2.4 Access Point Radios

We use three models of radios depending on whether we need wireless coverage all around the antenna (omnidirectional) or an area within a 120 degree cone (sector). We will configure each radio to provide a 5 GHz-only network with:

SSID:     dwebcamp
Password: dwebcamp

There will be two users: admin with ADMIN_PASSWORD, and me with no password and read-only access to the access point web UI.

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MikroTik OmniTIK 5 PoE ac (Outdoor Omnidirectional)

  1. Connect your computer to one of the LAN ethernet ports of the MikroTik device and configure the static IP 192.168.88.100 on the local network interface

  2. SSH into the device with ssh admin@192.168.88.1

  3. Ensure the device has fresh configurations, run /system reset-configuration if needed

  4. Run omnitik/omnitik-ap.rsc after replacing the ADMIN_PASSWORD

MikroTik mANTBox 15s (Outdoor Sector)

  1. Connect the MikroTik device to a router with a DHCP server

  2. Connect your computer to the router (not to the access point of the MikroTik device, otherwise configuration scripts will not fully execute whenever a command resets the access point)

  3. Scan for the IP address of the MikroTik device with a tool like nmap or arp-scan

  4. SSH into the device with ssh admin@IP_ADDRESS

  5. Ensure the device has fresh configurations, run /system reset-configuration if needed

  6. Run mant15s/mant15s-ap.rsc after replacing the ADMIN_PASSWORD

MikroTik cAP ac (Indoor Dual-band Omnidirectional)

  1. Connect the MikroTik device to a router with a DHCP server

  2. Connect your computer to the router (not to the access point of the MikroTik device, otherwise configuration scripts will not fully execute whenever a command resets the access point)

  3. Scan for the IP address of the MikroTik device with a tool like nmap or arp-scan

  4. SSH into the device with ssh admin@IP_ADDRESS

  5. Ensure the device has fresh configurations, run /system reset-configuration if needed

  6. Run cap/cap-ap.rsc after replacing the ADMIN_PASSWORD

MikroTik wAP ac 3x3 (Indoor Dual-band Omnidirectional)

  1. Connect the MikroTik device to a router with a DHCP server

  2. Connect your computer directly to the MikroTik device using WiFi at one of its two SSIDs

  3. Scan for the IP address of the MikroTik device with a tool like nmap or arp-scan

  4. SSH into the device with ssh admin@IP_ADDRESS

  5. Run the commands in wap/wap-ap.rsc in stages:

    1. Run the first command after replacing the ADMIN_PASSWORD
    2. Run the next commands up to and including Line 56, this will change the WiFi password and break your WiFi and SSH connection
    3. Reconnect with the wAP using the new password on Line 56
    4. Run nmap again to get the device’s new IP address
    5. SSH into the device again with it’s new IP address ssh admin@IP_ADDRESS
    6. Run the next two blocks one by one, and reconnect as needed if the connection breaks