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Sat, 02/29/2020 - 14:07
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Connect two Rocket M5's to one Mikrotik hAP?

I have a ​MikroTik hAP ac lite Dual (RB952Ui-5ac2nD-US). I have successfully connected a Rocket M5 to port 5 and it shows up as a DtD connection. What if I wanted to add another Rocket M5 or a PowerBeam to it? Can I connect it (through a PoE injector) to one of the other LAN ports on the hAP?

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Sat, 02/29/2020 - 19:33
w6bi
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No
The only port on the hAP that 'speaks' DtD is port 5.   If you want to run mulitple nodes off that port, you'll have to use an external VLAN-aware switch.  That's what I do; I have a Ubiquiti 5 port ToughSwitch at the base of my tower.   

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Sat, 02/29/2020 - 23:26
K6CCC
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Actually it does not need to
Actually it does not need to be a VLAN aware switch.  A dumb switch will happily pass VLAN traffic.  It will come in with a VLAN header and will leave with the same VLAN header.
 
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