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I bought a router from my hands for ridiculous money due to the lack of a native power supply. By the way, it’s not clear to me why it was necessary to make the router work from a 24-volt 0.8 A power supply. Not every 12-volt power supply can be used as an alternative - those that are weaker do not pull: the router reboots cyclically. But I used a power supply from a laptop - it works stably with it. Here some write about unstable and falling off WIFI - I don’t know, I have a laptop connected…

Pros
  • I would say it's just a standard router. 1. Miniature. Minimalist box design. Housing made of durable plastic. 2. No super-bright indication LEDs and glossy surfaces, no antennas sticking out in all directions. 3. The reliability and wide functionality that has already become legendary for the devices of this manufacturer. This is written here in almost every review . well, I will not be an exception. My router works for MONTHS without interruption - no freezes, overheating, network failures, etc. not detected. Dozens of terabytes of traffic digests without problems. You can customize almost everything that is enough for imagination. 4. Pretty acceptable device performance, which is enough for me (home use). gigabit ports. Quite a powerful WIFI transmitter, despite the fact that there are no external antennas. There is a USB port through which you can share a flash drive or external hard drive. 5. What else do you need from a router? I do not even know. Oh yes, firmware ates are constantly being released, although for most users this is superfluous.
Cons
  • 1. I don’t know if this is a drawback or not, but you should be prepared for the fact that the device is not configured for home use out of the box. You will have to configure a DHCP server, manually assign WAN and LAN ports, UPnP too. There is no such thing that, like any ordinary D-Link and TP-Link, "connected, password-protected WIFI and forgot." We'll have to be patient and "smoke manuals." But after proper configuration, everything will work flawlessly. 2. Port LEDs are not disabled or configured. And for some reason, this can only be done on this model, on the RB951Ui-2HnD. Well, God bless them, you can stick it with tape if that. 3. The 8022022n (300 Mbps) standard, in my humble opinion, is no longer relevant. When more than 3 users are connected via WIFI, it becomes "cramped", for the Internet, and even more so for the local network, it is rather slow. The world is already moving to faster WIFI standards - 8022022ac and so on.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Perfect product for any user!

For home use and the average user relying on the "connection type-login-password" setting, it can be quite complicated. For people who understand networks, it gives complete freedom of action and the required flexibility, so there should be no problems. WIFI is enough in the apartment with a margin, so you can even reduce the transmitter power. Perhaps the button on the case is not enough to turn it on. But you can turn off the router directly from the admin panel, which is rare.

Pros
  • Speed ​​and performance. On l2tp (beeline) it shows honest 93-95 mb in both directions, while there is practically no processor load. WIFI is punchy despite internal antennas. The LEDs are located compactly on the top edge, and they are not very powerful, so they do not light up the room at night. And the router itself is quite compact, compared to common models.
Cons
  • After using Netgear / Asus / D-Link, the initial setup for beeline is rather complicated. Even to set up according to the instructions, you need to turn on the head, so, perhaps, unprepared users will have a desire to throw it away and forget it like a bad dream. Some of the settings are hidden, plus abbreviations are used for many, so there may also be some difficulties with the settings.

If the guys from Mikrotik had made an add-on in the form of "login - enter wifi password - work" they would have already broken to their grandmother asus, tplink, dlink, zyxel, etc. In fact, only the WinBox option for lamers is missing, which configures 15 parameters, which is enough for everyone. The rest is the "hacker access" button. I'm even afraid that this will happen and they, in the struggle for consumer goods and money, will begin to reduce prices and optimize, which is why Asus is now

Pros
  • Compact, not glossy, no external antenna - climbed on the cabinet, powerful, mikrotik, a lot of information, winbox, does not hang, for such functionality - the price
Cons
  • Difficulty of setting

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The purchase brought only positive emotions.

I have been using it for two years, I have already managed to change 751 models to 951 and 2022. The latter are delightful, I am waiting for more network interfaces, and not like those connected by a "switch" in 2022 models. several providers come home, there are servers (www, rdp, vpn, ftp) everything is great! configuration can be transferred between routers. I heard criticism from Tsiskarei, but guys, what do you want from a router that costs less than 4 thousand? it suits my needs…

Pros
  • - fast processor - many different settings - very attractive price - constant firmware ates - each network interface with its own MAC address - there is support, forum and wiki articles
Cons
  • - the difficulty of setting up for beginners who are switching from "home routers".

