MikroTik OmniTik 5 POE AC

The Omnitik 5ac is an outdoor switch/router with a built-in 5Ghz 802.11ac access point, omnidirectional antenna, and 5 gigabit ethernet ports. Be sure to get the POE version. Here are the config instructions

The OmniTik serves as a central rooftop hub with several purposes:

• As a switch to connect multiple apartments or other rooftop devices (LiteBeam, SXTs etc.)
  
• Can output POE power to power LiteBeams or other antennas.
• It acts as an WiFi Access Point for the rooftop, and runs our config of WDS and OSPF so it will mesh with other OmniTiks or SXTsqs within a few blocks
  
• Provides remote management, a console interface and allows speed/traceroute/ping testing of the hub.

Please be sure to see MikroTik Specifics for extra info about Mikrotik devices, how to connect, etc.

The PoE version accepts 12-57V passive PoE on port 1 and can be configured to provide PoE out to ports 2-5.

The small round plastic tabs, shown in the picture above, should be removed for those cable ports you will use - push them firmly inwards to remove. Leave the tabs in unused ports to prevent water entry.

Device specs are available at Mikrotik.com

Uses

• Hub node routing or AP ( for standard 802.11ac hubs )
• Rooftop installations for multi-tenant houses
• Providing public access via the omnidirectional antenna

How to reset

1. Press reset
2. Apply power
3. Watch the power led, once it blinks, STOP pressing the reset button
4. It will beep one time
5. Once you hear two beeps, you should be able to access it.

How to upgrade the firmware

1. Upload the routeros-mipsbe-x.x.x.npk file in http://192.168.88.1/webfig/#Files
2. Select System Reboot

How to downgrade firmware

1. Upload the routeros-mipsbe-x.x.x.npk file in http://192.168.88.1/webfig/#Files
2. Go to Terminal and type /system package downgrade;

Configuration Instructions:

Standard Omnitik mesh config:

1. Download Stable Firmware and Generate Configuration

Don't use version 7 of firmware. It won't work with the configgen file! Make sure your firmware is v6.x.x.

You will need your Network Number or NN. You can find out your NN using your Install Number (request number) received by email when you registered. To find out what is your NN please see Network Number.
If you do not have a NN (the tool returns "No NN assigned") please reach out on Slack to have one assigned to you.

1. Download the latest stable v6 firmware - see Mikrotik Firmware.
2. Generate a configuration file for your Network Number by going to the NYC Mesh configuration generator. Configgen. Type in the network number and click “Download Config”. For SXTsq config file see below

2. Connect to the Router

1. To connect to the Omnitik wirelessly, find the router’s default SSID (Mikrotik-XXXX) and connect to it.
2. To connect with a cable, plug one end of a patch cable into the Omnitik’s Port 2 and the other end into your computer’s LAN port. Set your computer to DHCP (automatic) and it will get an address like 192.168.88.xxx.
3. Navigate to the default Mikrotik IP of 192.168.88.1 in your web browser. This will open the Mikrotik GUI. The default username is admin and there is no password.

3. Upload Firmware

1. Open the Mikrotik GUI in your browser.
2. Click “Webfig” in the top right corner.
3. Click “Files” in the left side menu.
4. Click “Choose File” at the top.
5. Navigate to where you saved the firmware, select the file and click “Open”. You will see the file appear in the interface.
6. Wait for the firmware to fully upload (you will see the upload progress in the bottom left corner). This firmware will automatically be installed when you reboot with the new configuration (see next section).

4. Upload Configuration

• If you are using a Mac or Linux operating system, go into Terminal, navigate to the folder where you’ve saved the config and enter the following command:

scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no rooftop-ospf.rsc admin@192.168.88.1:flash/

• If you are using a Windows operating system, go into Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where you’ve saved the config and enter the following command. You must download pscp.exe from PuTTY (64-bit or 32-bit) to the same folder then run:

pscp -scp rooftop-ospf.rsc admin@192.168.88.1:flash/

If asked “Dangerous Reset anyway?”, type in Y and return/enter.

Reopen the Mikrotik GUI in your web browser and navigate back to “Files” as described in section 3 above. You should see the config file you just uploaded.

1. 1. Click “System” in the left side menu.
   2. Click “Reset Configuration” in the left side menu dropdown. Select the following options:
      • No Default Configuration
      • Run After Reset: flash/rooftop-ospf.rsc (click the popup on the right to select this)
   3. Click "Reset Configuration"
   4. The Omnitik will now reboot (and install new firmware if you uploaded it). If it plays some beeps, ending with a short tune Kernkraft 400, the configuration was a success!

The Omnitik IP address has changed to a 10.69.x.x address. This is generated from the network number, e.g. for network number 1234 the IP address will be 10.69.12.34. Please see Network Number for additional information about finding your devices IP if needed.

5. Change the Password

1. Click “System” in the left side menu, then click “Password”.
   
2. Leave the "Current Password" blank and enter the standard omni password in "New Password" and "Confirm Password".
   

6. Confirm POE output is on if required

Most installs have a LiteBeam or other device that's connected to the Omni. This device uses power from the omni's port, so POE out on that port must be turned on. Typically a LiteBeam is connected to Port 5, so POE out must be turned on for ether5. 

If you used the omni-poe-ether5 template on configgen, this will already be done for you.

1. Click on "Interfaces" in the left sidebar menu.
2. Click on ether-5 (or whichever port the device that needs power is on)
   
3. Set "POE Out" to "forced on"

Omnitik config

Here are the current config instructions. As discussed in the MikroTik Specifics page, these devices need a script to be generated and loaded onto the device rather than a saved config file.
We now have a script generator you can find here https://configgen.nycmesh.net/
Here is a slideshow of configuring an OmniTik

Wireless interface explanation

• wlan1
  • SSID example: nycmesh-136-omni
  • AP bridge (MikroTik term)
    
  • manually connected to by other Omni's to avoid route flapping behavior exhibited by the automatic mesh (wlan3)
• wlan2
  • SSID example: -NYC Mesh Community WiFi- 
  • Also ap bridge
  • only difference to wlan1 is bridge filter and and ip firewall rule
• wlan3
  • SSID example: nycmesh-wds
  • wds slave 
  • all automatic mesh connections communicate through this interface
  • wds bridge
    • is not running a dhcp server
    • OSPF will route to other connections first since bridge for this interface is higher at 100
• wlan4
  • station bridge for connecting to an access point ex. wlan1

:global nodenumber 1111
:global bgpasn 61111
:global ipprefix "10.70.111"
:global iptenantsrange 10.70.111.5-10.70.111.119
:global iptenantsgw 10.70.111.1
:global ippublicrange 10.70.111.130-10.70.111.180
:global ippublicgw 10.70.111.129
:global dns 10.10.10.10,1.1.1.1