2006 Wireless roaming with WDS and MESH Uldis Cernevskis MikroTik MikroTik MUM

Overview • Seamless wireless roaming • MESH like network support • Secured and dynamic data communication between AP’s 2006 MikroTik MUM 2

Requirements for MESH • RouterOS v2.9.x with RSTP package enabled • One or more Atheros chipset wireless cards for each router • Antennas (Omni, sector, directional) for each band – 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz 2006 MikroTik MUM 3

Client1 2006 AP-AP communication Ethernet WDS link AP1 AP2 Mode=ap-bridge Band=2.4ghz-b/g Freqency=2437Mhz SSID=MESH Wds-mode=dynamic Wds-default bridge=bridge1 Bridge=Ethernet,Wireless MikroTik MUM Ethernet Client2 4

Simple MESH Client1 2006 AP-Client link WDS link AP1 AP2 Mode=ap-bridge Band=2.4ghz-b/g Freqency=2437Mhz SSID=MESH Wds-mode=dynamic Wds-default-bridge=bridge1 Bridge=Wireless AP-Client link Client2 MikroTik MUM 5

Dual band MESH AP-Client link AP-Client link Client1 Mode=ap-bridge Band=2.4ghz-b/g Freqency=2437Mhz SSID=MESH WDS link AP1 AP2 Mode=ap-bridge Band=5ghz Freqency=5600Mhz SSID=MESH Wds-mode=dynamic Wds-default-bridge=bridge1 Bridge=Wireless,Wireless Client2 Mode=ap-bridge Band=2.4ghz-b/g Freqency=2437Mhz SSID=MESH 2006 MikroTik MUM 6

Creating MESH system 1

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Switch Path AP-Client 2.4Ghz link 2006 AP1 MikroTik MUM Client1 7

Creating MESH system 2 Client1 Client2 AP1

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Switch AP-Client 2.4Ghz link 2006 MikroTik MUM 8

Creating MESH system 3 Client1 AP2 AP1 Client2

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Path AP-Client 2.4Ghz link 2006 AP-AP 5Ghz link Switch MikroTik MUM Client3 9

Creating MESH system 4 Client1 AP2 Client2 AP1

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Path AP-Client 2.4Ghz link 2006 AP-AP 5Ghz link Switch MikroTik MUM AP3 Client3 10

Creating MESH system 5 Client1 AP2 Client2 AP1

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Path AP-Client 2.4Ghz link 2006 AP-AP 5Ghz link Switch 1 1 AP4 MikroTik MUM 60 50 AP3 Client3 11

Creating MESH system 6 Client1 AP2 120 Client2 AP1 50 60 1

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Path AP-Client 2.4Ghz link 2006 AP-AP 5Ghz link Switch 1 AP4 MikroTik MUM 50 AP3 Client3 12

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AP-Client 2.4Ghz link AP-AP 5Ghz link 2006 AP-AP 2.4Ghz link Switch Mixed band MESH Client1 AP2 AP1 Client4 Client2 AP4 MikroTik MUM AP3 Client3 AP5 13

Advanced options • Encryption (WPA-PSK/EAP) for AP-AP communication • Segmentation of the MESH – different band/frequency for each MESH segment • Use of WDS-Slave mode for automatic adjusting the operating frequency to match Main AP’s frequency • Using Static mode for WDS instead Dynamic to make specific MESH network layout 2006 MikroTik MUM 14