Supported Hardware
This page should be edited by the user community to reflect their tested hardware and version used.
See also: Device driver list in manual
Motherboards
| Vendor | Model | ROS version | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asrock | Intel 82801G chipset | 3.0-3.14 | Bad performance, locks up under heavy load, supports multi cpu, PATA not supported, integrated ethernet not recognized. Maybe it's just Asrock bad motherboard don't know if the problem is in intel 82801G chipset tested on 2 motherboards, never tested on 2.9.x |
| ASUS | P5B-Deluxe (Intel P965, 3xPCI, 3xPCI-E) | 3.13 | Works fine on Intel Core 2 Duo E6400. Not supported PATA controller. Both integrated Gigabit NIC (Marvell Yukon 88E8056 & 88E8001) works fine but only at 100Mbps. |
| ASUS | P5B-V (Intel P965, 3xPCI, 4xPCI-E) | 3.13 | Works fine on Intel Dual Core E2180. Not supported PATA controller. Integrated Gigabit NIC Marvell Yukon 88E8001 works fine but only at 100Mbps. Winbox via MAC = problem, disconnects after 3 seconds. Winbox via IP no problem. |
| ASUS | P5KC (Intel P35, 3x PCI, 3xPCI-E) | 3.10 | Not supported PATA controller (JMicron JMB363), ROS can boot from USB flash drive; internal ethernet not recognized. |
| ASUS | P5GC-MX/1333 (2x PCI) | 3.7 | Works great for pentium dual-core e2160, hdd pata and sata, 1,5gb ram dual channel mode, except the attansic l2 ethernet onboard card is not recognized. |
| ASUS | P5GC (6xPCI) | 2.9.39 | Ethernet recognized but not working |
| ASUS | P7P55D PRO | 4.5 | Works ok, PATA controller (JMicron JM363) and internal Ethernet successfully recognized. |
| ASUS | P6T SE | 4.0 | RouterOS boots and works with SATA disk set to 'IDE compatibility mode'. |
| ASUS | A7V133-C | 3.0 beta 7 | Works fine |
| ASUS | A7V600-X | 3.25 | Works fine |
| EPoX | EP-4VKMI | 3.16 - 3.24 | Works fine. |
| EPoX | 8RDA+ | 3.6 | Work fine including integrated ethernet |
| Intel | D815EGEW | 2.9.x | Excellent performance under 2.9. Not tested under v3. Onboard Ethernet Works perfectly. |
| Intel | DG950 | 2.9.42 | Ethernet not recognized |
| Intel | D945GCCRL | 2.9.43 & 3.0 beta 5 | Ethernet & DoM not recognized |
| Intel | D945GCLF2 | 3.23 | 4 core's, 2gb ram, 32gb ssd, no problems. |
| Intel | D945GCPE | 3.0 beta 9 | Work fine including integrated ethernet |
| Intel | D945GCNL | 3.11 | Works fine but integrated ethernet (just disable) goes up and down on reboots multi-cpu= yes. shared IRQ for PCI devices, decrease nic performace. |
| Intel | D945GNT | 2.9.45 | Works fine |
| Intel | DP55WG | 4.6 | multi-cpu smp works great, onboard NIC not supported by RouterOS 4.6 yet though, must use pci/pci express nics |
| Intel | DQ965GFEKR (D41676) | 3.7, 3.4 | Works fine on 3.7/3.4 if multi-cpu=no, BUT 3.5-3.7 fail to boot with E4600 processor and multi-cpu=yes |
| Intel | D845GVSRL | 3.7, 3.1, 2.9 | Very Stable, used for 4 years |
| Intel | DG965SWH | 3.0 beta 9 | Works fine, but only with SATA not IDE |
| Intel | DG33FB | 3.7 | Works fine, Ethernet but not working (IRQ 9), set in BIOS Security/XD Tegnology to disable |
| Intel | S3210SHLC | 4.2 | Boot from USB stick. Work fine for my PPPoE server. Up to 1300 users with summary 200Mbit traffic. |
| Intel | D945GZT-M | 3.0rc4 | Works fine |
| Chaintech | AADF950 | 3.0 beta 5 | Works fine |
| Abit | KT7E | 3.0 beta 7 | Works fine |
| ECS | nForce3-A | 3.6 | Work fine including integrated ethernet |
| ECS | P4M800PRO-M478 | 2.9.43 | No Apparent Problems, Disabled any unneeded devices in the BIOS |
| Abit | BE6 | 2.9.43 | Works |
| VIA | EPIA-MII12000 | 2.9.42 | Locks up under heavy load across wireless |
| Supermicro | 5015M-MR | 2.9.28 | Motherboard is PDSMi w dual core |
