hello,
I decided to setup routing in my house using CAPsMan
I have MikroTik RB952Ui-5ac2nD as router (CAPsMan) and Mikrotik wsAP AC Lite as access point (CAP).
I have updated OS to the latest stable, same version on both devices.
I have connected Mikrotik wsAP AC Lite and Computer with Winbox to the router via ethernet.
The problem is:
even before the setting up CAPsMAN manager, Mikrotik wsAP AC Lite is not accessible via Winbox when the computer is connected to the router via ethernet. But when I connect to Mikrotik wsAP AC Lite directly via wifi, AP is accessible via Winbox.
question - why it is not accessible via Winbox when I connected though router ?
after setting up wsAP as CAP , it does not appear on router CAP connections. and is not accessible by any means… I need to reset AP.
how to handle this ?
btw: I tried using Mikrotik cAP AC RBcAPGi-5acD2nD as AP instead of Mikrotik wsAP AC Lite, it works as expected..
any ideas, why Mikrotik wsAP AC Lite behave so strange ?
Are ghe two devices (router, AP) on the same network? If your PC gets e.g. An IP adress on 192.168.178.x, but router/AP are connected via 10.x.x., the described behavior would appear.
Maybe posting your config would give the experts a better chance to help.
The ethernet used in the wsAP AC Lite, is in what interface list? If it is setup as WAN interface list* then access will be blocked by the firewall.
If the ethernet interface is connected to the bridge in the wsAP, then the bridge must be in the LAN interface list*
LAN and WAN interface lists are defined in the default configuration, and used to set what the interface can be used for.
In this setup all interfaces on the wsAP should be in the LAN interface list when starting from the default setup.. (And NO, the uplink is not WAN, it is LAN! The WAN/LAN transition is elsewhere.)
Depends on your config about whats wrong with why you cannot see other devices
If you don’t want to use capsman then
just create a bridge, add all your LAN side ports & WLAN ports onto the bridge interface. Give your bridge an private IP address of your liking ( 192.168.1.1/24 )
Add your normal dhcp-client config to the internet side interface port, add a firenall-nat rule for srcnat( src IP is your LAN address range 192.168.1.0/24 , and your out interface your internet interface / masquerade ). Add a dhcp-server to your bridge( use the wizard )
Plug in your other MT access point to a port thats on your LAN/bridge.
From another port plug in your laptop/pc etc. You should see both devices in winbox.
and is not accessible by any means… I need to reset AP.
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