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A great option for this money, I definitely recommend it!

In general, a very worthy router, the complexity of the setup can be forgiven in favor of the functionality, in which a full-fledged OS, similar to older models, here and openvpn out of the box, the ability to set up a backup channel with its own switching logic, distribute the load over two Internet channels, CapsMan, thin settings, and much more that many others do not have or are limited in settings. However, you can stumble even at the initial settings, incl. without some experience it will

Pros
  • Functionality, price, stability, gigabit ports, convenient command line.
Cons
  • Its own ideology of the location of the settings is different from most routers, it seems logical, but every time you look for where, any little thing in unusual places. Web interface = Winbox, I think it would be possible to rework the web interface and arrange elements like most manufacturers, at least the main functions.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Reliable purchase, guaranteed to be a good purchase.

It’s impossible to write down disadvantages at such a price, but I was surprised by the kit consisting of a power supply unit and the actual router itself. Wonderful config from the box. wlan and ether2-master-local are pushed into the bridge, which is quite logical, but the local address is nailed to wlan. For about 20 minutes I thought about why my wired connection drops if I turn off the wlan interface))) Who this device is not suitable for: 1) Ordinary users, without the desire to…

Pros
  • 1) Mega convenient winbox, divine CLI 2) Adequate wiki documentation 3) Small size, neutral design 4) Metarouter. I tried it for testing, it works. 5) Pulls almost 100mbit / s through the l2tp of the beeline. 6) The ability to write scripts, respond to events, send email and sms (have not tried it yet) 7) Ability to use dhcp options 8) Price
Cons
  • During the operation did not reveal.

I’ve been using it for 2 weeks, but I’m shocked by the functionality, it can connect to everything that our providers can think of, while the latest version has a quick setup that even a novice specialist can handle, I also have my own virtual machine, I don’t understand why yet, but this a good testing ground for "screwing" the functionality if you have the knowledge and desire to suffer but bring it to your ideal

Pros
  • capabilities of a corporate router at the price of consumer goods
Cons
  • does not support 5 ghz, it is not precisely configured via the web and the Windows program, there is no functionality like downloading torrents and connecting a printer (I don’t consider this a disadvantage, but they could do it)

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I was surprised by the quality for this price.

Killed the review of Dima LV. The device can do everything. cooler only cisco. The price is cheap. The functionality is better than that of the dlink router, the price is more than 8000. The device from the series set up and forgot. VPN no problem, reboot less than a minute, it seems like it didn't reboot at all. Huge amount of settings. Doesn't heat up. Does not freeze (well, very rarely). In general, not a device, but a fairy tale.

Pros
  • Cool router, nothing more to add.
Cons
  • They are not here. The first is a very difficult setup.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Everything in the product suited me, the price is generally perfect.

This device is fundamentally different from those offered as home routers. The main task of a home router is to combine all home devices into a network and distribute the Internet to them. The task of MikroTik is to accept the packet, process it in accordance with the established rules and transfer it to where it is determined by the system administrator. Therefore, if you do not know network protocols, the principles of building local networks, do not understand what a network mask is, do not…

Pros
  • Stability, reliability and functionality
Cons
  • Not

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Nothing special, there are positives and negatives.

I really wanted to try the products of this company and its famous RouterOS. The impressions are twofold - on the one hand, a well-thought-out firmware, but on the other hand, the terrible work of Wi-Fi, so that I did not set it up, I could not receive more than 28 Mbps on a laptop or tablet, a maximum return of 40 Mbps. With a fairly clean air. If it's a matter of hardware, if it's a problem in the firmware, if your hands are growing from the wrong place - but it's a lie .

Pros
  • -Rich settings - Equivalence of ports -Large choice of ways to connect to the router -Forethought firmware -Working speed -PoE support
Cons
  • - Weak PSU included -Small interference on the radio from the PSU -Low Wi-Fi speed -Excessive complexity of some settings

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality is top notch and I recommend the product for purchase.

