MikroTik WiFi Command Not Found: wifi or wireless?

If a copied wireless command returns a menu or property error, check whether this router uses /interface/wifi or /interface/wireless. The two command families are not interchangeable.

Use the menu supplied by the installed package

Installed package	Configuration menu	Scope
wifi-qcom	/interface/wifi	Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6 / 6E
wifi-qcom-be	/interface/wifi	Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7
wifi-mediatek	/interface/wifi	Supported MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 / 7
wifi-qcom-ac	/interface/wifi	Supported Qualcomm Wi-Fi 5 models
wireless	/interface/wireless	Legacy radio stack

Wi-Fi 5 is the awkward boundary: package availability depends on the chipset, architecture and device. An ac product name alone is insufficient. Package changes can require a configuration migration; do not uninstall a working driver remotely just to make a copied command available.

RouterOS 7 · current /interface/wifi

/system/package/print
/interface/wifi/radio/print detail
/interface/wifi/print detail

Set 40 MHz on a supported 5 GHz WiFi radio

For the example below, confirm that /interface/wifi/radio/print detail lists 5 GHz ax support. Use the radio’s actual interface name.

For a compatible 5 GHz radio named wifi1, the following limits maximum width to 40 MHz and sets the installation country to Finland. Apply only at a Finnish site and with a wired management path; a radio change disconnects clients.

RouterOS 7 · /interface/wifi · compatible 5 GHz ax radio

/interface/wifi/set wifi1 configuration.country=Finland channel.band=5ghz-ax channel.width=20/40mhz

Use a country and channel permitted at the installation site. DFS channels can pause transmission for a channel-availability check or change after radar detection.

BSSID and connect-list: do not borrow legacy commands

For a legacy station BSSID restriction, use /interface/wireless/connect-list. The current /interface/wifi menu has no equivalent connect-list; changing mac-address changes this interface’s own MAC and does not select the remote AP.

The legacy /interface/wireless/connect-list controls station connection selection and can match a remote AP MAC. Rules are checked from top to bottom; the first matching enabled rule applies. If none matches, the interface’s default-authentication setting controls whether other compatible APs may be used. An AP access-list instead controls clients joining the AP. Restricting a station to one BSSID removes failover when that AP is unavailable.

RouterOS 7 · legacy /interface/wireless only

/interface/wireless/print detail
/interface/wireless/connect-list/print
/interface/wireless/registration-table/print

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