Was it just the two chains on the HT tab and longer preamble? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Rory McCann <[email protected]> wrote: > Wanted to report back. I applied the recommendations from Josh and Justin > - to my surprise and relief, it resolved the issues I was having. > > Signal levels improved dramatically and things are working as they should. > Thanks to everyone for the help and input - this list is awesome! > > > Rory McCann > Minn-Kota Ag Products > P: 701-403-4877 | E: [email protected] > > On 8/31/2012 8:06 AM, Rory McCann wrote: > >> The issue has been the iPad and it's lack of properly roaming. We >> originally had two APs set up and the iPad was too stubborn to auto-connect >> to the other AP outside when the signal was bad. These people not being >> tech savvy at all further complicates things. >> >> Was hoping for some kind of solution that wouldn't involve messing with >> the wifi settings on the iPad at all. >> >> Rory McCann >> Minn-Kota Ag Products >> P: 701-403-4877 | E: [email protected] >> >> On 8/30/2012 11:45 PM, Justin Miller wrote: >> >>> Make sure you have long preamble turned on as well. You have to click >>> advanced under options to see it. It helps on Mac OS X, iOS is very >>> similar. >>> >>> I would also recommend a second card. You can have the same SSID on both >>> and roam. >>> >>> Justin Miller >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 30, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Rory McCann <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> I've never used wireless on Mikrotik before, so I figured the next time >>>> I had a project it would be a good time for initiation. >>>> >>>> I've got a client/coworker who has an iPad that they use to control and >>>> stream music to their stereo that has speakers in their garage and outside >>>> on their patio. Due to the size of the house/area and the materials >>>> involved (steel siding, etc) they are not able to get very good performance >>>> with an AP just in the garage. Rather than add an additional AP, we opted >>>> to run one antenna outside and keep one inside for the garage area. >>>> >>>> I have a 433AH with an R52Hn wireless card. There's two antenna >>>> connectors on it and it seemed like it would be pretty straight forward, >>>> however I'm not having much luck getting any kind of reliable performance >>>> with the unit at all. Wi-Fi drops often and the streaming doesn't work at >>>> all. I know the antennas are good because I hooked up a lower power Cisco >>>> AP to the antennas for the time being, but I was hoping to use the MT with >>>> the R52Hn for a little extra push. The goal is to allow them to roam from >>>> the garage to the patio without dropping. >>>> >>>> I'm not sure what I have configured incorrectly, but I have the >>>> regulatory domain set, the 802.11 profile set and the card is configured >>>> for 802.11bgn mode. Looking at the transmit powers under current tx power >>>> in Winbox, the max it shows is 22 - I thought this card went to 25 on lower >>>> modulations? >>>> >>>> Anyone have any pointers for me on how to get this working? Here's the >>>> config: >>>> >>>> /interface wireless >>>> set 0 antenna-gain=8 country="united states" band=2ghz-b/g/n >>>> frequency=2437 frequency-mode=regulatory_**domain l2mtu=2290 >>>> mode=ap-bridge name=AP scan-list=default ssid=MA2 wireless-protocol=802.11 >>>> wmm-support=enabled >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Mikrotik mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.butchevans.com/**mailman/listinfo/mikrotik<http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik> >>>> >>>> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik >>>> RouterOS >>>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: <http://www.butchevans.com/**pipermail/mikrotik/** >>> attachments/20120831/2336cd70/**attachment.html<http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20120831/2336cd70/attachment.html> >>> > >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Mikrotik mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.butchevans.com/**mailman/listinfo/mikrotik<http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik> >>> >>> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik >>> RouterOS >>> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.butchevans.com/**mailman/listinfo/mikrotik<http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik> > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20120831/7cbb4224/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list [email protected] http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
