What's new in wireless since RouterOSv6 - MikroTik · 2017-04-03 · This is the part I like of...

What'snewinwirelesssinceRouterOS v6.37

byLorenzoBusatti

1MUM Milan 2017 © Lorenzo Busatti, http://routing.wireless.academy

MUM Milan 2017 © Lorenzo Busatti, http://routing.wireless.academy 2

WelcometoItaly!

LorenzoBusatti• FounderofGrifonline S.r.l.[ISP]

1997

• AuserofMikroTik since2006

• FounderofLinkwave [WISP]2006

• MikroTik Trainer2010

• MemberofRIPE,AMS-IX,MIX-IT


Aboutme

LorenzoBusatti

• FounderofGrifonline S.r.l.[ISP](1997)

• FounderofLinkwave [WISP](2006)

• MikroTik Trainer(2010)

• MemberofRIPE,AMS-IX,MIX-IT


Aboutme


Aboutme

I'maMikroTik enthusiast






I'maMikroTik evangelist


Aboutme• Founder(2016)ofthe

NonProfitOrganizationforHighQualityTrainingPartners

http://routing.wireless.academy

DedicatedtoMax


AboutthemAP lite


OneofthesmartestMikroTikwirelessrouter

https://youtu.be/VeZetH9uX_Y

ThemAP lite


WirelessDevices


AlltheMikroTik wirelessdevicesareusingthesamewirelesspackage:fromthemAP liteuptotheNetmetals.

WirelessDevices


Thenewwirelesspackage


ThenewWireless(wireless-repsince6.35)package,withthefeatures:

§ TheDFS“settings”§ Backgroundscan§ WirelessScanfeatures§ StationRoaming§ Repeaterfunction§ NewVirtualWirelessInterfaces§ Futurefeatures?

TheDFSsettings


• TheDFSoptionisremoved

•WhytheDFSshouldbeimplemented?

•HowtheDFSreallywork?

TheDFSsettings


TheDFSsettings


Backgroundscan


Isnowpossibletodoawirelessscanin“Background”:

•Withoutlosingtheconnection• Itisslowbut“safe”•Willworkin802.11only(asAPifenabled,asstationifconnected)

Backgroundscan


/interface wireless scan wlan1 background=yes

WirelessScanfeatures


• TheScan-to-file:adreamthatbecometrue!• Theusageofthescan (rounds andsave-file)• Limits ofthescaninthevirtual interfaces



/interface wireless scan wlan1 rounds=5 save-file=FileName



Canbedonein“background”also.



• ScancommandissupportedalsoontheVirtualwirelessinterfaces,ifthemasterinterfaceisrunning.

• Itisalwaysin"background"

StationRoaming


• Introducedintheversion6.38.3

•Availableonlyforthe802.11

•Onlyforthestationmode

StationRoaming


StationRoaming


•Willperiodicallyperformbackgroundscan

•WhenfindanAPwithbettersignalitwilltrytoroamtothatAP

• Theseintervalswillbecomeshorterwhenthewirelesssignalbecomeworse

Repeaterfunction


• Thenew“Repeater”function – 1clickoperation.

• (Was)the“name”ofthiswirelesspackage(wireless-rep)

• Thedifferencebetweenthestation-bridgeandthestation-pseudobridge.

Repeaterfunction


Repeaterfunction


• WirelessrepeaterwillreceivethesignalfromtheAPandrepeatit• Usingthesame physicalinterface• Forextendingthewirelessserviceforthewirelessclients• WillconfigurethewirelessinterfacetoconnecttotheAP(instation-bridgeorstation-pseudobridge)• WillcreateavirtualAPinterface,abridgeandaddbothinterfaces(mainandthevirtual)tothisbridge

Repeaterfunction


IftheAPisWPSenabled,youdon’tneedtospecifythewirelesspasswordJ

Ifthepasswordsi NOTspecified,willdoWPStofindoutpassphrase.

/interface wireless setup-repeater wlan1

Repeaterfunction


Repeaterfunction


Repeaterfunction


VirtualAP:created.

Repeaterfunction


SecurityProfile:created.

Repeaterfunction


VirtualAP:set-up

Repeaterfunction


Bridge:created

Repeaterfunction


Station:set-up

Repeaterfunction


Station-pseudobridge:

Doinga“masquerade”fortheL2networkbehindthestation,havelimitations,butcanbedone“against”anybrandwithoutspecialsettings,likeWDS.

Repeaterfunction


Station-bridge:

AMikroTik proprietaryprotocol,canbedoneonlyforconnectingtoaMikroTik AP.

Willnotdoany«masquerade»,ifpossibileusethismodeJ

NewVirtualWirelessInterfaces


ThisisthepartIlikeofthispresentation:themultipleconfigurationsofthenewVirtualWireless InterfacesJ

•Allthemodessupportedbythevirtual:asstations andasAps•Withmixedconfigurations



• InthepastRouterOS supportedonlyVirtualAPinterfaces,thatshouldhavethephysicalinterfacesetupasAPBRIDGE.•Withthenewwirelesspackageyou’renowabletosetupVirtualWirelessin“total”freedom• Yes,theyobviouslywillsharethesamefrequencyandprotocol(NONV2there!!)



• IDon’twanttobotheryouwith“boring”things

• IfyouwatchedmymAP presentationyounowwhatIwillshowyounowJ





• Yes,10differentstationconnectedatthesameSSID



• 10differentclients,bytheAPpintofview



• Yes,10differentstationconnectedatthesameSSID

• 10differentclients,bytheAPpintofview

•Morechancetogetbandwidthin“worst”placeswithhorriblepolicyJ



Yes,youshouldsetupDHCPclients,masqueradeandmaybefewmanglerulesto“balance”thetrafficforport,destinationorusingthenewDynamicAddressListfunction!

(butthesearenotthepurposesofTHIStalkJ )



• AsItoldyou,youcanmixupdifferentVirtualWirelessinterfaces

• BydefaultwhenyoucreateanewVirtualWirelessitwillbea“separate”interface,willbenotintoanybridge.





Yes!• OneAPforme(encryptedisbetter)• OneAPtosellwithusingHotspot-Usermanager-PaypalJ

ThemAP lite


Realsizes



• AsItoldyou,youcanmixupdifferentVirtualWirelessinterfaces

Futurefeatures?


Observingthepublicchangelog:

Otherchangessince6.38.3:*)winbox - addedGPSmenu;

What'snewin6.37(2016-Sep-2308:20):*)gps - alwayscheckNMEAchecksumifavailable;*)ntp - fixedntp serverwhenlocal-clockused(likeusb gps module);

WillMikroTik implementaGPSbasedTDMA?

Wrapup


üIhopeyouenjoyedmypresentationandthenewsinthewirelesspackagesincetheversion6.37


http://routing.wireless.academy

Thankyou!

Q&A

http://[email protected]


Date post:	16-Jul-2020
Category:	Documents
Upload:	others
View:	1 times
Download:	0 times

What's new in wireless since RouterOSv6 - MikroTik · 2017-04-03 · This is the part I like of...

Documents