Mikrotik Router OS CAPsMAN Wifi Controller Simple Configuration




Mikrotik Router OS CAPsMAN Configuration
only bridge mode with external DHCP server and NAT service

You can deploy CAPsMAN wireless controller on any Mikrotik RouterOS hardware (for instance Haplite series routers)

1st step is to check our RouterOS image version, it should include wiressless package (check System>Packages). OS version on CAPsman controller should the same as in Access Point. You can upgrade the version manual. Go to the System>Packages, then simply drag and drop your previously downloaded imge. After I would recomend to reboot it from CLI / system reboot and then just run / system routerboard upgrade and again reboot it. Then we can check the version / sys rou print.

2nd step is to create bridge interface which should include our physycal interface or several interfaces, so we create bridging between our physycal interfaces or if it's only one interfaces then it will be put into bridge mode. Let's check our interfaces:
/interface print

/interface bridge (this mode is for creating a bridges)
/add name=bridge-wifi (this command assigns a name for the bridge)
/interface bridge port ( this command assigns interfaces to our bridge)
/ add bridge=bridge-wifi interface=ether1
/ add bridge=bridge-wifi interface=ether2
/print

Of course you can do it via Winbox.

Now we are ready to configure CAPsMAN controller itself:

1. Channels Profile Config

CAPSMAN tab > Channels

click +
and choose

- [ ] Name:Channel1
- [ ] Frequency:2412
- [ ] Width:20
- [ ] Band:2Ghz b/g/n
- [ ] Extension channel:disabled

Press COPY and add parameters for the rest two channels

- [ ] Name:Channel6
- [ ] Frequency:2437
- [ ] Width:20
- [ ] Band:2Ghz b/g/n
- [ ] Extension channel:disabled

- [ ] Name:Channel11
- [ ] Frequency:2462
- [ ] Width:20
- [ ] Band:2Ghz b/g/n
- [ ] Extension channel:disabled

2. Datapaths Configuration

CAPSMAN tab > Datapaths

click +
and choose

- [ ] Name: datapath1
- [ ] Bridge: choose bridge interface previously created
- [ ] Client To Client Forwarding: enable tick

If you have several datapaths (depends on your configuration) you can add it as many as required.

3. Security Profile Configuration

CAPSMAN tab > Security Cfg

click +
and choose

- [ ] Name: security1
- [ ] Authentication Type: WPA PSK WPA2 PSK
- [ ] Encryption: aes ccm
- [ ] Paraphrase: password

If you have several security profiles (depends on your configuration) you can add it as many as required.

4. Wireless Settings Configuration

CAPSMAN tab > Configuration

click +
and choose

- [ ] Wireless tab
Name: cfg1
Mode: ap
SSID: Dalga
Country: USA
- [ ] Channel tab:
Leave it as it is
- [ ] Datapath tab:
Datapath: datapath1
- [ ] Security tab:
Security: security1

You can add additional SSIDs if required

5. Provisioning Configuration

CAPSMAN tab > Provisioning

click +
and choose

- [ ] Radio MAC: 00:00:00:00:00:00
- [ ] Action: create dynamic enabled
- [ ] Master Configuration: cfg1
- [ ] Slave Configuration: cfg1
- [ ] Name Format: cap

Now we need enable CAPsMAN service

CAPsMAN tab > Manager

- Check Enabled

Access Points Configuration

Its time to configure Access Points. Again you can use Winbox to access it:

Wireless tab > CAP

-Check Enabed

- [ ] Interfaces: wlan1
- [ ] Discovery Interfaces: ether1

That's all. Configuration is completed.

Roaming Configuration

Confguration is carried out on CAPsMAN controller only. Just add following commands:

/ caps-man access-list
/ add action=accept interface=all signal-range=-80..120
/ add action=reject interface=all signal-range=-120..-81

This config script sets the level to kick a client at -80dBm. After that client should switch over to nearist access point...


Check out the Mikrotik Router OS CAPsMAN Wifi Controller Simple Configuration Video





 












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