I updated to a Mikrotik hap ac. Relocated to center of house and am still having poor coverage on porch etc. Is there a trick to increasing performance of the WiFi?

To get better coverage, use "as many accesspoints" as possible (read necessary). i.e. I have one accesspoint per floor and one in the garden.

Perhaps you can share your configuration (/export hide-sensitive file=router) to give some additional tips!?

# RouterOS 6.47.1
# model = RouterBOARD 952Ui-5ac2nD

/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-b/g/n disabled=no frequency=auto mode=ap-bridge \
ssid=house station-roaming=enabled wireless-protocol=802.11 wps-mode=disabled
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-a/n/ac disabled=no frequency=auto mode=ap-bridge \
ssid=house station-roaming=enabled wireless-protocol=802.11 wps-mode=disabled
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys \
supplicant-identity=MikroTik

Primarily just use it to provide access too iphones and ipads. Have tried with 5ghz disabled as well.

If you have multiple APs what is a good setting for this?

/interface wireless access-list add signal-range=-120..120

You might want to try something like (seems to be the CAPsMAN equivalent...you'll figure it out I think):

To get better coverage, use "as many accesspoints" as possible (read necessary). i.e. I have one accesspoint per floor and one in the garden.

Perhaps you can share your configuration (/export hide-sensitive file=router) to give some additional tips!?

That is about right. It feels like Mikrotik thinks like that and I agree. User experience whit AP in every room you need WiFi is so much more better. I have two room flat and I have two AP's. Kitchen, bathroom is not important for me, so I don't have AP's there, but WiFi is still usable.

If you have multiple APs what is a good setting for this?

/interface wireless access-list add signal-range=-120..120

So if I have this:

/interface wireless access-list interface=wlan1 allow-signal-out-of-range=10s add signal-range=-80..120

Will it kick any stations off if there signal drops below -80 for 10 seconds or more?

as the wiki says .... you need also the deny rule (no authentication) for signal range -120..-81

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:I ... e/Wireless


To make it work correctly it is required that client is matched by any of ACL rules.

If we modify ACL rules in previous example to:

/interface wireless access-list
add interface=wlan2 signal-range=-55
add authentication=no forwarding=no interface=wlan2 signal-range=-120..-56
Then if signal drops to -56, client will be disconnected.

Put APs where you need signal... Not 2 walls away.

Cut it open with a can, spread it in a fan shape and place it around the router. It seems to amplify the WIFI signal. You can try it.

Advice? Run cable between the devices.

Just wanted to share with everyone an issue that I had starting last week with terrible wireless performance on my network. Multiple devices kept getting disconnected and the speed was atrocious. Turns out that my new wireless keyboard and mouse combo was operating on the same 2.4ghz spectrum as my router and it was causing my mouse to lag quite a bit. I moved my wireless router more than 5ft away and it fixed the issue. So be careful with placing your wireless devices near each other. Separate your devices in order to improve your connectivity.
Thanks for reading and hope it helps someone else.

Easier if you have Wifi modem which supports 5 GHz, no conflicts with keyboard and mouse