hAP ac3 wifiwave2

mattchooness · Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:52 am

I just got wifiwave2 configured on my hAP ac3. Everything appears to be working correctly but there seems to be a lot less settings than before I enabled wifiwave2. What is anyone's thoughts on wifiwave2 on the hAP ac3? I feel like I'm missing something by the lack of settings.

I'm new to Mikrotik but I don't see how to setup a second SSID. I'd like to have an IoT SSID setup on a separate VLAN at some point in the future. I'm running ROS 7.1.1 by the way.

gotsprings · Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:53 am

The wave 2 driver is EXTREMELY LIMITED in what it sends back to Mikrotik.

However... Once configured... I have the best throughput and connectivity I have EVER SEEN from Mikrotik Wifi to date.

For a second wifi... Add a VAP.

Then you need to look at VLAN filtering.

mattchooness · Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:11 pm

The wave 2 driver is EXTREMELY LIMITED in what it sends back to Mikrotik.

However... Once configured... I have the best throughput and connectivity I have EVER SEEN from Mikrotik Wifi to date.

For a second wifi... Add a VAP.

Then you need to look at VLAN filtering.

What do you mean by "sends back to Mikrotik"?

Thanks for the information on the VAP and VLAN filtering. I'll look into that.

Another thing I noticed; CAPsMAN doesn't seem to be available either. In the wifiwave2 documentation it sort of alludes that the hAP ac3 should have CAPsMAN capability. There are asterisks next to some of the other supported devices with their limitations including no CAPsMAN support, but it doesn't say anything about CAPsMAN not working for the ac3. Maybe the documentation is wrong.

ConnyMercier · Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:34 pm

My preliminary findings, shows not only an increase in Performance (aka. Speeds)
but with RouterOS 7.1.1 an addition in Network Stability (less disconnects , etc..)

I experienced an improvement of around 20 to 30% in Speeds (Mbps)
But some guys on the Forum have claim up to 50% perfromance increase.

So if you have a "need for speed" =)
stays on the new wifiwave2-Package.

Capsman & wifiwave2
At the moment, it is not possible to operate Capsman with any wifiwave2-Devices.
I think Mikrotik had their hands full, trying to release a Public-Stable ROS ver7, before the new year =)

Lets hope a Capsman upgrade will come soon ...

WiFi Wave2 and Virtual-Interfaces
It is still posible to create Virtual interfaces (see Attachement)
Don`t forget so assign the "master" interface.

mattchooness · Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:13 pm

That's good news about the speed. I haven't really performed much speed analysis. Speed is not as important to me as coverage. So far I'm not having any issues on wifiwave2.

Thanks for the info on configuring VAP's. Seems pretty easy. Next step is to get VLANs working. I've read quite a bit about them but I haven't tackled that yet. One piece at a time. Hopefully I'll have this thing fully configured this week and replacing my current firewall.

Melchizedek · Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:41 pm

Hi
I know this is a old thread but was wondering if you could assist based on your experience in setting up vlan in wifiwave2?
I am not sure if this forum has a DM to contact you directly so I am using this medium.

I have similar setup but cannot seem to get my vlan working with VAP.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:48 pm

Virtual access point will become a wifi interface.
From there it is an interface just like any other.

Post your config so we can have a look.
Export config, edit using text editor.
Leave out serial, public ip and any sensitive info.
Then post contents between code quotes.

anav · Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:02 am

Sounds very familiar to this post.
The documentation and videos are so good, there are no issues...

viewtopic.php?p=1034076#p1034076

Melchizedek · Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:49 am

Hi
Here is my configure. It is getting the proper IP addresses but no indication of vlan on the wireless interface.
I just want to be sure it is setup right before adding more cAP ax and configuring the firewall rules

/interface bridge
add name=bridgeLAN-WLAN
/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether1 ] name="PORT1[WAN]"
set [ find default-name=ether2 ] name=PORT2
set [ find default-name=ether3 ] name=PORT3
set [ find default-name=ether4 ] name=PORT4
set [ find default-name=ether5 ] name=PORT5
/interface vlan
add interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN name=vlan10-mjoy vlan-id=10
add interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN name=vlan20-mfavor vlan-id=20
add interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN name=vlan30-mpeace vlan-id=30
add interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN name=vlan40-mhope vlan-id=40
add interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN name=vlan50-mIoT vlan-id=50
add interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN name=vlan60-mguests vlan-id=60
/interface list
add name=WAN
add name=LAN
add name=VLAN

