I have never needed to setup a WDS mesh before, even though I have been using the MTOS for over a year. I am trying to put together a quick install tonight, and I need someone to point me to a good example of what I am trying to do. Similar to the presentation I went to on setting up a WDS MESH at the Dallas MUM. Can you point me quickly to a few examples of a 3 router mesh with one router as the gateway?
Once I see the examples of the commands to use, I will understand the syntax and why. Thanks
I am thinking of trying to have a bridge setup and wds-mode set to dynamic on the gateway router so that either of the 2 remote routers in the mesh can talk directly to the gateway router, but in doing so, I am unclear on how to make a remote routers pass traffic to each other if one can't talk directly to the gateway router for some reason. Does the 2 remote routers also need have a bridge assigned between one another?
If anyone just has a config I can see, I will most likely understand.
If anyone just has a config I can see, I will most likely understand.
I looked through that WIKI. It does not help me for this type of install. All APs must be able to allow wireless users to login and authenticate through the hospot gateway/internet gateway. I know GWISA has done this type of install, but I do not see that he or anyone else has posted an example of the method of this in his post at 10197.
I am now moving to thread 10197 since GWISA and assisting on this. By the way, I got it all working and will post the example commands in thread 10197
I am now moving to thread 10197 since GWISA and assisting on this. By the way, I got it all working and will post the example commands in thread 10197
Ok , my setup is look like your triangle RB's , but consider one of the 3 RB's is connected by wire to a MT/PC which is the main firewall , DHCP ,........etc . now , would the 3 RB's must have the same setup exactly ? I mean the one which is connected to the main MT has the same setup like the 2 other ?
Yes. Mine are configured as listed.
First enable rstp-test-bridge "/sys package enable 4" or whatever the number of that package is on your router.
Then issues these commands putting your specific locale and frequency settings:
Config wireless card, set periodic calibration in case of periodic weather changes, and set extentions to be compatible with all client radio cards.
Add the bridge interface "wds1" and put wlan1 in the bridge
Now set wlan1 to dynamic wds-mode and make its default bridge "wds1".
That's it. Do that on each router in the Mesh, and you will have a self healing dynamic wireless bridge. Since you use an MT router connected to ether1 of one of the RBs, you need to include ether1 in the bridge on that machine also. Example: /interface bridge port add interface=ether1 bridge=wds1 disabled=no
First enable rstp-test-bridge "/sys package enable 4" or whatever the number of that package is on your router.
Then issues these commands putting your specific locale and frequency settings:
Config wireless card, set periodic calibration in case of periodic weather changes, and set extentions to be compatible with all client radio cards.
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/interface wireless set wlan1 ssid=YOURSSID frequency=2462 compression=yes band=2.4ghz-b/g mode=ap-bridge country="united states" periodic-calibration=enabled periodic-calibration-interval=720 disabled=no
/interface wireless print
/interface wireless set 0 proprietary-extensions=post-2.9.25Code: Select all
/interface bridge add name=wds1 protocol-mode=rstp disabled=no
/interface bridge port add interface=wlan1 bridge=wds1 disabled=no
/interface wireless printCode: Select all
/interface wireless set 0 wds-default-bridge=wds1
/interface wireless set 0 wds-mode=dynamic
/interface wireless printWho is online
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