| Supermicro | PDSBM-LN2+ | 2.9.51 & 3.16 | http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28184 |
| Supermicro | PDSMi-LN4+ | 2.9.51, 3.13, 3.20 | Very stable even with dual-cores enabled. |
| Gigabyte | GA-41M-ES2L | 3.28 | Works fine; CPU Intel Core2 Dual 2.7GHz; 2XRB44GV |
| Gigabyte | GA-6BXS | 2.9.43 | Works fine |
| Gigabyte | GA-8I848P-G | 3.6 | Work fine including integrated ethernet |
| Gigabyte | GA-8ST667 rev. 3.0 | 3.13 | Works fine; CPU Intel Celeron 2,4GHz; Chipset SiS 645DX; 5xPCI; |
| Gigabyte | GA-M720-US3 rev 1.0 | 4.6 | Works fine (downvolted to 1.1V) |
| Gigabyte | GA-MA790GP-UD4H | 3.30 | Works fine |
| Gigabyte | K8-NS-ULTRA | 2.9.x-3.7 | Excelent work, including both onboard ethernet (100 and 1000 lan) |
| Gigabyte | GA-MA770-DS3 (rev. 2.0) | 3.10 | Works fine and extreme stable include onboard LAN, IDE DOM can load normally |
| Chipset P35 (Tested Using Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L & Abit IP35) | 3.7 | Work fine but only with SATA, not IDE (Include DOM), bellow v3.7 problem with SATA too | |
| Microsoft | Virtual PC 2007 | 3.7 | Installs and and tries to boot. |
| VMware | Workstation v6.0.3 | 3.7 | Runs Wicked Fast! I have had up to 8 Ethernet interfaces running simultaneously. |
| VMware | ESXi v4 | 3.30 | Select IDE type for virtual disk - works perfectly! |
| Xen 3.2.1 on Intel C2Q | 4.x | Installs and runs fine on HVM bootloader using Intel VT technology. Even switches to RouterOS console from Dom0 shell. Ethernet interfaces work perfectly. Do not install xen/kvm RouterOS packages! | |
| DFI | AD73 Pro (Chipset VIA KT266A/VT8233ACD) | 2.9.x-3.30 | Works fine. All 5 PCI's ocupied with 1 x LAN and 6 x R52H's (3 in RouterBoard11 and 3 in RouterBoard14!) |
| DFI | AK75-EC (Chipset VIA KT133A/686B) | 3.14-3.30 | Stable. All PCI's ocupied with LAN, miniPCI-PCI adapters fitted with R5H/R52H's and XR5's |
| Fujitsu Siemens | Primergy RX100S5 | 3.1, 3.7, 3.22 | Can Install from Netinstall with RAID (LSI) Controller enable. Can't install from CD and Netinstall with only SATA or PATA mode. But NOT RUN |
| MSI | 785GM-E51 | 4.11 | Works fine, booted from USB stick, integrated LAN working |
Ethernet chipsets
| Vendor | Model | ROS version | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3Com | 3c905B Cyclone 100BaseTX | 2.9.51 | Works! Extremely reliable, doesn't fully support tagged vlans |
| 3Com | 3cSOHO100-TX [Hurricane] (rev: 48) | 3.14rc1 | Works |
| 3Com | 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev: 120) | 2.9.51 | Works! Extremely reliable, doesn't fully support tagged vlans |
| 3Com | 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev: 116) | 2.9.51 | Works! Extremely reliable, doesn't fully support tagged vlans |
| 3Com | 3c905B-FX Fast Etherlink XL FX 100baseFx [Cyclone] (rev: 0) | 2.9.43 | Works but no link in Winbox and no Graph in Dude !!!! |
| Intel | S82557 10/100MBit | 2.9.43 | works |
| Intel | PWLA8391GT PRO1000/GT | 3.7, 3.1, 2.9 | Extremely Stable, used for years |
| Intel | PWLA8391GTL PRO1000/GT | 3.4 | Extremely Stable, used for years |
| Intel | 82575EB & 8257GB | 3.15 | Added support |
| Intel | 82576 Gigabit ET Quad port | 4.5 | Not recognized |
| Intel | 82572EI (EXPI9300PTBLK) | 4.5, 4.6 | Works |
| Intel | 82572GI (EXPI9400PTBLK) | 4.5 | Works |
| Intel | 82574L (EXPI9301CT) | 5.0 beta 1 | Supported in ROS 5 / Works |
| Intel | 82571EB (EXPI9404PT) QUAD | 4.6 | Works |
| Intel | S82557/S82555 10/100 Mbit TX | 2.9.50 / 3.16 | Works Stable! FCC ID:EJMNPDSPD035 |
| Intel | PRO 1000 MT | 2.9.51 | Works |
| Intel | 82541GI/PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev: 5) | 2.9.49 | Working |
