Which sequence configures a MikroTik wireless interface to operate as an access point with WPA2-PSK security?

Which sequence configures a MikroTik wireless interface to operate as an access point with WPA2-PSK security?

• A. /interface wireless set [find default-name=wlan1] mode=ap ssid=YourSSID security-profile=sec
• B. /interface wireless security-profiles add name=sec wpa2-pre-shared-key=YourPass wpa2=yes
• C. /interface wireless set [find default-name=wlan1] mode=ap ssid=YourSSID security-profile=sec
• D. /interface wireless set [find default-name=wlan1] mode=station ssid=YourSSID security-profile=sec

Answer: (C)

To run a MikroTik wireless interface as an access point with WPA2-PSK, you need the interface to operate in AP mode and to use a security profile that enables WPA2 with a pre-shared key. The command shown does exactly that: it sets the wireless interface to AP mode, assigns the desired SSID, and attaches a security profile that contains the WPA2 PSK settings. This makes the device act as an AP secured with WPA2-PSK. If the security profile doesn’t exist yet, you’d first create one with WPA2 enabled and your pre-shared key, then apply it to the interface as shown. Setting the interface to station mode would configure it as a client, not an AP, and creating a security profile alone doesn’t put the interface into AP mode.

To run a MikroTik wireless interface as an access point with WPA2-PSK, you need the interface to operate in AP mode and to use a security profile that enables WPA2 with a pre-shared key. The command shown does exactly that: it sets the wireless interface to AP mode, assigns the desired SSID, and attaches a security profile that contains the WPA2 PSK settings. This makes the device act as an AP secured with WPA2-PSK.

If the security profile doesn’t exist yet, you’d first create one with WPA2 enabled and your pre-shared key, then apply it to the interface as shown. Setting the interface to station mode would configure it as a client, not an AP, and creating a security profile alone doesn’t put the interface into AP mode.