Can't exceed 200mbps on WiFi cAP ac
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:06 pm
I just upgraded from a Linksys all in one wireless router to a Mikrotik hAP ac2 plus cAP ac setup. Wireless is disabled on the hAP - it is routing only. All wireless connections are configured on the cAP ac.
I have a 400mpbs down 20mbps up connection from my ISP. Plugging a PC via ethernet into the hAP results in speed tests of 450/25. Speed testing over 5ghz WiFi is capping out at about 175mbps download, even when I am standing 10 feet from the cAP ac with clear line of sight. This same limitation is observed on an iPhone 7 and on a laptop running a Linksys USB 802.11ac adapter. Moving a few rooms away drops the throughput down into the 40s. My Linksys dumb router would speed test at 200mbps over 5ghz anywhere in the house even when it was running in a closet.
I've been experimenting with different frequency and control channel configurations, nothing I do seems to let me get WiFi throughput over 175-200mbps. I've been reading on the forums here, experience seems hugely mixed with some people claiming 400mbps+ and others stating worse than what I'm getting. I've monitored the cAP ac's CPU usage in Winbox during speedtests, it never gets out of the single digits.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Here is my cAP's config:
I have a 400mpbs down 20mbps up connection from my ISP. Plugging a PC via ethernet into the hAP results in speed tests of 450/25. Speed testing over 5ghz WiFi is capping out at about 175mbps download, even when I am standing 10 feet from the cAP ac with clear line of sight. This same limitation is observed on an iPhone 7 and on a laptop running a Linksys USB 802.11ac adapter. Moving a few rooms away drops the throughput down into the 40s. My Linksys dumb router would speed test at 200mbps over 5ghz anywhere in the house even when it was running in a closet.
I've been experimenting with different frequency and control channel configurations, nothing I do seems to let me get WiFi throughput over 175-200mbps. I've been reading on the forums here, experience seems hugely mixed with some people claiming 400mbps+ and others stating worse than what I'm getting. I've monitored the cAP ac's CPU usage in Winbox during speedtests, it never gets out of the single digits.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Here is my cAP's config:
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[Edwin@AccessPoint] > export hide-sensitive
# jan/06/1970 06:17:38 by RouterOS 6.47.3
# software id = SLTG-ZWU9
#
# model = RBcAPGi-5acD2nD
# serial number = B9330BCDEA75
/interface bridge
add frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes name=cAP vlan-filtering=yes
/interface vlan
add interface=cAP name=MGMT vlan-id=90
/interface list
add name=Manage
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name="Trusted WiFi" supplicant-identity=""
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name="Guest WiFi" supplicant-identity=""
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods="" mode=dynamic-keys name="IoT WiFi" supplicant-identity=""
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-g/n disabled=no frequency=auto installation=indoor mode=ap-bridge name=Trusted_2G security-profile="Trusted WiFi" ssid=Ashwin_2G wireless-protocol=802.11 \
wps-mode=disabled
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-onlyac channel-width=20/40/80mhz-eCee disabled=no frequency=5200 mode=ap-bridge name=Trusted_5G security-profile="Trusted WiFi" ssid=Ashwin_5G wireless-protocol=\
802.11 wps-mode=disabled
add default-forwarding=no disabled=no keepalive-frames=disabled mac-address=C6:AD:34:D0:A0:12 master-interface=Trusted_2G multicast-buffering=disabled name=Guest_2G security-profile="Guest WiFi" ssid=\
AshwinGuest_2G wds-cost-range=0 wds-default-cost=0 wps-mode=disabled
add default-forwarding=no disabled=no keepalive-frames=disabled mac-address=C6:AD:34:D0:A0:13 master-interface=Trusted_5G multicast-buffering=disabled name=Guest_5G security-profile="Guest WiFi" ssid=\
AshwinGuest_5G wds-cost-range=0 wds-default-cost=0 wps-mode=disabled
add disabled=no keepalive-frames=disabled mac-address=C6:AD:34:D0:A0:14 master-interface=Trusted_2G multicast-buffering=disabled name=IoT security-profile="IoT WiFi" ssid=Ashwin_IoT wds-cost-range=0 \
wds-default-cost=0 wps-mode=disabled
/ip hotspot profile
set [ find default=yes ] html-directory=flash/hotspot
/interface bridge port
add bridge=cAP frame-types=admit-only-vlan-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=ether1
add bridge=cAP frame-types=admit-only-untagged-and-priority-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Trusted_2G pvid=10
add bridge=cAP frame-types=admit-only-untagged-and-priority-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Trusted_5G pvid=10
add bridge=cAP frame-types=admit-only-untagged-and-priority-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Guest_2G pvid=20
add bridge=cAP frame-types=admit-only-untagged-and-priority-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=Guest_5G pvid=20
add bridge=cAP frame-types=admit-only-untagged-and-priority-tagged ingress-filtering=yes interface=IoT pvid=30
/ip neighbor discovery-settings
set discover-interface-list=!dynamic
/interface bridge vlan
add bridge=cAP tagged=cAP,ether1 vlan-ids=90
add bridge=cAP tagged=ether1 untagged=Trusted_2G,Trusted_5G vlan-ids=10
add bridge=cAP tagged=ether1 untagged=Guest_2G,Guest_5G vlan-ids=20
add bridge=cAP tagged=ether1 untagged=IoT vlan-ids=30
/interface list member
add interface=MGMT list=Manage
/interface wireless cap
set bridge=cAP discovery-interfaces=cAP interfaces=Trusted_2G,Trusted_5G
/ip address
add address=10.10.90.2/24 interface=MGMT network=10.10.90.0
/ip service
set telnet disabled=yes
set ftp disabled=yes
set www disabled=yes
set ssh address=10.10.90.0/24
set api disabled=yes
set winbox address=10.10.90.0/24
set api-ssl disabled=yes
/system identity
set name=AccessPoint
/tool mac-server
set allowed-interface-list=Manage
/tool mac-server mac-winbox
set allowed-interface-list=Manage
/tool mac-server ping
set enabled=no
[Edwin@AccessPoint] >