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Ovislink AirLive WLA-5000AP Connection Manual

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WLA-5000AP and Mikrotik Router Board Connection Guide
This document guides you to connect WLA-5000AP and Mikrotik RB-433 with wireless
interface. When Mikrotik is set to be AP Bridge mode, WLA-5000AP can connect to it by using
client infrastructure mode and WDS Bridge pure MAC mode.
Topology:
Interface: wlan1
Address: 192.168.88.2/24
Network: 192.168.88.0
Broadcast: 192.168.88.255
Interface ether1
Address: 192.168.88.1/24
Network: 192.168.88.0
Broadcast: 192.168.88.255
Laptop2
Address: 192.168.88.25/24
Network: 192.168.88.0
Broadcast: 192.168.88.255
Devices:
Mikrotik RB-433 Router Board with one Atheros AR5414A mini-PCI with RouterOS installed.
WLA-5000AP with firmware version
Laptop * 2
Software:
Winbox configuration tool (download)
In this document, we use winbox for Mikrotik configuration only.
Note:
Please change the IP address of WLA-5000AP and Laptops before process. In this
document, we use IP address as above topology. Default IP address of Mikrotik ether1
is 192.168.88.1.
2.00e23 or later
WLA-5000AP
Address: 192.168.88.3/24
Network: 192.168.88.0
Broadcast: 192.168.88.255
Laptop2
Address: 192.168.88.116/24
Network: 192.168.88.0
Broadcast: 192.168.88.255

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  • Page 1 WLA-5000AP and Mikrotik Router Board Connection Guide This document guides you to connect WLA-5000AP and Mikrotik RB-433 with wireless interface. When Mikrotik is set to be AP Bridge mode, WLA-5000AP can connect to it by using client infrastructure mode and WDS Bridge pure MAC mode. Topology: Interface: wlan1 Address: 192.168.88.2/24...
  • Page 2 Connection 1: Mikrotik in AP Bridge mode, WLA-5000AP in client infrastructure mode 1.1 Miktotik ap bridge configuration: Step1. Launch winbox software, enter 192.168.88.1 in “Connect To” field and click “Connect” button. The management interface shows up as following.
  • Page 3 Step2. Add IP address to wireless interface (waln1) Click IP Address It then Address List menu, click “ ” to add IP address on network interface. Click here to add IP address on network interface...
  • Page 4 When “New Address” dialog box shows, fill the IP address information to wlan1. In our example, wlan1’s IP address is set to be: Address: 192.168.1.2/24 Network: 192.168.1.0 Broadcast: 192.168.1.255 Interface: wlan1 Click Apply and OK button to save. Right click on wlan1 interface and click “Enable” button to enable.
  • Page 5 Right click on wlan1 Step3. Configure wlan1 to AP Bridge mode Double click on wlan1 to configure. Wlan1 is enabled, double click to configure...
  • Page 6 Select “ap bridge” mode and change parameters In our sample, we use these parameters: Mode: ap bridge Band: 5GHz Frequency: 5180MHz (Channel 36) SSID: MikroTik Security: default (none) Antenna Mode: antenna a (main output of mini-PCI) Step4. Bridge wlan1 and ether1 All interfaces can not communicate to each other by default, so that wlan1 and ether1 can not send data to each other.
  • Page 7 It shows “New Interface” dialog box. Click “Apply” and “OK” to save. In our example, we did not change parameters here. Add wlan1 and ether1 to Ports. Click “Ports” and “ ”...
  • Page 8 It then shows the “New Bridge Port” dialog box, select and set parameters then click “Apply” and “OK” button to save.
  • Page 9 In our example, we add ether1 and wlan1 to Bridge. Note: Please add ether1 first. Step5. Back to Interface and confirm interfaces are enabled. In our example, bridge1, ethernet1 and wlan1 must be enabled.
  • Page 10 1.2 WLA-5000AP connect to Mikrotik using client infrastructure mode Step1. Change operation mode to client infrastructure In “Advanced Settings” “Operational Mode” select “Client Infrastructure” and click “Apply” button to save. WLA-5000AP then reboot to client infrastructure mode.
  • Page 11 Step2. Site survey and connect to Mikrotik. Click “Device Status” “Site Survey”, you will see Mikrotik’s SSID, click “ASSOCIATE” button to connect. Laptop2 ping to Laptop1:...
  • Page 13 Connection 2: Mikrotik in AP Bridge mode, WLA-5000AP in WDS Bridge pure MAC mode This connection follows connection 1, Mikrotik add WDS interface in wlan1. WLA-5000AP changes to WDS Bridge pure MAC mode. 2.1 Mikrotik add WDS in wlan1 Step1. Add WDS interface for wlan1. Click Interface “...
  • Page 14 The interface then shows WDS for wlan1, as following: Step3. Add WDS to Bridge Ports...
  • Page 15 Step3. Enable WDS in wlan1 Double click wlan1, and change parameters in “Interface <wlan1>” dialog. Click “Apply” and “OK” button to save. Double click wlan1 In our example, we select “WDS Mode” to “static” and “WDS Default Bridge” to “bridge1”. Some Access Point can not send SSID in WDS mode.
  • Page 16 When configured successfully, the added WDS shows in the list. Laptop2 ping Laptop1...
  • Page 18 Security Connection Configuration In this document, we introduce WEP, WPA and WEP encryption in Mikrotik. Please note that WLA-5000AP WDS mode provide WEP encryption only. If you need to use WPA and WPA2, please configure WLA-5000AP to Client Infrastructure mode. Click “Wireless”...
  • Page 19 In security mode, “dynamic keys” is to set WPA and WPA2 encryption and “static keys“ is to set WEP encryption. When select “dynamic keys”, you can select Authentication Types, Unicast Ciphers and Group Ciphers. When select “static keys”, you have to fill the key in “Static Keys” dialog.