Configure the Wireless Interface for Wi-Fi Access
If your computer is loaded with a supported wireless card, you can set up wireless access on the router.
Here's how to get started:
- Click the Wireless menu button to bring up the Wireless Interface window. If RouterOS detected supported wireless cards, they'll be listed here. If they're disabled, make sure you enable them.
- For the mode, select "AP Bridge".
- Configure the basic wireless settings, such as the band, frequency, SSID (network name), and the security profile.
- When you're done, close the wireless interface window.
Now you should configure wireless encryption to keep people off your network and to prevent eavesdropping:
- Select the Security Profiles tab.
- Modify the default profile by double-clicking it or click the Add button to create a new one.
- To use the simple method of WPA/WPA2 (PSK), select "Dynamic Keys" for the Mode. Then check the WPA PSK and/or WPA2 PSK Authentication Types. Select TKIP if using WPA and AES CCM if using WPA2. Then type your passphrase in the Pre-Shared Key boxes.
Next you need to create an IP address for the AP (wireless interface):
- Click IP > Addresses and then click the Add (plus sign) button.
- Type in an address within the same subnet, followed by a forward slash (/) and the netmask. For example, enter 192.168.1.2/24 if the router's IP is 192.168.1.1/24.
- Select the wireless adapter for the interface.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Now you probably want DHCP on the wireless side, too, so Wi-Fi users get their IP addresses automatically:
- Click IP > DHCP-Server and then click the Add (plus sign) button.
- Select the wireless adapter for the interface.
- For the Address Pool, select "dhcp_pool1".
- Click OK to save the changes.
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