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Mikrotik SXT 5nD r2 Setup in Bridge Mode

This document provides instructions for configuring a Mikrotik SXT 5nD r2 router in bridge mode. It describes how to connect to the router using WinBox, set the hostname, enable and configure the wireless interface as an access point on the 5GHz band in bridge mode, and configure a client interface to connect to the access point. It also provides steps for performing a bandwidth test between the two devices.

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Mikrotik SXT 5nD r2 Setup in Bridge Mode

This document provides instructions for configuring a Mikrotik SXT 5nD r2 router in bridge mode. It describes how to connect to the router using WinBox, set the hostname, enable and configure the wireless interface as an access point on the 5GHz band in bridge mode, and configure a client interface to connect to the access point. It also provides steps for performing a bandwidth test between the two devices.

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Mikrotik SXT 5nD r2 setup in bridge mode

Mikrotik routerboard default IP is 192.168.88.1

You can connect with routerboard by WinBox through IP and MAC address. You need to download
WinBox from mikrotik website.

By default routerboard have Admin as username and blank password.

If you want to connect with device through IP then don't forget to add same network address into
your pc NIC, otherwise connection isn't established. Else you can connect through MAC so choose
MAC address from Elipsis next to "connect" field.

When you login, "RouterOS Default configuration" screen is popup. click okay.

Do same for other device to login to routerOS


If you followed the process then you already open both device.

Now you can set a HostName for those devices.

Click on the system button on the left then Identity

Change the name to something useful.

Make the change to both radios

Connecting Wireless radio

Steps to followed

Click the wireless button on the top left

"Wlan1" interface is grayed or dimmed, this means its currently disabled.

Right click "wlan1" interface and click Enable from dorpdown menu or just Blue
Check button on top of menu bar. Now you can see the interface is enabled.

Its time to change radios device to Accesspoint and "Client"

Step to followed to make AccessPoint.


Access Point Configuration

Double click on Wlan1

Click the wireless tab at the top, next to General tab

Click the Mode drop-down menu and choose "Bridge"

Click the Band drop-down menu and choose "5Ghz-only-N"

On Channel Width drop-down choose "20/40MHz HT Above

Choose "nv2" on Wireless Portocol

Click the HT tab at the top, next to wireless tab

From HT Guard Interval drop-down menu choose "long"

Select all 4 HT chain options and also select all HT AMPDU priorities

Click on WDS tab, on WDS mode drop-down menu choose dynamic.

And WDS Default Bridge "bridge1"

On Nstreme tab select "Disable CSMA" and Framer policy "dynamic size"

Now select Apply button on the top right.

Client Configuration
Step to follow for client

Double click on wlan1

Click on Scan button on the right

The AP must show up, if it isn't, follow above steps again, if its does, then click on the
SSID shown in the list and click the "connect" button then 'close'

After doing so you have connect client to AP. Wait we need change something more here .

Go to back to the wireless tab.

Click the Mode drop-down menu and choose "Station Bridge"

Click the Band drop-down menu and choose "5Ghz-only-N"

On Channel Width drop-down choose "20/40MHz HT Above

Click the wireless protocol drop-down and choose "Any"

ON HT tab next to wireless tab select 4 HT chain options

From HT Guard Interval drop-down menu choose "long"

Then select all HT AMPDU priorities

Now click Apply button on right side.

On the wireless tables window you can see "R" next to the Wlan Interface. This indicate the cleint is
register and connected to the AP.

Bandwidth test Between two SXT

Click the Tools button on the left then choose Bandwidth Test

Change the "Test To:" field to the address of the client - 192.168.88.1

From Protocol either choose "udp" or "tcp"

On Direction drop-down menu either choose of your choice

Click the "user" field and enter admin for the username.

Now click Start button top right of the menu.

Here is my bidirectional TCP test.

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