Access Point Setup On Mikrotik Router For Guest Access
In today's digital age, providing a seamless and secure wireless experience for guests is essential for any business or hospitality establishment. Mikrotik routers offer a versatile and powerful solution for setting up guest access points, ensuring a secure and isolated network for visitors. In this article, we will guide you through a step-by-step process to set up an access point on a Mikrotik router for guest access.
Why Set Up a Guest Access Point?
Guest access points are a technique to keep your core network separate from untrusted users. By using a Mikrotik AP, you can easily configure guest WiFi with DHCP or Hotspot features. This ensures that your primary network remains secure, and guest users have a seamless and isolated wireless experience.
Hardware Requirements
For this setup, you will need a Mikrotik router (preferably a CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD) and a separate access point (cAP AX WiFi 6 ceiling access point is recommended). The access point should be compatible with your Mikrotik router's firmware.
Step-by-Step Configuration
Configure the Mikrotik Router
- Reset or clean the config of your Mikrotik router to start from a clean slate.
- Connect to the Mikrotik router using Winbox or SSH.
- Go to the IP > Firewall section and create a new security profile for guest access.
- Set the security profile as default and set the rule chain to "guest".
- Configure the NAT rule to masquerade traffic from the guest network to the WAN link.
