What client devices did you have? Just the iPad? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Rory McCann <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep. The long preamble stabilized the connection, and the two chains seems > to have told the card to use the other antenna. > > > Rory McCann > Minn-Kota Ag Products > P: 701-403-4877 | E: [email protected] > > On 8/31/2012 9:41 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > >> 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> >>>>>> <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/**<http://www.butchevans.com/**pipermail/mikrotik/**> >>>>> attachments/20120831/2336cd70/****attachment.html<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> >>>>> <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> >>> <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<http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20120831/7cbb4224/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... 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