Hello,
last year, I bought hAP AX2 for home use, without prior experience with Mikrotik products.
Currently I am running RouterOS v7.7
For configuration I used Quick Set, with some minor manual changes in configuration afterwards. I disabled 2.4 GHz in Wifi Wave 2 as I have no use for it currently, reduced Tx Power to 11, to avoid unnecessary wifi noise outside my flat, I changed DHCP Server Lease Time to 16 Hours to avoid frequent disconnects of my mobile devices.
When I was trying to configure Wifi Channel I struggled to keep it functional for all my devices. With hAP AX2 being Wifi AX enabled device, naturally I want be able to use Wifi AX with devices, that are compatible, but when I set it to 5GHz AX, I have trouble connecting my AC only devices.
Currently I am connecting with those 3 devices:
Dell Latitude E5470 with Intel Wireless-AC 8260 (Windows 10)
iPhone 6S (iOS 15)
iPhone 8 Plus (iOS 16)
In the end I came up with this config that allowed all 3 devices to connect:
That is obviously not ideal, as I gave up AX in return.
Now with my knowledge being very limited in this area, I have a few questions, I am hoping to get answer to here:
1) How do I setup monitoring of connected devices and their connection details in Mikrotik interface, so I can see what protocols and security they use when connected, so I can test and verify any future changes? (band, frequency, width, authentication type, encryption type, etc.)
2) Is it even possible for devices to still use 5GHz AC band if I set it to 5GHz AX, or would I have to setup second Wifi Channel with different settings? Would that Channel require to use 2,4Ghz radio, that I disabled earlier?
I would greatly appreciate any info or information source, that would help me in this regard.
EDIT: Attached exported config