Wireless link indicator
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:27 pm
by unematt
I'm sure this is a simple thing to do but.. I'm trying to make a wireless link indicator on the outside of the casing for a routerboard. I'm using RB433UL boards. I'd like to have a way to see if a link is made and if the link can pass traffic. I'm not familiar with the commands for printing the wireless stats but I figure that's a good place to start. Any ideas?
Re: Wireless link indicator
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:25 pm
by jarda
Use some network management system like dude for example and graphs the values obtained via snmp.
Re: Wireless link indicator
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:39 pm
by rcourtney
Look up user LEDs in the manual there are five you can program. They can be used for antenna alignment (signal to noise)
and activity etc.
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:System/LEDS
There are clear plastic tubes called lightpipes to get the LEDs to show outside the case.
http://www.mouser.com/new/vcc/vccflx/