| Intel | 10Gbit Ethernet PCI Express | 3.17 | Works |
| Intel | 82557/8/9 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev: 5)/Dual ports(Two ports/2-port)/RJ-45" | 4.10 | Works, fine! |
| D-Link | DFE-528TX rev. E1 | 3.13 | Works |
| D-Link | DFE-580TX 4-port | 3.0 beta 5 | Bad card, not recommended. Hangs router |
| D-Link | DFE-530/538TX | 2.9.43 - 3.x | Works well, no apparent problems. |
| D-Link | DUB-E100 USB | 3.18 | added support, reported to be working |
| Marvell | 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev: 20) | 3.13 | Works |
| Marvell | 88E8056 | 3.6 | reported to be working with some BIOS setting enabled |
| DECchip | 21143 (ZYNX ZX410 4-port cPCI) | 2.9.51 | Working |
| Realtek | RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet x4 (rev: 16) | 3.0-3.11 | Working Extremely reliable, used 4 mounts |
| Realtek | RTL8111 (10/100/1000Mbit) | 3.10 | Seems to be working only in older RouterOS v3 releases, v3.10 and before. |
| Realtek | RTL8111C, RTL8111DL (10/100/1000Mbit) | 4.6 - 4.11 | Working |
| Realtek | RTL8139C+ | 3.14 | Works |
| Realtek | RTL8139D | 3.x | Some work, others don't. Check for yourself. |
| Realtek | RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev: 16) | 4.9 & 4.10 | Works, fine! |
| Realtek | RTL-8029(AS) (rev: 0)" | 4.9 & 4.10 | Works, fine! |
| ZNYX | ZX346Q | 3.27 | Works |
| VIA | VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev: 67)" | 4.9 & 4.10 | Works, fine! |
x86 Systems
| Model | ROS version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex GX1 | 2.9.x-3.0 | Intel onboard/cpu 450-600Mhz, eth:3com, best for wirless stations; uptime over 200d, no problems at all. |
| Compaq Presario 2282 | 2.9.43 | With 3c905 [Boomerang], no apparent problems |
| Dell GX100 | 2.9.x - 3.7 | Intel onboard, 2 free pci, Intel cpu |
| Dell GX240 | 2.9.x - 3.7 | Intel onboard, 2 free pci, Intel cpu, IDE HDD. |
| Dell GX260 | 2.9.x - 3.7 | Intel onboard, 2 free pci, Intel cpu, IDE HDD. |
| Dell GX270 | 2.9.x - 3.7 | Intel onboard, 2 free pci, Intel cpu. IDE HDD. |
| Dell GX280 | 2.9.x - 3.7 | Intel onboard, 2 free pci, Intel cpu, SATA HDD. |
| Dell Dimension XPS GEN 3 | 2.9.x | Lan Onboard, 4 free pci, Intel cpu , SATA HDD ( Excellent Stability ) |
| Dell Inspiron Desktop 518 | 2.9.x - 3.7 | After netinsall stuck on "loading system" |
| Dell PowerEdge 860 | 3.x | 1U Rackmount, 2x Broadcom Gigabit onboard, 1x Intel CPU (many options), 1 PCI/1 PCIe or 2 PCIe riser options, SATA HDD ONLY. (some issues with floppy netinstall) |
| Dell PowerEdge R200 | >= 3.19 recommended | Severe stability and clock issues with non-current ROS. Works like a top on 3.19 though. Also, if using an SATA-to-CF converter, the license key for the CF card in an R200 will only transfer to other R200's without Mikrotik reissuing it. |
| Dell PowerEdge R210 | 5.1 - 5.6 | 1U Rackmount. Half-depth (39cm) chassis. Dual port on-board Broadcom 5716 Gigabit Ethernet controllers. Single CPU on Intel 3420 Motherboard Chipset. Works OK and stable, once installed. Some issues with NetInstall - PXE boot works OK but install can't continue (says waiting for drivers...). Tested with Intel Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter - works perfectly. |
| Dell PowerEdge R310 | 5.0rc7 | 1U Rackmount. 2 x on-board Broadcom 5716 Gigabit Ethernet controllers. Single CPU on Intel 3420 Motherboard Chipset. Works OK and stable, once installed. Some issues with NetInstall - PXE boot works OK but install can't continue (says waiting for drivers...). Tested with Intel Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter - works perfectly. |
