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Wireless repeater between 2 units?

Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:35 pm

I have a scenario where I need to pick up an existing (non Mikrotik) 802.11 AC signal and retransmit it inside a metal boat so that users in the (static) boat can use the site wireless. My current thinking is to use an SXT AC externally, linked to a HAP lite internally via ethernet cable. My question is this; If I link the 2 Mikrotiks using an EoIP tunnel can I use the wireless repeater package to link the wireless interfaces of each device and so repeat the external signal internally?
 
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Re: Wireless repeater between 2 units?

Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:27 pm

No need for EoIP tunnels, just set the Hap lite as a simple wired/wireless switch

No need to use wireless repeater, as both will be already connected via ethernet which is also the optimal approach.
 
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Re: Wireless repeater between 2 units?

Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:30 pm

That looks great pukkita, thank you. Much simpler than the setup I was trying to figure out.

Will DHCP pass over the link from the existing network with that setup?
 
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Re: Wireless repeater between 2 units?

Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:30 pm

Yes.
 
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Re: Wireless repeater between 2 units?

Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:02 pm

Finally got back to this set up this week, just wanted to thank pukkita for the set up info, it works great and does exactly what I need it to. Thanks for your input.

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