I just bought a pair of cap lite's and I un-boxed them but found the default configuration to be buggy at best.
They came with 6.37.4 and the default configuration came with the standard 192.168.88.1 on a bridge interface and a default SSID broadcasted. Sadly no DHCP server or pool are setup so you can't configure the device without setting a static IP on your device and then connect to either Ethernet or wireless. Not the worst but it did prevent me from using the TikApp to try and configure these little units. In summary, the default configuration for these units in 6.37.4 provides a very poor customer experience and doesn't match the documentation provided with the product.
After some mucking around with them I got them online and updated them to 6.39.1 to see if their were improvements in the default configuration. There definitely was but still not enough to get the unit setup in a fashion suggested by the documentation, connect to the SSID and type
http://192.168.88.1 into the browser.
The difference comes down to a DHCP client being placed on the bridge interface. A WLAN is still configured and broadcast that you won't be able to connect to unless you have plugged the device into an Ethernet segment running one. Arguably better but still doesn't match the documentation.
Suggestion
Either adapt the products documentation to match the configuration supplied in 6.39.1 or alter the default configuration. The alteration would simply be to make it function as the documentation says it would. Plug it into power, connect to the default SSID and use the TikApp, WebFig, WinBox or SSH to configure the device at 192.168.88.1.
To play devils advocate, a device like the cap lite is probably not going to be used like a typical router so I could see some proponents of the cap lite's default behavior in 6.39.1. You could match the MAC to an IP and login into it after plugging it into a network device. For some and especially in larger deployments I could see the benefit of this. It definitely matches other products in the access point market. If that's the case and the intention from MikroTik it should be noted in the documentation of the product and displayed prominently on the devices information page. An example could be bold print indicating this device has received an update to how it is configured.
Reference
6.37.4 Default Configuration
script: :global ssid;
#| WISP Bridge:
#| * wireless and LAN interfaces are bridged;
#| * IP address 192.168.88.1/24 is set on bridge
#| wlan1 Configuration:
#| mode: ap-bridge;
#| band: 2ghz-b/g/n;
#| ht-chains: 0,1;
#| ht-extension: 20/40mhz-Ce;
#| LAN Configuration:
:log info Starting_defconf_script_;
:global action;
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Apply configuration.
# these commands are executed after installation or configuration reset
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:if ($action = "apply") do={
# wait for interfaces
:local count 0;
:while ([/interface ethernet find] = "") do={
:if ($count = 30) do={
:log warning "DefConf: Unable to find ethernet interfaces";
/quit;
}
:delay 1s; :set count ($count +1);
};
:local count 0;
:while ([/interface wireless print count-only] < 1) do={
:set count ($count +1);
:if ($count = 30) do={
:log warning "DefConf: Unable to find wireless interface(s)";
/ip address add address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=ether1 comment="defconf";
/quit
}
:delay 1s;
};
/interface wireless {
set wlan1 mode=ap-bridge band=2ghz-b/g/n tx-chains=0,1 rx-chains=0,1 \
disabled=no wireless-protocol=802.11 distance=indoors
:local wlanMac [/interface wireless get wlan1 mac-address];
:set ssid "MikroTik-$[:pick $wlanMac 9 11]$[:pick $wlanMac 12 14]$[:pick $wlanMac 15 17]"
set wlan1 ssid=$ssid
set wlan1 frequency=auto
set wlan1 channel-width=20/40mhz-Ce ;
}
/interface bridge
add name=bridge disabled=no auto-mac=yes protocol-mode=rstp comment=defconf;
:local bMACIsSet 0;
:foreach k in=[/interface find where !(slave=yes || name~"bridge")] do={
:log info "k: $k"
:local tmpPortName [/interface get $k name];
:log info "port: $tmpPortName"
:if ($bMACIsSet = 0) do={
:if ([/interface get $k type] = "ether") do={
/interface bridge set "bridge" auto-mac=no admin-mac=[/interface ethernet get $tmpPortName mac-address];
:set bMACIsSet 1;
}
}
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge interface=$tmpPortName comment=defconf;
}
/ip address add address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=bridge comment="defconf";
}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Revert configuration.