There are no particular minuses, except for the fact that I ruined three days and two nights in search of answers to questions about setting up. A bunch of forums, articles shoveled. 5 times the router was in a complete stupor, but - "7 troubles - 1 reset" save). As a result, I'm sitting on a 100Mbit tariff, with IPTV. On one computer, 10-11MB / s is downloaded, on the second they watch TV, they watch another IPTV channel on the wafer, and no one feels discomfort. At a rate of 100Mbps, the…

Pros
  • running at full speed
Cons
  • if you saw such a huge field for settings for the first time, you will be in a slight shock :)

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice price, good quality.

In the first such router, the port burned out after two weeks of use (replaced the router under warranty). The second one has worked and is working (although it can be called work with a stretch) for almost three years. BUT. The day came when I once again needed to open the port (I didn’t do this for half a year). As usual, I went into the setup utility, entered my login and password to connect, and this creation tells me: "Incorrect username or password". In general, all attempts to enter…

Pros
  • Flexibility of customization. Ability to backup settings. If it doesn’t break right away, don’t touch it, it will last a long time
Cons
  • Build quality and software leaves much to be desired

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best purchase in my life, I will definitely buy it again.

The Internet and an hour of time for a simple setup saves from shortcomings. This was exactly enough to ate the firmware, register a provider, change the LAN address, set up a guest WLAN without access to LAN, but with Internet access. Everything is in WebFig. Which is exactly what was required. I'm estimating in advance. Haven't checked for stability yet. The device makes funny sounds when it starts) : I strongly recommend it to everyone, especially to those who know what a subnet mask…

Pros
  • Price and features
Cons
  • No easy setup wizard for laymen like me

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not satisfactory, upset with the product.

set up a simple router + openvpn to work. after a day or two, the router wedges - the processor load jumps all the way, packet losses begin. I wanted to install openwrt on which other routers work with openvpn like clockwork - it’s not set to the manufacturer made changes to the bootloader. I want to put asterisk on 2 phones - it's impossible because Mikrotikos is a closed platform. USB flash cannot be mounted to the specified location (it would seem that it would be easier) - with each reboot

Pros
  • as a primitive router, it is quite reliable and productive. Supports internet reservation for 3/4G modem. Yes POE
Cons
  • a bunch of completely unnecessary functions for a small router that amaze the complexity of the setup. despite the fact that some of the necessary functions are done carelessly.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not at all what I expected.

If you like to tinker with hardware and software, study network technologies, or you need a non-standard configuration on non-standard hardware - you are here. If you need a home router without frills - take something more traditional from Zyxel or ASUS. The quality of the power supplies (according to reports from other acquaintances, I heard that they are covered) - how lucky. If you have an oscilloscope and you know how to use it, then you can check it. It is useless to prove anything to…

Pros
  • You can customize almost everything. And it will work. Good performance - over any tunnel protocols, any other SOHO router in this price range can do. Powerful Wi-Fi transmitter. It will reach everywhere even in a very large and very reinforced concrete apartment. And if you put external antennas, then even more everywhere and everywhere, at the same time turning the problem of neighboring routers at the same frequencies into a problem of neighbors.
Cons
  • Long loading, no less long reconnect when it breaks. The real Baltic router. So intended. The default settings are very primitive. Finishing for convenient use is simply necessary. ate: defective stock power supply. The worst thing is that it's good enough for the router to boot normally and work for a while. I replaced it with another one, exactly capable of delivering 1 ammer 12 volts - all freezes stopped.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good quality product, the price is commensurate with the quality.

I have no idea how I lived before meeting mikrotik. of course, it is not very suitable for widespread use at home due to some difficulty in setting up and the lack of some functionality out of the box, although in principle the same DLNA is being raised on a metarouter. Initially, I bought 2 RB2022UiAS-RMs for work, which to this day work as 2 main routers in the enterprise, after which everything else is a set. I changed the equipment at the enterprise and at home (with relatives) to…

Pros
  • Of course the PRICE! Powerful iron, ROUTEROS, Wi-Fi transmitter power, PoE, MetaRouter, WinBox for android, a large number of setup manuals.
Cons
  • proprietary PoE not IEEE 802.3af compliant, no "home functionality"

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A nice option for the money, one of the best deals.

