802.11r WiFi roaming configuration example

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Introduction

This article provides a basic configuration example of 802.11r WiFi roaming.

Firmwware

The information in this page is updated in accordance with 00.07.09 firmware version. .

Prerequisites

  • Main gateway with WAN access (Any RUTOS router. RUTX50 is used in this example)
  • Access Points (Any WiFi-capable RUTOS device. RUTX11 (Router 1) and RUTX11 (Router 2) are used in this example)

Before you start configuring the router turn on "Advanced WebUI" mode. You can do that by clicking the "Basic" button under "Mode", which is located at the top-right corner of the WebUI.


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Configuration

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Gateway router


  1. Login to the router's WebUI, navigate to the Network → Interfaces → Edit LAN page. Enter main gateway's IP address and save. We will leave it default (192.168.1.1) for this example.
  1. Connect your AP/WiFi router to the gateway router using LAN to LAN connection.
  2. Login to the router's WebUI, navigate to the Network → Interfaces → Edit LAN page. Configure as follows:
    1. Enter IP address on the same subnet as main gateway. We will use 192.168.1.2 for Router 1 and 192.168.1.3 for Router 2 in this example.
    2. Enter IPv4 gateway. We will use our gateway router's IP - 192.168.1.1.
    3. Disable DHCP server.