Review on MikroTik Routerboard RB2011 UiAS-2HnD-IN with SFP Port and 10 Ethernet Ports by Ha Joon Bong ᠌

Name: MikroTik Routerboard RB2011 UiAS-2HnD-IN with SFP Port and 10 Ethernet Ports
Item: MikroTik Routerboard RB2011 UiAS-2HnD-IN with SFP Port and 10 Ethernet Ports
Rating: 4

October 28, 2022

Quality of the product is at the level, I will recommend this product

The task was to remake the network to gigabit and, incidentally, to 8022022n. I have 10 Ethernet tails at home and more are planned, so I settled on the option where the tails are connected to a simple and reliable Upvel US-16G L2 switch, and the switch is connected to a router with gigabit ports. Probably, the RB951G-2HnD model would also fit, but it was necessary in a metal case, with ventilation in adequate places, in order to assemble a semblance of a mini-rack.
For a long time I chose between the Rackmount model without Wi-Fi and this one. I reasoned that if a full-size rack is needed, I will always have time to make a rackmount from a router; a rack model wastes a lot of free space, and WiFi only costs an additional $10.
The LCD screen on the rack model is more convenient, but in practice it is not really needed.
4 points because there are small problems. I suspect that they are solvable with the right settings, but I'm not completely sure. I will solve them - I will put 5.

Pros

Doesn't glitch, doesn't freeze. All oddities - from the wrong settings. The price is close to SOHO, the possibilities are reaching out to adult routers. I was surprised to learn that my Internet speed is 100Mbps, not 75 (Hello D-Link!). The Wi-Fi speed in the Galaxy SII has increased from 20 Mbps to 35-40 Mbps when you keep the device a couple of meters from the router, and up to 50 on laptops. Finally, I have a VPN server not on the computer, but on the router. Computers can also be turned off by waking them up remotely via Wake on LAN, if necessary. You can implement your own DynamicAmazon ate script for non-standard services, and who doesn’t want to take a steam bath, Mikrotik has its own version, however, the domain name will consist of the serial number of the router. You can realize almost any fantasy, if you are careful. This is a multifunctional combine, from which, however, you should not try to squeeze out all the exotic features that it is capable of. In particular, it is not recommended to get involved in MetaRouter - you can hang up a router (people even ran Asterisk on it for testing). Can be hung on the wall so that the screen faces the user. Metal body, neat appearance.

Cons

The setup is a little more complicated than SOHO routers. You will have to learn how the dstnat, srcnat, input, output, forward chains work, what is mangle. For those who are familiar with iptables, as with their own, there will be no problems. Those who are not familiar, after some time, will suddenly master them by a living example. A good analogy is to compare a children's construction set, where parts are already fitted and holes drilled (SOHO), with work on living materials, where all the parts will have to be made independently, but the possibilities are wider. Only 5 gigabit ports. Working with 8022022n Wi-Fi is fraught with oddities that did not exist on 8022022g SOHO routers. We have to figure out why when the Galaxy SII falls asleep, then you have to turn off Wi-Fi and turn it on again, otherwise it won’t download. They say that this is allegedly due to the phone clock lagging behind the router clock during encryption. WiFi speed became dependent on the distance between the router and the mobile device, which was not so noticeable on the DIR-320 with its 8022022g. This router only has the 2.4GHz band, but for 10 extra bucks, that's not a big deal. Maybe later I'll buy a separate Ubiquiti access point. The built-in clock does not have a backup power supply. The time is ated via SNTP. Does not want to work via USB with APC Back UPS CS500, although it "sees" it. Micro USB, although the board has a footprint for a full-sized one. The power supply is not built-in (the rack version can be converted, but this one is not). Very bright blue power LED. The supout. Rif file generated by the support router contains sensitive data such as VPN passwords.