Wireless Mesh

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hi everyone,
I just finished installing Hotspot on RB2011 on bridge port (ports, 8, 9, 10).
Now I need to install wireless mesh network which contain the other ports ( 2,3,4,5,6,7), these ports will connect by Ethernet cable to RB951 devices which I’ll use them as APs for the users who should see them as one SSID and connect automatically to the nearest one with the strongest signal everywhere when they walk in the yard.
Please your advice for the configuration that I should use in these APs and what should I add to my Hotspot RB2011 so he will connect the ports (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) together in a mesh network and give them the same hotspot service with the same DHCP service that he give to the bridge port.

And, is there any way to force the users by the APs to connect to the best signal ?

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All ports need to be on the hotspot bridge 2-10, Setup static IP’s within range on bridged/APs for management.
Setup Wireless Mesh using AP’s - Bridge APs Wlan and Ether with default route to ether.

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I recommend you, using Wireless WDS Dynamic mesh

to forcing clients connecting to among of the nearest AP using this command

/interface wireless access-list
add authentication=no forwarding=no signal-range=-120..-73
add signal-range=-85..120

this command, allow only 73dbm or better signal to connect and kick only devices who fall to 86dbm and lower signal

I used this method on my project: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/how-many-device-need-for-wifi-full-coverage/102213/1

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Setup static IP’s within range on bridged/APs for management.