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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nStep 2 \u2013 <\/strong>Once a static IP has been set on your computer you will be able to log in and configure the Mikrotik Wireless device using the free Winbox tool provided by Mikrotik HERE<\/a>, there is also a web gui tool (WebFig) but we will not be using that for this How To. Once Winbox is downloaded and launched you will be able to see your first Mikrotik Wireless device under the neighbours tab (only plug in one device directly into your system at a time for initial configuration). If the device does not immediately appear, press the \u2018Refresh\u2019 button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3 \u2013 <\/strong>Connect to the first wireless device using its default IP of 192.168.88.1 default username will be admin with no password set. Once connected a new window will appear with many options, see image below for reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 4 \u2013 <\/strong>Now that we are logged into the Mikrotik we can begin configuring it for use in our PTP link, the first one we are going to configure is the access point which might be plugged directly into a switch in the main office, or a broadband router at home. To enable us to transparently bridge Layer 2 traffic across the link, we are going to bridge the ethernet and the wireless interfaces together. Doing this will also allow a DHCP server to assign the Mikrotik a unique Network IP which will allow for easy configuration in the future on your internal network, which may not be on the same 192.168.88.0\/24 network. To create a bridge simply select bridge from the left menu, a new window will appear within Winbox. Select the + symbol to create a new bridge and give it a meaning full name e.g. \u201cWireless bridge\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 5 \u2013 <\/strong>Now that we have a bridge we have to assign the interfaces to it, on a Mikrotik SXT or Netmetal you normally have 2 interfaces, namely wlan1 and Ether1-local. An OmniTik for example will have more ethernet interfaces. To assign interfaces to the bridge simply select the ports tab under the \u2018Bridge\u2019 window and use the + to add the required interfaces, for this SXT I have assigned both \u2018ether1-local\u2019 and \u2018wlan1\u2019 to the new bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 6 \u2013 <\/strong> Now that we have a working bridge we need to instruct that bridge to receive an IP address from the DHCP server\/router, to do this select \u2018IP\u2019 from the left hand menu followed by DHCP Client then + to add a new client interface, next select the bridge interface that we created earlier. Nothing will happen at this stage providing the Mikrotik is directly connected to your system. (Once we\u2019re finished, we will remove the static IP currently on ether1-local).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 7 \u2013<\/strong> Now its time to configure the Wireless interface on our Mikrotik to broadcast a secure wireless signal for our station side to connect to. This can be done by selecting Wireless from the left hand menu followed by double clicking \u2018wlan1-gateway\u2019 from the interface list (normally only 1 Wlan interface is listed but it\u2019s actual name may change depending on the type of MikroTik RouterBoard). This will bring up a new window with many options, select the wireless tab within the new window and then click on \u2018Advanced mode\u2019. More options will now appear but don\u2019t panic! First thing we should configure is the frequency mode which will automatically bring the Mikrotik into Compliance with local regulatory guidelines (set by Ofcom in the UK), ensure that Frequency Mode is set to \u2018regulatory-domain\u2019 and the county is set to the country that the Mikrotik will be operating in. In this case, I have selected United Kingdom. Once this is done \u2018simple mode\u2019 can be re-selected or you can continue to work in Advanced mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 8 \u2013 <\/strong>Still in the wireless tab under the wireless interface configuration window change the Mode to \u2018ap bridge\u2019 and the SSID to something appropriate, I used \u2018Mikrotik PTP\u2019. If the SXT only has a Level 3 license, then the mode \u2018ap bridge\u2019 is not available, so select \u2018bridge\u2019 instead. For a point to point system, there is no difference between \u2018ap bridge\u2019 and \u2018bridge\u2019 wireless modes. For point to multi-point, you will need a MikroTik RouterBoard wireless product with a Level 4 license. Wireless protocol should now be changed to \u2018nv2\u2019, by doing this simple change we have added a substantial layer of reliability to the wireless signal we are producing compared to using 802.11 WiFi mode. No conventional wireless client such as laptop or phone can communicate on the NV2 protocol as they don\u2019t understand it only Mikrotik devices can use NV2. (Note that there are also no device drivers available for Windows, Linux or Mac OSX as the NV2 mode is a proprietary TDMA based system).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 9 \u2013 <\/strong>To add a significant amount of extra security to the link we are creating, navigate to the NV2 tab under the wireless interface configuration window, tick the security box and enter in a Preshared key of your choosing, click apply when done. NV2 will then switch to encrypting the wireless data using AES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 10 \u2013 <\/strong>The first Mikrotik is now ready and can be plugged in to the main network (it\u2019s wise to delay actually mounting this unit, until the second unit is connected and tested). Plug in the second Mikrotik direct to your computer (this will be the Station device for the remote end we are connecting to) and repeat steps 1-7 on this second device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 11 \u2013 <\/strong>The mode for this Mikrotik shoudl be set to \u2018station bridge\u2019 with all other settings remaining the same as last time with the SSID set to the same as before and Wireless protocol set to nv2. 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