So to test this I’m using the hAP ax2, RouterOS version: 7.11beta7 (development)
I noticed that if I set 5GHz frequency on the bottom range of spectrum (5170-5250) I get significantly lower RSSI on my clients than if I use the higher end of spectrum (5735-5895)
interface/wifiwave2/radio/reg-info number=1 country=Canada
ranges: 2402-2472/30
5170-5250/30
5250-5330/24/dfs
5490-5730/24/dfs
5735-5895/30
And I figured that the tx-power gets automatically adjusted to 17 on the 5170-5250 range. For the other range (5735-5895) the tx-power gets automatically adjusted to 26, which is why I get better signals
[admin@MikroTik] > interface/wifiwave2/monitor wlan2
state: running
channel: 5180/ax/Ceee
registered-peers: 0
authorized-peers: 0
tx-power: 17
available-channels: 5180/ax/Ceee
I understand this happens because Canada has a restriction of “License Required for Outfoor & EIRP > 200mW” on the lower range (as the image below is showing)
All my installations are INSIDE, so I should be allowed to transmit at the same power level on both ranges.
I couldn’t find anywhere in the settigns where one can specify “Indoor|Outdoor” installation. So my best hack for now is set Country=“United States”, and try run some sanity checks myself, but would highly prefer to use “Canada” and be able to transmit at 26 on 5170-5250 range.
This problem does not happen on hAP ac2 Router OS v6
Is there something that can be done to solve this problem?
Thank you!