/interface wifiwave2 configuration
add channel.band=2ghz-n .skip-dfs-channels=disabled country=Canada disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg-mIoT \
    security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable ssid=MIoT4
add channel.band=5ghz-n .skip-dfs-channels=disabled country=Canada disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg-mjoy \
    security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable ssid=#MJoy4
add channel.band=5ghz-n .skip-dfs-channels=disabled country=Canada disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg-mfavor \
    security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable ssid=#MFavor4
add channel.band=5ghz-a .skip-dfs-channels=disabled country=Canada disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg-mfruit \
    security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable ssid=MFruits4
add channel.band=5ghz-n .skip-dfs-channels=disabled country=Canada disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg-mpeace \
    security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable ssid=#MPeace4
add channel.band=5ghz-n .skip-dfs-channels=disabled country=Canada disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg-mhope \
    security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable ssid=#MHope4
add channel.band=5ghz-n .skip-dfs-channels=disabled country=Canada disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg-mguests \
    security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable ssid=#MGuests
/interface wifiwave2
set [ find default-name=wifi2 ] configuration=cfg-mfruit configuration.country=Canada .mode=ap .ssid=\
    MFruits4 disabled=no name=hAP_wifi2-5.0
add configuration=cfg-mfavor configuration.mode=ap disabled=no mac-address=4A:A9:8A:7C:FC:26 \
    master-interface=hAP_wifi2-5.0 name=v-wifi-mfavor-5.0
add configuration=cfg-mhope configuration.mode=ap disabled=no mac-address=4A:A9:8A:7C:FC:28 \
    master-interface=hAP_wifi2-5.0 name=v-wifi-mhope-5.0
add configuration=cfg-mjoy configuration.mode=ap .ssid=#MJoy4 disabled=no mac-address=4A:A9:8A:7C:FC:25 \
    master-interface=hAP_wifi2-5.0 name=v-wifi-mjoy-5.0
add configuration=cfg-mpeace configuration.mode=ap disabled=no mac-address=4A:A9:8A:7C:FC:27 \
    master-interface=hAP_wifi2-5.0 name=v-wifi-mpeace-5.0
/ip pool
add name=dhcp_pool0 ranges=192.168.10.50-192.168.10.199
add name=dhcp_pool1 ranges=10.10.10.50-10.10.10.99
add name=dhcp_pool2 ranges=10.10.20.50-10.10.20.99
add name=dhcp_pool3 ranges=10.10.30.50-10.10.30.99
add name=dhcp_pool4 ranges=10.10.40.50-10.10.40.99
add name=dhcp_pool5 ranges=10.10.50.50-10.10.50.99
add name=dhcp_pool6 ranges=10.10.60.50-10.10.60.99
/ip dhcp-server
add address-pool=dhcp_pool0 interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN name=dhcp1
add address-pool=dhcp_pool1 interface=v-wifi-mjoy-5.0 name=vlan10-mjoy
add address-pool=dhcp_pool2 interface=v-wifi-mfavor-5.0 name=vlan20-mfavor
add address-pool=dhcp_pool3 interface=v-wifi-mpeace-5.0 name=vlan30-mpeace
add address-pool=dhcp_pool4 interface=v-wifi-mhope-5.0 name=vlan40-mhope
/interface wifiwave2
set [ find default-name=wifi1 ] channel=*2 configuration=cfg-mIoT configuration.mode=ap datapath=*1 \
    disabled=no name=hAP_wifi1 security=*1
add configuration=cfg-mIoT configuration.mode=ap disabled=no mac-address=4A:A9:8A:7C:FC:29 \
    master-interface=hAP_wifi1 name=v-wifi-mIoT
add configuration=cfg-mguests configuration.mode=ap disabled=no mac-address=4A:A9:8A:7C:FC:2A \
    master-interface=hAP_wifi1 name=v-wifi-mguests-5.0
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN interface=PORT2
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN interface=PORT3
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN interface=PORT4
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN interface=PORT5
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN interface=hAP_wifi2-5.0
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN interface=hAP_wifi1
/ip neighbor discovery-settings
set discover-interface-list=LAN
/interface bridge vlan
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN tagged=bridgeLAN-WLAN vlan-ids=10