| Dell PowerEdge 2950 | 3.x | 2U Rackmount, Optional Redundant Power Supplies, 2x Broadcom Gigabit onboard, 2x Intel CPU (many options), 2- 8xPCIe & 1- 4xPCIe Standard (other risers available), SATA HDD ONLY, 2x internal USB - MUST SPECIAL ORDER WITHOUT RAID CONTROLLER. (some issues with floppy netinstall)} |
| HP Proliant DL380 G5 | 3.17 | Works, but only if installed from CDROM (Netinstall to Windows mounted HDD causes issues) |
| Asus EEE PC 701 | 3.x | SFF Laptop, 1x10/100 ethernet (Not detected), Stock Wireless unsupported (AR5007E In Mini-PCIX slot), 630/900Mhz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD (Not detected), USB2.0 Bootable, SDHC Reader functions as a USB Stick |
| Dell PowerEdge SC1425 | 3.x | Rackmount, Intel Xeon 2.8 1MB 800FSB, 1024MB DDR2 PC3200 ECC, 2x Intel 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet, HD150gb SATA, USB works, very stable |
| Fujitsu Siemens Primergy RX100S5 | 3.7, 3.22 | Can Install from Netinstall with RAID (LSI) Controller enable. Can't install from CD and Netinstall with only SATA or PATA mode. But NOT RUN |
| Toshiba Magnia SG20 | 2.9.44 | CPU Celeron, VIA chipsets, onboard LAN Realtek and Intel, IDE HDD, PCMCIA tested with Orinoco Silver, miniPCI LT WinModem not work |
| Advantech FWA-3800 | 4.11 | CPU Intel Core2 Duo 2,93GHz, 2GB RAM DDR2, 6 x Intel 1Gbps PCIe NIC, 1U size, works good as BGP router |
Embedded Controllers
| Model | ROS version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| WRAP.1E-2 | 2.9.51, 3.7 | 3 Ethernet, 1 miniPCI, 128 MB - Working |
| WRAP.2E | 2.9.51, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10 | 1 Ethernet, 2 MiniPCI, 128 MB - Work fine |
| ALIX 2-2 | 2.9.48 | 2 Ethernet, 2 miniPCI - Working |
| Adlink cPCI-6770 Low Power Pentium III | 2.9 and 3.0 | CompactPCI CPU Module - Working, excellent performance! |
| Advantech PCA-6751 | 2.9.49 | Working |
| Soekris 4801-50 | 2.9.48 | 3 Ethernet, 128MB, CF 512MB - Working |
| Soekris 4826-48 | 3.10 | 233 Mhz CPU, 128 Mbyte SDRAM, 1 Ethernet, 1 Serial, 256 Mbyte CF Flash, 2 Mini-PCI sockets, PoE. Limited power available/runs only 1 high power card (@26dB) along with another lower power card (@17dB) |
| Soekris net4801-48/50 + lan1641 | 3.22 | All 7 (3+4) ethernet works, USB works (tested with Huawei 3G modem), extra serial port works. And RouterOS installed on CF card. |
| ALIX 2C0 | 2.9,3.0 | 2 Ethernet, 2 miniPCI ,128Mb 433Mhz Amd Geode- Working Perfect |
| ALIX 2C1 | 2.9,3.0 | 2 Ethernet, 2 miniPCI ,128Mb 433Mhz Amd Geode- Working Perfect |
| ALIX 2C3 | 2.9,3.0 | 2 Ethernet, 2 miniPCI ,256Mb 500Mhz Amd Geode- Working Perfect |
| ALIX 3C1 | 2.9,3.0 | 2 Ethernet, 2 miniPCI ,128Mb 433Mhz Amd Geode- Working Perfect |
| ALIX 3C2 | 2.9,3.0 | 2 Ethernet, 2 miniPCI ,256Mb 500Mhz Amd Geode- Working Perfect |
| ALIX 2D13 | 5.2 | 3 Ethernet, 1 miniPCI ,256Mb 500Mhz Amd Geode- Working Perfect |
3G cards
| Model | Tested RouterOS version | Comments | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirPrime/Sierra PC 5220! | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| Alcatel One Touch X020X USB | v5RC10 | didn't work, probably need to do it like usb_modeswitch does it | USB |
| AnyData ADU E100A
(aka "USB Wireless HSDPA/UMTS 2.1GHz GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 900/17000MHz/CDMA 1x EVDO Rev.A") |
v3.14 | USB | |
| AnyData ADU 500A USB
(aka "USB Wireless HSDPA/UMTS 2.1GHz GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 900/1800MHz/CDMA 1x EVDO Rev.A") |
v3.14 | USB | |
| Audiovox PC5220 CDMA Dual Band 1XEV-DO PC Card | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| C-motech CNU-680 CDMA 1x EV-DO 450Mhz USB Modem (used by Triatel) [1] | v3.22 | USB | |