In a large 3-room apartment, only he was able to hang in one of the rooms (far) and break through all the walls and give stable wi-fi to the entire room. Other routers hardly reached the end of the second room, and they almost didn’t catch it in the back room, I’m silent about the kitchen. The same Zyukhel suggests using their technology that builds a network of several routers and it seems like then you can easily cover an apartment (and probably cheaper than with this router, because a…

Pros
  • The signal strength is up to 30dBm and this is without an external antenna. You most likely will not find such power at once at some router. Many do not write such a characteristic, but on average, routers have a signal strength of 20dBm and rarely 25dBm.
Cons
  • The fact that only 2.4

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I definitely recommend buying, I didn't notice any disadvantages.

In general, after the purchase, the question arose of how, with the existence of Mikrotik and its acceptable cost, there is an army of buggy, expensive and insanely expensive asuses, zuksels and longs in parallel. To be fair, there is no print server in Mikrotik (any network MFP can do everything by itself), dlna (a useless thing in principle), torrent downloading (for this you have htpc for sure).

Pros
  • At first glance, it is head and shoulders above other conventional routers in terms of quality and convenience. At first glance, in comparison with all the rounded-glossy asuses, zuksels, longs, Mikrotik looks strange. Then you quickly realize its superiority: 1. Cable inlets on the front panel, indicators on the side - everything is clear and for people. And not as usual: indicators in the front, cables in the back - twist the router with a bunch of wires as you like. 2. When setting the settings, you do not need to reboot the router every time. For some reason, rounded-glossy ones need to be reloaded after each action. 3. The antenna built into the body gives a signal stronger than three huge external ones for rounded glossy ones. 4. Loads very quickly, many times faster than round glossy ones. 5. When rebooting, it beeps with a signal to turn off and turn on. When the router is in the corridor, and you set it up on the computer, it is very convenient. Of the rounded-glossy, no one does this. 6. Access to the admin panel is through the browser, and through the WinBox program by MAC address. In case you screwed up the settings, you don’t need to make a hard reset, you just need to go through the program. And in general, it is more convenient than a browser. 7. Settings can be stored in the router itself, and not on a computer / flash drive. Of the rounded-glossy, no one does this. 8. If the power supply breaks down, you don’t need to look for exactly the same in terms of parameters, the router can operate from a wide range of voltages, it’s much easier to choose a replacement. 9. The routerOS system allows you to configure the router as you like, of course, you will need a specialist.
Cons
  • 1. The router is fully customizable. The analogy is this: an ordinary router is a block construction, moreover, the size categories are "room", "bathroom", "corridor", and mikrotik is a house to order. Example: in ordinary routers, it is hard-coded that 1 port is the input for the Internet, 2-5 for LAN, and only this way. In Mikrotik, you can do anything, and assign ports as you like. A minus follows from this: difficult setup due to the freedom of customization. On the other hand, a non-specialist will not set up either a regular router or a Mikrotik, his routers are set up by installers from a provider for 1000. For those who understand something, there is a Quick Setup page, where there are all the settings for a simple Internet connection and simple network setup, as in conventional routers.

I suffered on Beeline with different delinkas and tepelinks. They cut the speed, the Internet falls off, hangs up, every day. Finally decided to buy Mikrotik. As a result, I spent three nights, but set it up. Everything is working. The Internet is flying. At full power through 2 walls, the wi-fi speed is close to 100%. I lowered the power to 18 dbm and I have 80-90% speed from the provider. Finally, the Internet does not fall off, the speed is consistently high, you can forget about the router.

Pros
  • Price, stability of work, flexibility and understandability of the interface, speed of work
Cons
  • It is very difficult for a non-specialist to set up, there are no "simple settings out of the box", everything is handled

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The perfect purchase for me, exactly what I was looking for!

If all appliances were of this quality, our world would be a much better place. The device works quickly and after setting it does not remind of itself in any way (there are no problems). In addition to routing functions, you can use it as a switch for your home network. The working configuration can be saved in the router's memory or on a computer and experimented without fear of destroying everything. It is not difficult for a more or less understanding person to understand the settings…

Pros
  • Rugged non-marking case without external antennas, powerful wifi signal, gigabit Ethernet ports, fast processor, professional customization options, bug-free, and much more.
Cons
  • In the package, apart from the router and the PSU, there is nothing at all. The interface is somewhat "dry", there is no complete instruction in 2022 on disk or in paper form.