How To Manually add a Virtual Access Point (VirtualAP)
Often you will need to add an additional wireless Access Point to an existing device, like for a dedicated bridge, or for Guest access. Here are the simple steps for adding one to a 951Ui or an SXT Sector AP (may work with other models):
#1. Open the Wireless tables. (click "Wireless" in the Winbox menu)
#2. Click the + (plus sign) choose VirtualAP from the pulldown.
#3. By default the name will be the next wlan available (wlan2 if it's your first virtual)
3a. you will notice that visually it will be connected to your default wlan1 and the MAC Address will be the same.
3b. You can change the MAC Address if you like, but for most usage this is not necessary.
#4. Click the Wireless Tab:
-Enter a SSID for this Virtual AP
-Leave the Master Interface on your master interface (wlan1 by default)
-Security Profile: if you choose default it will be the same passkey as wlan1 (see #5 to change)
-VLAN and VLAN ID: leave it unless you know why you need to change
-Default AP TxRate: this is the Max Transmit rate for this Virtual AP, this is where you limit the available bandwidth for this Virtual AP, note 2mb is entered as 2048k or 2m, 0 means no limit
#5. Need a different passkey for your new Virtual AP? Under the Wireless Tables click the "Security Profiles" tab.
-Click the + (plus sign)
-Give the profile a name and choose the authentication type(s), Apply, OK
#6. Click on the "Interfaces" tab, Double click on your new VirtualAP (Named wlan2 in the previous steps)
- click the "Wireless" tab
- change the Security Profile to the new profile you created in step 5. Apply, OK
#7. Add your new Virtual AP to the default Bridge:
- Click "Bridge" in the left menu
- Click the "ports" tab
- click the + (plus sign)
- choose the virtual interface you just added (wlan2) and the default bridge (bridge1) Apply, OK.
Test it!