| Dell 5520 | v3 | ||
| Ericsson_F3507g_Mobile_Broadband_Module [2] | V3.28 | Set init string AT+CFUN=1, data channel and info channel to 3. | MiniPCI-e |
| Huawei E226 USB modem, | 3.25 | USB | |
| Huawei E220 USB modem, E200BIS [3] | 3.0rc8 | USB | |
| Huawei E169 USB modem (used by Tele2) [4] | 3.22 | USB | |
| Huawei E180 USB modem | 3.20 | USB | |
| Huawei E1550 [5] | v3.26 | USB | |
| Huawei E1553 (USB) | v4.6 | USB | |
| Siemens M20 | v3.28 | ||
| Huawei Mobile Connect Model E620 (3G); | v3 | ||
| Kyocera KPC650 | v3 | ||
| Nokia CS-17 (USB) | v5.0 | data channel=2, info channel=4 | USB |
| Novatel EU740 | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel EU870 [6] | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel EV620 CDMA/EV-DO | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Merlin ES620 / Merlin ES720 / Ovation U720 [7] | v3 | USB | |
| Novatel Merlin ES620 SM Bus | v3 | ||
| Novatel Merlin S720 (HSDPA) [8] | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Merlin XU870 HSDPA/3G [9] | v3 | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel U720 Wireless CDMA Modem | v4.5 | USB | |
| Novatel U730 (Wireless HSDPA Modem) [10] | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Wireless CDMA card | v3 | ||
| Option Fusion UMTS Quad-GPRS (Vodafone Globetrotter); | v3.4 | ||
| Option Globetrotter HSDPA USB aka Teltonika ModemUSB/H7.2 (U3G150) [11] | v3 | USB | |
| Option Qualcomm 3G WCDMA Model M00201-10886 (GTM378) [12] | v3.27 | works also in RouterBOARD with miniPCI-e slot and SIM slot (SIM slot required) | miniPCI-e |
| Option Qualcomm 3G CDMA Model M00301 (GTM380) [13] | v3.28 | works in RouterBOARD 411U with miniPCI-e slot and SIM slot (SIM slot required). Set data channel and info channel to 3. | miniPCI-e |
| Option Qualcomm 3G CDMA Model M00401 (GTM382) [14] | v3.28 & v4.6 | works in RouterBOARD 411U with miniPCI-e slot and SIM slot. Set data channel and info channel to 3. Performance on CZ O2 in Prague HSDPA connection about 2.6Mbit download and 0.7Mbit upload. Latency between 100-300ms. Application based on this on http://carlive.cz [15]. UPDATE: connection freezes sometimes, reboot of routerboard doesn't help, it's needed to disconnect from power supply and reconnect again to get it working. | miniPCI-e |
| Ericsson 3G F3607gw miniPCI-e | v3.28 | works in RouterBOARD 411U with miniPCI-e slot and SIM slot (SIM slot required). Set data channel and info channel to 2. Set init string AT+CFUN=1 | miniPCI-e |
| Sierra Aircard 595 [16] | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Aircard 595U USB Sprint Card [17] | v3 | USB | |
| Sierra Wireless USB 308 or AT&T Shockwave [18] | v5.0rc11 | AT Commands are sent through Data Channel 2 or 3. Change this under Interface -> PPP, General Tab using Advanced Mode, or command line /interface ppp-client set 0 data-channel=2 | USB |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 312U [19] | v5.2 | Use Info and Data Channel 2. Modem also known in Australia as the Telstra BigPond Ultimate and works fine. | USB |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 [20] | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 [21] | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 597E [22] | v3 | ExpressCard | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 875 [23] | v3 | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 [24] | v3.8 | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 E [25] | v3.8 | ExpressCard | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 [26] | v3.8 | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 E [27] | v3.8 | ExpressCard | |
