Hello, I need your help in selecting a Mikrotik product for the following scenario. I need to connect to the wifi network of a typical home router (wifi_home_ac) from not that far away (20-30m) , and then pass through internet conenctivity via lan cable to a device of my choosing (camera , switch etc)
Would the MikroTik RBSXTsqG-5acD - SXTsq 5 ac be able to do this? I know they are used for ptp connections between two similar devices but I am unsure on whether a) it can connect as a client to to home routerwifi and b) passthrough connectivity via its lan port.
I am open to buying another product from the mikrotik range as long as it is connects at ac wifi speeds with the home router and do what I need it to do.
I just connected one my SXTsq 5 ac units, that’s acting a slave receiver to an identical unit about 200 ft away, to a Netgear R7000 wifi router also 200 ft away, same line of sight.
The R7000 5GHz band is set to AC only, auto band/frequency. 2.4GHz is disabled.
I used the Mtik router webfig > quickset to scan for and connect to my R7000 AP, and it connected. I then used a Mikrotik wAP ac that’s currently wired to the sxtsq 5 ac as an AP, connected with my desktop wifi, and did a preliminary speedtest dot net bandwidth check and got full 80 Mbps that my WISP provides.
I can report back soon as to bandwidth across that link, using a laptop wired to the R7000 for some sftp stress test of the bridged link on my gigabit network, but timeout now to let the dog take me for a walk.
Thank you very much for your kind and comprehensive answer!!! This was exactly what I asked for. Extremely detailed and useuful for future reference!!!
I trimmed the branches from the line of sight today, and the signal and speed jumped significantly!
Tx/Rx Signal Strength -49 dBm
Tx/Rx CCQ 95 %
Signal To Noise 57 dB
Wireless Protocol 802.11
On sftp Upload from SXT sq5 ac to laptop on Netgear LAN: 210 Mbps.
On sftp Download to SXT sq5 ac from laptop on Netgear LAN: 195 Mbps.
BIG diff!
Line of sight still has 2 panes of clear glass at the R7000 end, and fiberglass screen at the SXTsq5ac end.
Doing this “experiment” with my Mikrotik device(s) is precisely why I invested in them. To play around with on my farm doing long distance transmission for campsites, outbuildings/shop etc. This current setup in my garage is for having internet inside given the fully metal siding, roof and door. Luckily that 2-pane window faces the house.
I’m a Mikrotik newb and just a few months ago got 2 SXT sq5 ac units for point to point, and a wAP ac as a dual band AP for the remote/slave end.
Now in trying to help solve your question (which I found quite worthwhile knowing the answer to anyway) I now know that the sxt units can transparently wireless bridge my netgear consumer device with great throughput, so other possibilities arise using them as individual devices on a network as I’m playing around with now.
Being retired and having time to mess around with my homelab like this really helps!
Yours was a great answer to a legitimate question. Ubiquiti products that I am more familiar with cannot do this kind of bridge (apart from the very old m2-m5 devices), they only connect to each other. Doing a bridge with one antenna that can also share its connection downstream is a worthwhile scenario. Thanks very much for your very detailed and helpful answers. I have already ordered the product and wait for delivery.