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN tagged=bridgeLAN-WLAN vlan-ids=20
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN tagged=bridgeLAN-WLAN vlan-ids=30
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN tagged=bridgeLAN-WLAN vlan-ids=40
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN tagged=bridgeLAN-WLAN vlan-ids=50
add bridge=bridgeLAN-WLAN tagged=bridgeLAN-WLAN vlan-ids=60
/interface list member
add interface="PORT1[WAN]" list=WAN
add interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN list=LAN
add interface=vlan10-mjoy list=VLAN
add interface=vlan20-mfavor list=VLAN
add interface=vlan30-mpeace list=VLAN
add interface=vlan40-mhope list=VLAN
add interface=vlan50-mIoT list=VLAN
add interface=vlan60-mguests list=VLAN
/interface wifiwave2 cap
set enabled=yes
/ip address
add address=192.168.10.254/24 interface=bridgeLAN-WLAN network=192.168.10.0
add address=10.10.10.254/24 interface=v-wifi-mjoy-5.0 network=10.10.10.0
add address=10.10.20.254/24 interface=v-wifi-mfavor-5.0 network=10.10.20.0
add address=10.10.30.254/24 interface=v-wifi-mpeace-5.0 network=10.10.30.0
add address=10.10.40.254/24 interface=v-wifi-mhope-5.0 network=10.10.40.0
add address=10.10.50.254/24 interface=v-wifi-mIoT network=10.10.50.0
add address=10.10.60.254/24 interface=v-wifi-mguests-5.0 network=10.10.60.0
/ip dhcp-client
add interface="PORT1[WAN]"
/ip dhcp-server
add address-pool=dhcp_pool5 interface=v-wifi-mIoT name=vlan50-miot
add address-pool=dhcp_pool6 interface=v-wifi-mguests-5.0 name=vlan60-mguest
/ip dhcp-server network
add address=0.0.0.0/24 dns-server=0.0.0.0 gateway=0.0.0.0 netmask=24
add address=10.10.10.0/24 gateway=10.10.10.254
add address=10.10.20.0/24 gateway=10.10.20.254
add address=10.10.30.0/24 gateway=10.10.30.254
add address=10.10.40.0/24 gateway=10.10.40.254
add address=10.10.50.0/24 gateway=10.10.50.254
add address=10.10.60.0/24 gateway=10.10.60.254
add address=192.168.10.0/24 dns-server=10.0.0.1 gateway=192.168.10.254 netmask=24
/ip dns
set servers=192.168.10.254
/ip firewall filter
add action=drop chain=forward connection-nat-state=!dstnat connection-state=new in-interface="PORT1[WAN]"
add action=fasttrack-connection chain=forward connection-state=established,related hw-offload=yes
add action=fasttrack-connection chain=forward connection-state=established,related hw-offload=yes
add action=accept chain=input protocol=icmp
add action=accept chain=input connection-state=established
add action=accept chain=input connection-state=related
add action=drop chain=input in-interface-list=!LAN
add action=drop chain=forward connection-state=invalid
/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat out-interface-list=WAN
/ip service
set telnet disabled=yes
set ftp disabled=yes
set www disabled=yes
set ssh address=192.168.10.0/24 port=2281
set api disabled=yes
set winbox address=192.168.10.0/24
set api-ssl disabled=yes
/system clock
set time-zone-name=America/Vancouver
/system identity
set name=BOL_hAP_AC3
/system note
set show-at-login=no
/tool mac-server
set allowed-interface-list=LAN
/tool mac-server mac-winbox
set allowed-interface-list=LAN

Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:11 am

I assume this is the config for AC3 you mentioned ?

One thing I already see:

/interface wifiwave2
set [ find default-name=wifi1 ] channel=*2 configuration=cfg-mIoT configuration.mode=ap datapath=*1 \
disabled=no name=hAP_wifi1 security=*1

You did define channel before but removed it ?
You did define datapath before but you removed it ?
You did define security before but you removed it ?

Then how is it supposed to work ?

Where are the virtual wifi interfaces added to bridge port with the vlan id to be used ? They are missing.

gigabyte091 · Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:23 am

I think it would be best to merge this topic and this one: viewtopic.php?t=201201 because OP have same questions in two different places.

Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:14 am

That other post already has a lot more responses so might be a problem to merge everything correctly.

This one locked.

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