I added a new RB411 to my network. I have 3 of these units already functioning as basic access points. This unit does not seem to be forwarding dhcp requests to the main router. I have configured a bridge between the radio and ethernet interfaces but it is showing wlan1 port as "disabled port" instead of "designated port" and I can't figure out how to enable it. What obvious button click in winbox am I missing?

I fixed the disabled port issue with this thread:

http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... rt#p173051

However, I am still unable to get a dhcp address on a client associated with the AP.

Help!!

The problem seems to be the setup of the virtual AP. I have the virtual AP master interface set as wlan1. I am able to connect to wlan1 and get an ip address from the dhcp server. When I connect to the virtual ap, the client authenticates the wpa, but I do not get an ip address from the dhcp server. Does the virtual AP have to be bridged in some manner aside from the wlan1 interface?

Maybe I am not understanding this correctly, but with virtual ap's shouldnt you create a separate dhcp server and pool for the virtual wlan interface?

I did a similar AP using the RB411. I just set up a DHCP client for Ether1, created a brigde and added ether1 and Wlan1 to the bridge. The brigde will forward the DHCP request.

NB! don't forget to clear the default configuration of the RB411 first.

rgs Pilgrim

Why does ether1 need to be set up as a client? I am getting dhcp requests just fine with the wlan1 interface on the main ssid. the virtual ap with a different ssid and wpa settings is the one users are not getting an ip address from the dhcp server. Since the master interface for the virtual ap is wlan1, shouldn't the rest of the bridge settings be transparently available to the virtual interface?

When you create the Virtual AP instance and set its wlan-master to wlan1, etc., you're only doing that so it inherits the radio properties. This doesn't automatically bridge the new virtual interface.

You need to go to the Bridge setup and Add a Port, selecting the new Virtual AP interface. Then the DHCP server that is currently serving your existing bridge will serve the new Virtual AP interface, too.

I just went through this same exercise.