# these commands are executed if user requests to remove default configuration
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:if ($action = "revert") do={
# remove wan port protection
/ip firewall filter remove [find comment~"defconf"]
/ip firewall nat remove [find comment~"defconf"]
/tool mac-server remove [find interface!=all]
/tool mac-server set [find] disabled=no
/tool mac-server mac-winbox remove [find interface!=all]
/tool mac-server mac-winbox set [find] disabled=no
/ip neighbor discovery set [find ] discover=yes
:local o [/ip dhcp-server network find comment="defconf"]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ /ip dhcp-server network remove $o }
:local o [/ip dhcp-server find name="defconf" !disabled]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ /ip dhcp-server remove $o }
/ip pool {
:local o [find name="default-dhcp" ranges=192.168.88.10-192.168.88.254]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ remove $o }
}
:local o [/ip dhcp-client find comment="defconf"]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ /ip dhcp-client remove $o }
/ip dns {
set allow-remote-requests=no
:local o [static find name=router address=192.168.88.1]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ static remove $o }
}
/ip address {
:local o [find comment="defconf"]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ remove $o }
}
:foreach iface in=[/interface ethernet find] do={
/interface ethernet set $iface name=[get $iface default-name]
}
/interface bridge port remove [find comment="defconf"]
/interface bridge remove [find comment="defconf"]
/interface wireless reset-configuration wlan1
}
:log info Defconf_script_finished;
6.39.1 Default Configuration
script: :global ssid;
#| WISP Bridge:
#| * wireless and LAN interfaces are bridged;
#| wlan1 Configuration:
#| mode: ap-bridge;
#| band: 2ghz-b/g/n;
#| ht-chains: 0,1;
#| ht-extension: 20/40mhz-Ce;
#| LAN Configuration:
#| DHCP Client: enabled on LAN port;
:log info Starting_defconf_script_;
:global action;
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Apply configuration.
# these commands are executed after installation or configuration reset
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:if ($action = "apply") do={
# wait for interfaces
:local count 0;
:while ([/interface ethernet find] = "") do={
:if ($count = 30) do={
:log warning "DefConf: Unable to find ethernet interfaces";
/quit;
}
:delay 1s; :set count ($count +1);
};
:local count 0;
:while ([/interface wireless print count-only] < 1) do={
:set count ($count +1);
:if ($count = 30) do={
:log warning "DefConf: Unable to find wireless interface(s)";
/ip address add address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=ether1 comment="defconf";
/quit
}
:delay 1s;
};
/interface wireless {
set wlan1 mode=ap-bridge band=2ghz-b/g/n tx-chains=0,1 rx-chains=0,1 \
disabled=no wireless-protocol=802.11 distance=indoors
:local wlanMac [/interface wireless get wlan1 mac-address];
:set ssid "MikroTik-$[:pick $wlanMac 9 11]$[:pick $wlanMac 12 14]$[:pick $wlanMac 15 17]"
set wlan1 ssid=$ssid
set wlan1 frequency=auto
set wlan1 channel-width=20/40mhz-Ce ;
}
/interface bridge
add name=bridge disabled=no auto-mac=yes protocol-mode=rstp comment=defconf;
:local bMACIsSet 0;
:foreach k in=[/interface find where !(slave=yes || name~"bridge")] do={
:log info "k: $k"
:local tmpPortName [/interface get $k name];
:log info "port: $tmpPortName"
:if ($bMACIsSet = 0) do={
:if ([/interface get $k type] = "ether") do={
/interface bridge set "bridge" auto-mac=no admin-mac=[/interface ethernet get $tmpPortName mac-address];
:set bMACIsSet 1;
}
}
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge interface=$tmpPortName comment=defconf;
}
/ip dhcp-client add interface=bridge disabled=no comment="defconf";
}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Revert configuration.
# these commands are executed if user requests to remove default configuration
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:if ($action = "revert") do={
# remove wan port protection
/ip firewall filter remove [find comment~"defconf"]
/ip firewall nat remove [find comment~"defconf"]
/tool mac-server remove [find interface!=all]
/tool mac-server set [find] disabled=no
/tool mac-server mac-winbox remove [find interface!=all]
/tool mac-server mac-winbox set [find] disabled=no
/ip neighbor discovery set [find ] discover=yes
:local o [/ip dhcp-server network find comment="defconf"]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ /ip dhcp-server network remove $o }
:local o [/ip dhcp-server find name="defconf" !disabled]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ /ip dhcp-server remove $o }
/ip pool {
:local o [find name="default-dhcp" ranges=192.168.88.10-192.168.88.254]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ remove $o }
}
:local o [/ip dhcp-client find comment="defconf"]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ /ip dhcp-client remove $o }
/ip dns {
set allow-remote-requests=no
:local o [static find name=router address=192.168.88.1]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ static remove $o }
}
/ip address {
:local o [find comment="defconf"]
:if ([:len $o] != 0) do={ remove $o }
}
:foreach iface in=[/interface ethernet find] do={
/interface ethernet set $iface name=[get $iface default-name]
}
/interface bridge port remove [find comment="defconf"]
/interface bridge remove [find comment="defconf"]
/interface wireless reset-configuration wlan1
}
:log info Defconf_script_finished;
