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You've tried everything...your router's WiFi 
zone is not covering your house fully? There  

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are still rooms with poor WiFi signal?
Consider adding more access points.

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If you already have a MikroTik AX device 
and if you want to increase your WiFi range,  

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by adding ANOTHER MikroTik AX device,  

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check out this video. Its going to be about 
a first time, basic, CAPsMAN installation.

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But first...what is a CAPsMAN? CAPsMAN is 
a feature that allows you to transform any  

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MikroTik device into an "access point" 
manager. When managed, "APs" are called  

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"CAPs". Why separately configure each AP, 
especially if you have multiple, when you can  

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simply connect all of them to the CAPsMAN device 
and configure all of them through the CAPSMAN?

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In our example, lets assume you have h-AP-AX-3 
as the main WiFi router and you have h-AP-AX-2,  

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that you want to use as an additional AP 
for better coverage. In this scenario,  

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we will make AX3 a CAPsMAN and AX2 a CAP. The 
CAP needs to be connected to the CAPSMANs network  

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via an ethernet cable, so make sure that an 
ethernet cable is passed down along the way.

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Let's start with the router. To check 
how to connect to the router's settings,  

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see our previous video (First Wifi Setup).

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Step #1, connect to the device that is 
about to become a CAPSMAN and navigate  

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to the "Wi-Fi">"Remote CAP" tab. Click on the 
"CAPsMAN" settings and "enable" the functionality.

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Step #2, create a preset profile with 
wifi settings that you want to apply  

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to all your managed Wi-Fi devices. Under the 
"WiFi">"Configuration" tab, add a new profile,  

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name your wireless network in the SSID field, 
select your country, in the  

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"security" tab, under the "Authentication 
Types" section, checkbox "WPA2 PSK" and "WPA3  

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PSK" options and, lastly, specify your wifi 
password in the "passphrase" field.

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Step #3, configure provisioning rule in 
the "Wi-Fi">"Provisioning" tab. Those  

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rules specify which devices should receive the 
configuration from the previous step. Add a rule,  

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then specify "action"="create dynamic enabled" 
and select "master configuration" to be  

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the preset profile we've just made. If you 
require to separate 2.4 and 5 GHZ network names,  

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just create a second Wi-Fi config preset with 
a different SSID name for the other band. Then  

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create, two separate provisioning rule for 
each config preset but specify "Supported  

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Bands" setting, where you can set the band 
to which the preset should be applied to.

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Step #4, in the WiFi>WiFi tab,  

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apply the same preset profile to 
your current wifi interfaces.

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And now... get the CAP ready. Please 
remember that in factory settings,  

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most of our devices are configured as routers. 
So if you power on, for example, hAP-AX-2,  

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from the get-go, it will act as a 
router. But do not worry...you can  

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put your MikroTik WiFi device into the 
CAPs mode very easily using two options: 

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Option A) you can use the 
reset button to load the mode. 

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Press the reset button and hold it pressed. 
Then, apply power and wait for about 10  

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seconds. After the first 
5 seconds, the LED will start blinking and  

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after 5 more seconds, the LED will switch to a 
solid color. This is when you release the button.

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Option B) you can use graphical 
interface to do the exact same thing. 

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Connect to settings, navigate to 
the System>Reset Configuration tab,  

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checkbox "CAPs mode", click on "Reset 
Configuration" and confirm your choice.

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You've followed either option, your AP  

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rebooted and loaded into the CAP mode...
Connect this CAP with an ethernet cable  

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to the router's network and 
enter CAPSMAN's settings again.

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The last step is to go to the 
"WiFi">"WiFi" tab and verify that  

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new cap-wifi interfaces appeared for management. 

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You can also confirm that an AP is managed 
under the "Remote CAP" tab.

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That's it! You have 4 wifi 
interfaces to manage instead of 2,  

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which means you have successfully 
installed an additional AP! And  

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both devices should now broadcast the same 
wifi name because they use the same preset!

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For more detailed info on the CAPSMAN options, 
please see our other CAPSMAN video by Toms.

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Thank you for watching and stay tuned!