-----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Paul Julian Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2014 8:16 PM To: public@talk.mikrotik.com.au Subject: [MT-AU Public] CAPSMan
Hi guys, I was wondering who has done some playing around with CAPSMan so far ??
We have a wireless network we need to build for a customer but they need a couple of AP's on the same SSID in reasonably close proximity which means they will interfere with each other. I was wondering, with the limited amount I have researched this new component, will it help in this situation and allow users to smoothly
from one AP to another ?
Previously we have worked with Ruckess wireless AP's and controllers and
Paul Until Mikrotik can offer this, you can try using the open-mesh APs, they have seamless handoff. They very cost effective. Paul Azad Enterprise Architect m: 0425 727 768 p: 03 8689 9711 f: 03 9018 8022 e: paul@thissolution.com This Solution P/L Disclaimer The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any use or dissemination of the information and any disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised and strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please promptly inform us by reply e-mail or telephone. You should also delete and destroy any hard copies produced. Our company accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Paul Julian Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2014 10:38 PM To: 'MikroTik Australia Public List' Subject: Re: [MT-AU Public] CAPSMan Hi Mike, really you have answered the question perfectly, thanks. I really need that seamless handoff and I am a bit surprised that something referred to as a wireless controller cannot help with this, other wireless controllers seem to do that and the config for multiple AP's as standard fair. I was thinking about access lists but the environment is going to be reasonably compact but with quite a few obstructions as it's in a warehouse so I really need the signal penetration due to rows of pallet racking, maybe I might have to go with the Ruckess stuff this time and hope that the CAPSMan system improves quickly, I was hoping to be able to use the cost effective option from Mikrotik though, perhaps it's worth a try with the access lists and see what happens though. At this stage I really need to quote the customer so might just quote the expensive stuff and try the Mikrotik stuff first and then fallback to the Ruckess if I can't get the Mikrotik to go the distance. Regards Paul -----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Mike Everest Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2014 9:09 PM To: 'MikroTik Australia Public List' Subject: Re: [MT-AU Public] CAPSMan Hi Paul, Like Russell already said, CAPsMAN works quite well for jobs that it is designed to do. Unfortunately, smooth transition between APs is not one of the things it is designed for. That was a surprise for me when I played around with the original release, because it was my assumption that this was precisely one of the reasons we need a wireless controller. Instead, what it does do (and does it well) is to offer a single interface for management of many wireless APs. CAPS manager can be on one of the APs or even on a router with no wireless. On the manager, it is possible to create 'configuration sets' where a set is made up of wireless properties (channel, protocol, etc) security profiles, and access/connection lists. You then assign the configuration set to one or more 'slave' APs, and then when you change the config on the master, it automatically updates the assigned slaves. This is great for maintaining wireless passwords for multiple APs or rolling out a new mac address to access lists throughout a group of APs. When I discovered that there was no function for hand-off between APs, I immediately asked MT direct. The reply I got was that this is functionally 'planned for future release' of CAPsMAN - but as per usual MT style, there is no estimated approximated or rumoured release date ;-) In the meantime, the most effective way I have found to deal with roaming client is to use 'access list' to set a minimum signal required to connect to the AP. What this does is to refuse connection from clients that are too far away (say -70dBm) and force the client to find a closer AP to connect to. You don't need CAPsMAN to do that, but when there are lots of APs, and you want to adjust those signal limits from time to time, CAPsMAN is very handy tool to do it! Hope this info helps (and not too disappointing! ;-) Cheers! Mike. transition they
seem to handle having AP's close to each other without any issues for users roaming, will CAPSMan help in situations like this as well ?
What approach would you take in this situation ?
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