2------>wireless interface---->access list—>mac add 0f client(wlan1)

but i can’t connect so plz tell me whats wrong my dear in my configuration.

i m looking forward ur response.

thanx again in advance.
james21