Where is good documentation for setting up WiFI controller for CAP AX
I know that CAPSMAN is not compatible with the new CAP AX, I am trying to set up my new batch of of APs, but all of the documentation I am seeing refers to WiFiWave2, I am not finding that option on these devices. Do I need to add that package? The current firmware is 7.14.3. I have looked at several pages showing how to set up one of my CAP AX devices as the WiFi controller (What was once called CAPSMAN and is now named WiFi) but none of these work. If someone could point me to a good set of instructions, I would be very grateful. I do have a CCR1036-8G-2S+ running my non AX APs on the same network, this should not be an issue, correct?
Re: Where is good documentation for setting up WiFI controller for CAP AX
If you plan to use your CCR1036-8G-2S+ as a capsman for your AX devices, you at least need ROS 7.13 for "wifi" menu. Then on your AX caps you need ROS 7.13+ with "wifi-qcom" package installed.
see https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/Wireless
see https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/Wireless
Re: Where is good documentation for setting up WiFI controller for CAP AX
But if the info I am seeing is still correct, I cannot manage my CAP ax access points on the same CCR1036-8G-2S+ that is managing my CAP XL AC correct? or has that changed? If this is still the case, I was just planning on using one of my CAP AX APs as the controller and not my CCR1036-8G-2S+. Thanks for the link, I will look at this.
Re: Where is good documentation for setting up WiFI controller for CAP AX
Yes, you can... With ARM based devices you don't even need both WiFi/Wireless packages on your CAPsMAN. But you need to upgrade your cAP AC to new driver..
And beside that you can run both WiFi and Wireless CAPsMANs on same devices...
There are two drivers/packages for wifi, new WiFI and old Wireless, so there are WiFi CAPsMAN and Wireless CAPsMAN
And beside that you can run both WiFi and Wireless CAPsMANs on same devices...
CAPsMAN is CAPsMAN, Controlled Access Point system ManagerWhat was once called CAPSMAN and is now named WiFi
There are two drivers/packages for wifi, new WiFI and old Wireless, so there are WiFi CAPsMAN and Wireless CAPsMAN
Re: Where is good documentation for setting up WiFI controller for CAP AX
Thanks Infabo, the link pointed me to what I needed, I have most of the system working now, but the one issue I am having is I am using one of my CAP AX APs as the WiFi controller, that one AP is not broadcasting a wireless signal, What am I missing? I assume I need to change something so that it looks to itself as the controller. This is my wifi config on the Controller AP that is not broadcasting.
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/interface wifi
# managed by CAPsMAN
set [ find default-name=wifi1 ] configuration.manager=capsman .mode=ap disabled=no security.connect-priority=0
/interface wifi datapath
add bridge=bridgeLocal disabled=no name=SFCN vlan-id=3001
add bridge=bridgeLocal disabled=no name=SpotON vlan-id=3002
add bridge=bridgeLocal disabled=no name=SFCNHAB vlan-id=3004
add bridge=bridgeLocal disabled=no name=capdp
/interface wifi
# managed by CAPsMAN
set [ find default-name=wifi2 ] configuration.manager=capsman .mode=ap datapath=capdp disabled=no security.connect-priority=0
/interface wifi configuration
add channel.band=5ghz-ax country="United States" datapath=SpotON disabled=no mode=ap name=SpotON-5 security.connect-priority=0 ssid=SpotON-test
add channel.band=2ghz-ax country="United States" datapath=SpotON disabled=no mode=ap name=SpotON-2 security.connect-priority=0 ssid=SpotON-test
/interface wifi security
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk connect-priority=0 disabled=no encryption=ccmp,gcmp,ccmp-256,gcmp-256 name=SFCN
add connect-priority=0 disabled=no name=SFCNHAB
/interface wifi configuration
add channel.band=5ghz-ax .width=20/40/80mhz datapath=SFCN disabled=no mode=ap name=SFCN-5 security=SFCN security.connect-priority=0 ssid=SFCN-test
add channel.band=2ghz-ax country="United States" datapath=SFCN disabled=no mode=ap name=SFCN-2 security=SFCN security.connect-priority=0 ssid=SFCN-test
add channel.band=5ghz-ax disabled=no mode=ap name=SFCNHAB-5 security=SFCNHAB security.connect-priority=0 ssid=SFCNHAB
add channel.band=2ghz-ax country="United States" disabled=no mode=ap name=SFCNHAB-2 security=SFCNHAB security.connect-priority=0 ssid=SFCNHAB
/interface wifi
add configuration=SFCN-5 disabled=no name=cap-wifi1 radio-mac=D4:01:C3:94:A1:9B
add configuration=SpotON-5 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:94:A1:9B master-interface=cap-wifi1 name=cap-wifi2
add configuration=SFCNHAB-5 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:94:A1:9C master-interface=cap-wifi1 name=cap-wifi3
add configuration=SFCN-2 disabled=no name=cap-wifi4 radio-mac=D4:01:C3:94:A1:9C
add configuration=SpotON-2 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:94:A1:9D master-interface=cap-wifi4 name=cap-wifi5
add configuration=SFCNHAB-2 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:94:A1:9E master-interface=cap-wifi4 name=cap-wifi6
add configuration=SFCN-5 disabled=no name=cap-wifi7 radio-mac=D4:01:C3:95:DE:C2
add configuration=SpotON-5 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:95:DE:C2 master-interface=cap-wifi7 name=cap-wifi8
add configuration=SFCNHAB-5 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:95:DE:C3 master-interface=cap-wifi7 name=cap-wifi9
add configuration=SFCN-2 disabled=no name=cap-wifi10 radio-mac=D4:01:C3:95:DE:C3
add configuration=SpotON-2 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:95:DE:C4 master-interface=cap-wifi10 name=cap-wifi11
add configuration=SFCNHAB-2 disabled=no mac-address=D6:01:C3:95:DE:C5 master-interface=cap-wifi10 name=cap-wifi12
/interface wifi cap
set discovery-interfaces=bridgeLocal enabled=yes slaves-datapath=capdp
/interface wifi capsman
set ca-certificate=auto enabled=yes package-path="" require-peer-certificate=no upgrade-policy=none
/interface wifi provisioning
add action=create-enabled disabled=no master-configuration=SFCN-2 slave-configurations=SpotON-2,SFCNHAB-2 supported-bands=2ghz-ax
add action=create-enabled disabled=no master-configuration=SFCN-5 slave-configurations=SpotON-5,SFCNHAB-5 supported-bands=5ghz-ax
add action=create-dynamic-enabled disabled=no master-configuration=SFCNHAB-2 slave-configurations=SFCNHAB-5Re: Where is good documentation for setting up WiFI controller for CAP AX
If memory serves me well, you can't use CAPsMAN for local interfaces. Instead you should configure those interfaces directly. I thought the CAPsMAN YouTube video (on the MikroTik channel) is talking about that (but you would have to see that for yourself):
https://youtu.be/37aff6d14Xk?si=t5uqgMSF4EngLUps
https://youtu.be/37aff6d14Xk?si=t5uqgMSF4EngLUps
Re: Where is good documentation for setting up WiFI controller for CAP AX
Correct.If memory serves me well, you can't use CAPsMAN for local interfaces. Instead you should configure those interfaces directly.
And the trick is that because these local interfaces and capsman controller are running on the same device, they are controlled by the same ROS instance so seamless roaming etc. will work just fine.
All in all it shouldn't be such a big problem since 95% of capsman settings also apply for local interfaces. Just set manager to local instead of capsman for those interfaces and apply configuration which you already have for capsman-controlled interfaces .