CAP to CAPsMAN Connectionįor the CAPsMAN system to function and provide wireless connectivity, a CAP must establish management connection with CAPsMAN.
#MIKROTIK WIRELESS HOW TO#
For more details on how to manually adjust all settings, keep reading this document. The device will now show up in the CAPsMAN "Remote CAP" menu and will be "provisioned" with the configuration template, as per the provisioning settings. The device will now look for a CAPsMAN server (total time to hold the button, around 10 seconds). Keep holding the button until the User LED turns solid, release now to turn on CAP mode. So, for example, connect the CAP device to one of the CAPsMAN device LAN ports while it is turned off, then hold the reset button, and power on the CAP device. Most MikroTik AP devices already support CAP mode out of the box, all you need to do, is make sure they are on the same network as your CAPsMAN, and then boot them up, while holding the reset button. Then create a new "Provisioning" rule, which will assign the created configuration template to the CAP devices:Īll that remains to do on the CAPsMAN, is to enable it: In the central device, which will be your CAPsMAN server, create a new "Configuration" template with only the basic settings (network name, country, the local LAN bridge interface, the wireless password):
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Assuming your main router is already connected to the internet and works fine, you can proceed as follows. The CAPsMAN setup consists of defining configuration templates, which will then be pushed to the controllable AP devices (CAPs). The benefit of CAPsMAN is that the CAP units don't need to be configured, all settings are done in the CAPsMAN server. Not possible to use Nv2 and NStreme proprietary protocolsīefore deep-diving into the details of CAPsMAN operation, let us quickly illustrate how to set up the most basic system where you have a MikroTik router that manages two MikroTik AP devices.32 Virtual interfaces per master radio interface maximum.Unlimited CAPs (access points) supported by CAPsMAN.CAPsMAN server can be installed on any RouterOS device, even if the device itself does not have a wireless interface.
#MIKROTIK WIRELESS LICENSE#
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When a CAP is controlled by CAPsMAN it only requires the minimum configuration required to allow it to establish a connection with CAPsMAN. When using the CAPsMAN feature, the network will consist of a number of 'Controlled Access Points' (CAP) that provide wireless connectivity and a 'system Manager' (CAPsMAN) that manages the configuration of the APs, it also takes care of client authentication and optionally, data forwarding.
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More specifically, the Controlled Access Point system Manager (CAPsMAN) allows centralization of wireless network management and if necessary, data processing. Winbox to connect to your device, Dude to monitor your network and Netinstall for recovery and re-installation.CAPsMAN allows applying wireless settings to multiple MikroTik AP devices from a central configuration interface.
#MIKROTIK WIRELESS DOWNLOAD#
To manage your router, use the web interface, or download the maintenance utilities. See the documentation for more information about upgrading and release types. If you are already running RouterOS, upgrading to the latest version can be done by clicking on "Check For Updates" in QuickSet or System > Packages menu in WebFig or WinBox.