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Super simple Q!, setting up 2x APs

Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:32 pm

Hi guys,

So I just bought 2x cAP ac along with 1xhEX PoE.
The APs are connected by wire to the router and powered over PoE.
And the router is connected to WAN internet.

I want to setup my APs so that they give me ONE wireless network (ie ONE ssid) that covers both 2GHZ and 5GHZ band, as I have some devices that does not support 5Ghz.
(The default setting is giving me 4x wireless netoworks (2x 2ghz + 2x 5ghz) with different ssid)

How can I make this possible?

I have googled alot and not been able to find my question.

Many thanks for quick replies.
 
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Re: Super simple Q!, setting up 2x APs

Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:47 pm

Seeing everything as a single connection is impossible, if the smartphone has dual band working perfectly.

You can not use the same MAC for different interfaces on same LAN or WLAN.

You everytime obtain 4 different network (Identical SSID or not)

At most you can use CAPsMAN on hEX PoE.
 
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Re: Super simple Q!, setting up 2x APs

Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:59 pm

Many thanks for your reply

My goal is not to use ONE mac for all 4, rather ONE ssid (network name), so that devices can connect seamless.
Why can I just use ONE ssid on all the 4 networks, but them being separated by bands and channels?
 
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Re: Super simple Q!, setting up 2x APs

Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:04 pm

You can use the same SSID for all 4 without the minimal problem...
EXCEPT: must have same security configuration (same wpa2-psk only, aes-ccm only and wpa2 password)!!!
 
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Re: Super simple Q!, setting up 2x APs

Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:20 pm

Many thanks for your kind answer.

One issue now only. If I set the AP "Home Ap Dual"- mode in QuickSet, I get the SSID config as I want it.
But I cant access the internet.

But if I set the mode to "Wisp AP" and active the "bridge" option, I get the internet to work. But I lose the 2.4ghz band network option, and only the 5ghz band is presented.

How can I make the internet work and still have 2 bands

Sorry for newbie questions
 
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Re: Super simple Q!, setting up 2x APs

Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:25 pm

Not a quickset option (I think ?) but CAPSMAN on Hex seems to be the best choice for your requirements.
1 SSID, 2 bands on each AP, 1 central point for management/security/...

Here is good starting point: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:S ... sMAN_setup

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