It seems I know too little about WDS philosophy. I tried the documentation but I couldn’t find the solution and answers. So I am asking you for help.
I set up network in our family house. Everything seemed to be ok. But yesterday my Dad called me and said he had a problem with YAMAHA MusiCast speakers. The sound is getting interrupted.
(3 MusiCast speakers use 2.4GHz wifi to communicate with each other to synchronize played music, so they are basically linked, and all play the same music at the time.)
Speakers are connected to 2 APs via wlan (2.4Ghz). One AP is a MAIN ROUTER and one is on the second floor connected to MAIN ROUTER by powerline (ethernet cable). But this connection is not a case – just a background.
The case is that I had to configure WDS to another area of the house using another two Access Points. So it looks like this:
MAIN ROUTER (config below)
is AP for Wifi devices (2GHz network)
and is gives internet to APs which are repeaters using WDS.
1 AP and 2 AP (config below)
WDS on 5Ghz WLANs
AP for Wifi on 2.4Ghz wlan and in all ethernet ports.
The hint. When I checked the DHCP server Leases I noticed a strange behaviour. The bridge port for the Yamaha Speaker connected to main router via wlan2.4 was changing repeatedly from wlan2.4 Virtual Interface (the name of this interface is “music”) to WDS2. I turned off the 1 AP and 2 AP (with WDS) and the problem with interrupted sound in yamaha speakers disappeared. But of course I want to use them (1AP and 2AP) to distribute the network to other area of the house.
What is wrong? Is somehow WDS Interfaces interfere wrong with main bridge?
MAIN ROUTER
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# jan/10/2022 15:48:33 by RouterOS 7.1.1
# model = RBD53iG-5HacD2HnD
/interface bridge
add admin-mac=XX:XX:1B:A3:2B:C2 auto-mac=no name=bridge1
/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether1 ] name=eth1-WAN
set [ find default-name=ether2 ] name=eth2-GORA
set [ find default-name=ether3 ] name=eth3-ZBOX
set [ find default-name=ether4 ] name=eth4-BIURO
set [ find default-name=ether5 ] name=eth5-SWITCH
/interface list
add name=LAN
add name=WAN
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name=Home \
supplicant-identity=""
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name=WDS \
supplicant-identity=""
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name=music \
supplicant-identity=""
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-onlyac channel-width=20/40mhz-XX \
country=no_country_set disabled=no frequency=5310 frequency-mode=\
superchannel mode=ap-bridge name=wlan5g security-profile=WDS ssid=\
MikroTik wds-default-bridge=bridge1 wds-ignore-ssid=yes wds-mode=dynamic
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-onlyn channel-width=20/40mhz-eC \
country=poland disabled=no frequency=2462 installation=indoor mode=\
ap-bridge name=wlan24g security-profile=Home ssid=Home
add disabled=no keepalive-frames=disabled mac-address=XX:XX:1B:A3:2B:C6 \
master-interface=wlan24g multicast-buffering=disabled name=music \
security-profile=music ssid=music wds-cost-range=0 wds-default-cost=0 \
wps-mode=disabled
/ip pool
add name=dhcp_pool0 ranges=10.0.22.50-10.0.22.254
/ip dhcp-server
add address-pool=dhcp_pool0 interface=bridge1 name=dhcp1
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=eth2-GORA
add bridge=bridge1 interface=eth3-ZBOX
add bridge=bridge1 interface=eth4-BIURO
add bridge=bridge1 interface=eth5-SWITCH
add bridge=bridge1 interface=wlan24g
add bridge=bridge1 interface=music
/interface list member
add interface=eth1-WAN list=WAN
add interface=bridge1 list=LAN
/interface wireless access-list
add authentication=no forwarding=no interface=music mac-address=\
XX:XX:24:6A:B8:8A vlan-mode=no-tag
/interface wireless connect-list
add disabled=yes interface=music mac-address=XX:XX:24:6A:B8:8A
/ip address
add address=10.0.22.1/24 interface=bridge1 network=10.0.22.0
/ip dhcp-client
add interface=eth1-WAN use-peer-dns=no use-peer-ntp=no
/ip dhcp-server network
add address=10.0.22.0/24 dns-server=1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1 gateway=10.0.22.1
/ip dns
set servers=1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1
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# jan/09/2022 22:30:34 by RouterOS 7.1.1
#
# model = RouterBOARD 952Ui-5ac2nD
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name=\
profile5G supplicant-identity=""
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name=home \
supplicant-identity=""
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-a/n/ac country=no_country_set \
disabled=no frequency=5310 frequency-mode=superchannel mode=ap-bridge \
name=wlan5g security-profile=profile5G ssid=MikroTik wds-default-bridge=\
bridge1 wds-ignore-ssid=yes wds-mode=dynamic
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-b/g/n channel-width=20/40mhz-XX \
frequency=auto mode=ap-bridge name=wlan24g security-profile=home ssid=\
Home
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether1
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether3
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether4
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether5
add bridge=bridge1 interface=wlan24g
/ip dhcp-client
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# jan/10/2022 15:34:43 by RouterOS 7.1.1
#
# model = RouterBOARD 952Ui-5ac2nD
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name=\
profile5G supplicant-identity=""
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name=home \
supplicant-identity=""
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-a/n/ac country=no_country_set \
disabled=no frequency=5310 frequency-mode=superchannel mode=ap-bridge \
name=wlan5g security-profile=profile5G ssid=MikroTik wds-default-bridge=\
bridge1 wds-ignore-ssid=yes wds-mode=dynamic
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-b/g/n channel-width=20/40mhz-XX \
frequency=auto mode=ap-bridge name=wlan24g security-profile=home ssid=\
Home
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether1
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether3
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether4
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether5
add bridge=bridge1 interface=wlan24g
/interface wireless connect-list
add connect=no interface=wlan5g signal-range=-120..-80
/ip dhcp-client
add interface=bridge1
