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[FEATURE REQUEST] WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE /REPEATER W_OUT WDS

Tue May 15, 2012 2:00 pm

Hi,

I would like to request the above feature for the RB700 or possibly other routerboards.

Functionality

This is the functionalities that I would like to request to be added to the RouterOS firmware.

Wireless Clients > Microtik Wireless AP ----- (AP + Wireless Bridge (AP Client) mode) ----- Remote AP (non WDS) > Internet

Wireless Clients > Microtik Wireless AP ----- (Universal Repeater mode) ----- Remote AP (non WDS) > Internet

This is a very useful functionality to allow the Mikrotik router be both an AP while connecting to a remote AP as a client as a gateway to the internet.

These functions are very common for routers these days and even available on low priced routers as well as on DD_WRT.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Un ... s_Repeater

Discussions around these shows that this only work with a WDS link or requires 2 wlan card but I believe the limiting factor is the software rather than hardware.

http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61256
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61606
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61619
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=56257
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=61753
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=61399
http://www.mail-archive.com/mikrotik@ma ... 04864.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/mikrotik@ma ... 03143.html

Therefore appreciate it if Mikrotik would seriously consider this feature to be added. Thank you.
 
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Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE /REPEATER W_OUT

Wed May 16, 2012 7:40 am

Anyone who is keen to have this feature as well and supports this feature request, please do comment to show your support.

Thank you.
 
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Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE /REPEATER W_OUT

Thu May 17, 2012 12:49 am

This would be a nice feature.
 
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Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE /REPEATER W_OUT

Sat May 19, 2012 10:50 pm

Many years waiting for wds compatibility, like AirOS to DD-WRT (Fully compatible).

Mikrotik can't be used with dd-wrt (WDS ap to wds sta), it does'nt work.

DD-WRT makes a "Mktik compatibility fix", but it does'nt work when you are using wpa or wpa2.

DO Mikrotik will make fixes for wds compatibility with other WRT OS's???

It could be the greatest WLAN improvement on RouterOS, just what we are expecting from Mikrotik.
 
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Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE /REPEATER W_OUT

Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:29 pm

Yeah I sign under that.

Good work!
 
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Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE /REPEATER W_OUT

Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:11 am

I agree, this is a very nifty feature to have.

We would like to deploy as much mikrotik devices as possible. We now have to buy engenius ap's for this functionality and I have to explain to management that it is justified to use mikrotik AND engenius instead of only engenius.
 
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Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] WIRELESS CLIENT BRIDGE /REPEATER W_OUT

Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:59 am

What is the status of this feature request. I'm currently using a $25 Asus crappy travelrouter for this functionality on my campingsite. I was told RouterOS is the best and with an 912UAG-2HPnD-OUT I would have a great router. However... either I am wrong or the MikroTik I bought a few weeks ago is been beaten by a crappy Asus WL-330NUL with the size of a small sigaret lighter ON FUNCTIONALITY!!!