• Firmware: 6.42.1 or higher
  • This is for security reasons
• Winbox: 3.17 or higher
  • This is for security reasons
• Authentication: WPA2-PSK
• Encryption: AES
• Band: 5GHz 802.11n
• Channel width: 20/40 MHz
  
• Supported frequencies / channels (using country code united states3 on MikroTiks):
  • 5180 - 36
  • 5200 - 40
  • 5220 - 44
  • 5745 - 149
  • 5765 - 153
  • 5785 - 157
  • 5805 - 161

Special characters in configuration files

• To minimize problems, ensure that the SSID and PSK are inside double quotes (") in the configuration file
  
• The backslash (\) is used as a line break and for escape sequences
  • Do NOT use unless there is a special need to
• Do not use the characters $, ?, _ or spaces in the SSID or PSK of the configuration file
  

 

• Not supported: 802.11ac and 80MHz channel width
  
• Router OS version must be 6.39.3 or higher to prevent WPA2 vulnerabilities (see for details)
  
• Grooves over 6.39.3 will not connect to an SXT running a lower firmware version
  
• United States3 mode is required to comply with FCC regulations (see for details)
  
• Note for Aruba / Cisco APs
  
  • Some models require 802.11 roaming protocols to be turned on while some require it to be turned off
• New Cisco / Meraki access points have an intrusion protection (called Air Marshal) that affects other wireless networks in the area, not necessarily on the same network
  
  • The symptoms are that wireless uploading will not work and the Groove radios will connect and drop connection repeatedly
  • On the Groove log files, repeating connect / deauth(entication) messages will be present
  • The only solution is to have the offending access points turn off that feature

Ch. 20 MHz	F0 (MHz)	Frequency range (MHz)	F0 index
			40 MHz	80 MHz	160 MHz
32	5160	5150–5170
36	5180	5170–5190	38	42	50
40	5200	5190–5210
44	5220	5210–5230	46
48	5240	5230–5250
52	5260	5250–5270	54	58
56	5280	5270–5290
60	5300	5290–5310	62
64	5320	5310–5330
68	5340	5330–5350	70	74	82
72	5360	5350–5370
76	5380	5370–5390	78
80	5400	5390–5410
84	5420	5410–5430	86	90
88	5440	5430–5450
92	5460	5450–5470	94
96	5480	5470–5490
100	5500	5490–5510	102	106	114
104	5520	5510–5530
108	5540	5530–5550	110
112	5560	5550–5570
116	5580	5570–5590	118	122
120	5600	5590–5610
124	5620	5610–5630	126
128	5640	5630–5650
132	5660	5650–5670	134	138
136	5680	5670–5690
140	5700	5690–5710	142
144	5720	5710–5730
		5730–5735	—
149	5745	5735–5755	151	155	163
153	5765	5755–5775
157	5785	5775–5795	159
161	5805	5795–5815
165	5825	5815–5835	167	171
169	5845	5835–5855
173	5865	5855–5875	175
177	5885	5875–5895
Ch. 20 MHz	F0 (MHz)	Frequency range (MHz)	40 MHz	80 MHz	160 MHz