Review on Mikrotik RouterBOARD 951Ui-2HnD RB951Ui-2HnD: High-Power 2.4Ghz Wireless AP with 5x10/100 Ports and OSL4 by Mateusz Boguszewski ᠌

Bottom line: an excellent machine for professional admins and an absolute overhead for home use. 5% of the functions will be used, and with their setting you will have to dance with a tambourine with all your might. The biggest disappointment is the inability to install your own software and a buggy web interface. Has pros: * The broadest possibilities. * PoE both input and output (can power PoE device itself), USB * Stability and reliability of the brand. Where the previous DLInk was constantly buggy - it works flawlessly, uptime is calculated in weeks. * A multifunctional web interface that even allows you to customize the appearance - hide unnecessary menu items, translate labels, etc. * Small price Cons below: * The impossibility of installing additional programs in the OS - only what the manufacturer offers. Okay, torrents (any network savvy spit like camels when they hear about this idea), but Tor or i2p gateways are also in the air, as is VPN, in addition to being supported out of the box. You can install OpenWRT, but the process is not easy. * The richest functionality is good for corporate networks, while a home user will not use them even by 5%. But he will certainly feel the excessive complexity in setting up elementary things. * Complexity and intricacy of settings. I'm not an administrator, but I understand something about networks. However, when the web interface throws out a ton of options, half of which are cryptic acronyms, it's not very inspiring. Many things are overcomplicated for the sake of flexibility: for example, to set up a Wifi password, you must first create a security profile, and then specify it in the interface properties. It also annoys that the interface is extremely concise, and they send you to the Internet for help. This fact is very pleasing when the Internet is not set up yet. * The web interface has proven itself with repeated cryptic glitches. For example, I configure the Home AP mode on Static IP in the Quick settings section, click "Apply", refresh the page in the browser - the setting is reset to the CPE with a dynamic IP. And this is not the only example of not remembering changes. I also noticed that it is better to complete almost any change by rebooting the router, tk. on the fly, they are most often not picked up. * Despite the complexity of the web interface, it sometimes lacks the most simple and necessary things, such as a quick Wifi switch or an Internet availability checker. * On the net, many tips for setting up a router are given using a client program (a rather inconvenient thing, besides, only under Windows), or scripts.