What modes can you use for connecting a MikroTik client to a non-MikroTik AP as a bridged interface?

• A. Pseudo-bridge
• B. Bridge
• C. Station
• D. Pseudo-bridge, Pseudo-bridge clone

Answer: (D)

When you want a MikroTik device to sit behind a non-MikroTik access point and appear as a single Layer 2 bridge to the rest of your network, you need a bridging mechanism that works over a wireless client link. The built-in wireless modes that accomplish this are the pseudo-bridge options. These modes keep the device in client mode for the wireless link but still bridge packets at the RouterOS level between the wireless interface and the local Ethernet/IP bridge, effectively making the remote side transparent to the LAN.

The pseudo-bridge clone variant is used in cases where the remote AP or network expects a consistent MAC path, helping to avoid issues like ARP mismatches or MAC address conflicts that can happen when the other side sees a different source MAC. By using either pseudo-bridge or pseudo-bridge clone, you can achieve a true bridged connection over a non-MikroTik AP.

A plain station mode would not provide bridging, so it wouldn’t give you a bridged interface to the non-MikroTik AP. A standard bridge alone isn’t sufficient over a wireless link to a non-MikroTik AP because the bridging behavior must be implemented in a way that spans the wireless client path, which is exactly what the pseudo-bridge modes do.