Wireless roaming with WDS and MESH

Uldis Cernevskis MikroTik

2006

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Overview
Seamless wireless roaming MESH like network support Secured and dynamic data communication between APs

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Requirements for MESH

RouterOS v2.9.x with RSTP package enabled One or more Atheros chipset wireless cards for each router Antennas (Omni, sector, directional) for each band 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz

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AP-AP communication
Ethernet

Ethernet

Client1

AP1

WDS link

AP2

Client2

Mode=ap-bridge Band=2.4ghz-b/g Freqency =2437 Mhz SSID =MESH Wds-mode=dynamic Wds-default bridge=bridge1 Bridge=Ethernet ,Wireless

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Simple MESH
AP-Client link
AP- Client link

Client1

WDS link

AP1

AP2

Client2

Mode=ap-bridge Band=2.4ghz-b/g Freqency =2437Mhz SSID=MESH Wds-mode=dynamic Wds-default -bridge =bridge 1 Bridge =Wireless

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Dual band MESH

AP- Client link

AP-C lient link

Client1

WDS link

Mode=ap-bridge Band =2.4ghz-b/g Freqency=2437 Mhz SSID=MESH

AP1

AP2

Client2

Mode=ap-bridge Band =5ghz Freqency =5600Mhz SSID=MESH Wds-mode=dynamic Wds-default -bridge =bridge 1 Bridge =Wireless,Wireless

Mode=ap-bridge Band =2.4ghz-b/g Freqency =2437 Mhz SSID=MESH

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Creating MESH system 1

Internet
Switch

AP1

Client1

Path

AP-Client 2.4Ghz link

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Creating MESH system 2

Client1 Client2

AP1

Internet
Switch

AP-Client 2.4Ghz link

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Creating MESH system 3

Client1 Client2

AP2

AP1

Internet
Switch Path

AP-Client 2.4Ghz link

AP-AP 5Ghz link

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Client3

Creating MESH system 4

Client1 Client2

AP2

AP1

Internet
Switch Path

AP3
AP-Client 2.4Ghz link

AP-AP 5Ghz link

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Client3

10

Creating MESH system 5

Client1 Client2

AP2

AP1

60

Internet
Switch Path

50

AP3
AP-Client 2.4Ghz link

AP-AP 5Ghz link

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Client3

11

Creating MESH system 6

Client1 Client2

120

AP2

AP1
50
1
60

Internet
Switch Path

50

AP3
AP-Client 2.4Ghz link

AP-AP 5Ghz link

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AP4

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Client3

12

Mixed band MESH

Client1 Client2

AP2

AP1
Client4

Internet
Switch

AP5

AP-Client 2.4Ghz link

AP3

AP-AP 5Ghz link

AP4

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AP-AP 2.4Ghz link

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Client3

13

Advanced options
Encryption (WPA-PSK/EAP) for AP-AP communication Segmentation of the MESH different band/frequency for each MESH segment Use of WDS-Slave mode for automatic adjusting the operating frequency to match Main APs frequency Using Static mode for WDS instead Dynamic to make specific MESH network layout
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