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Mikrotik Wireless Bridge

HowTo: https://blog.linitx.com/howto-building-building-ptp-links-mikrotik-wireless-products/

  • Such as a building to building link
  • One Mikrotik device is in Bridge mode
  • One or more Mikrotik devices are in Station Bridge mode
  • NV2 wireless protocol is used
    • for best performance
    • for security
  • The default IP address for Mikrotik devices
    • 192.168.88.1
    • on ether1
  • The default credentials
    • admin
    • with no password
  • Use Winbox for layer 2 configuration
    • not default IP address
  • Upgrade the RouterOS on all devices first
  • Delay mounting until all is tested
  • You should be able to use DHCP on your workstation after establishing the bridge connection

Configuration of Bridge Mode Device

  1. Bridge the Ethernet and the wireless interfaces together
  2. Assign a management IP address to the bridge
    • or use DHCP reservation
  3. Assign an appropriate identity to each device
    1. SystemIdentity
  4. Remove the default IP address from ether1
  5. Configure the wireless interface
    1. Wireless tab → Advanced Mode
      1. Frequency Moderegulatory-domain
      2. Countryunited states
      3. Modeap-bridge or just bridge
        • Multi-point systems need Level 4 license for ap-bridge
      4. SSID → your bridge SSID
      5. Wireless Protocolnv2
    2. NV2 tab
      1. Select the Security box
      2. Enter a Preshared Key
    3. Click Apply

Configuration of Station Bridge Device(s)

:!: Most settings are the same as the Bridge Mode Device.

  1. Use a different management IP address
  2. Set the Modestation bridge
  3. Select Apply
networking/router/mikrotik_bridge.1445022317.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/10/16 13:05 by gcooper