802.11n Setup Guide

Breif

Since the release of Mikrotik v4.03beta, 802.11n draft wireless cards are now supported. This guide's purpose is to explain to those familiar with the use of regular wireless, exactly how to go about setting up an 802.11n card.

Pre-Setup

Equipment

Equipment used on my test bench:

• RB411A x 2
• TP-Link Wireless N MiniPCI Adapter, Atheros, 2T2R, 2.4GHz, 802.11n Draft 2.0, 802.11g/b x 2

Note: I will be doing further testing with the Mikrotik 802.11n cards and adding info when they arrive but at the time of release I already had these cards spare.

Upgrading to v4.03beta

Steps to upgrading your Routerboard or x86 device are located here - Upgrading_RouterOS

The only difference to a normal install is that firstly, you will be installing a developement release of Mikrotik software.

As you can see in this image I have selected the RB400 series to match my boards.

Updating Licence key and unlocking 802.11n

Once you have completed the upgrade to v4.03beta, connect via winbox to your device then: 1. Open the licence page via System -> Licence 2. Click on the "update licence key"