| Sierra Wireless EM5625 [28] | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5720 [29] | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5725 [30] | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8705 [31] | v5.1 | Works fine on RB411UAHR. Data and Info channel are 3. Suitable for 850,900 and 2100Mhz 3G networks. GPS not yet tested. Sim card slot required. Capable of HSPA+ speeds of 21Mbps down and 5.76Mbps up. | MiniPCI-e |
| Sierra Wireless MC8755 [32] | v3 | Users have reported that the device doesn't show up after shutdown, reboot is required. Init-string: ATE0V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2;AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","apn-string"; - where the apn-string is your correct APN. A reboot can be required after settings are changed, to make it working. Data and Info channel are 0. | MiniPCI-e |
| Sierra Wireless MC8755 for Europe [33] | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8765 [34] | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8775 [35] | v3 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8780 [36] | v3.8 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5725 [37] | v3.18 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5727 [38] | v3.18 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8785 | v3.18 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8790 [39] | v3.18 | Few models do not send echo for input commands, modem does not work properly. | MiniPCI-e |
| Sierra Wireless MC8792 [40] | v5.2 | Info works only in channel 3. Channels 4 and 5 has limited AT set. datachannel=4, infochannel=3 | MiniPCI-e |
| Sierra Wireless MC8781 [41] | v3.8 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless Sierra 598 (Sprint) USB [42] | v3.x | USB | |
| Sierra Wireless MP3G - EVDO | v3.8 | ||
| Sierra Wireless MP3G - UMTS/HSPA | v3.8 | ||
| Sierra Wireless Compass 885 (USB) [43] | v3.28 | AKA Telecom New Zealand's new XT network. Works a treat. | USB |
| Silicon Labs MobiData GPRS USB Modem | v3.22 | USB | |
| Sprint U301/301U 4G wireless card [44] | v4.6 | C-MOTECH Co, FW301DOWMX, QUALCOMM Patch 33504--Tested with v4.11 on RB433UAH, Data CH=1 Info CH=3 Phone #777 for Sprint in US | USB |
| Sprint U300/300U 4G wireless card [45] | v4.6 | C-MOTECH Co, FW301DOWMX, QUALCOMM Patch 33504 | USB |
| Franklin M600 3G/4G wireless card [46] | v5.x | only 3G mode works | MiniPCI-e |
| Verizon Express Network PC5220 (AirPrime 5220) | v3 | ||
| ZTE AC8700 | v3.6 | ||
| ZTE MF620 / MF622 [47] | v3 | USB | |
| ZTE MF620 / MF622 (3G) [48] | v3.6 | USB | |
| ZTE MF680 [49] | v5.4 | Used by 3 in Sweden. Set data chanel to 1 | USB |
| ZTE MF668 [50] | v4.5 | for Rogers Wireless (Canada) Set APN: isp.apn and Info & Data Channel to 1 | USB |
| T-Mobile (Germany) Web´n´Walk Box Micro (Huawei E220) [51] | v3.x | USB | |
| Vodafone (Germany) Easybox 2 (Huawei E220) [52] | v3.x | USB | |
| O2 (Germany) Surfbox Mini (Huawei E220) [53] | v3.x | USB | |
| E-Plus & Base (Germany) USB Minimodem (Huawei E220) [54] | v3.x | USB | |
| Huawei E600 | v3.15 | ||
| Novatel Merlin V640/XV620 [55] | v3.15 | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel Merlin V620/S620 [56] | v3.15 | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Merlin EX720/V740/X720 [57] | v3.15 | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel Merlin V720/S720/PC720 [58] | v3.15 | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Merlin XU870 HSDPA/3G [59] | v3.15 | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel X950D [60] | v3.15 | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel ES620/ES720/U720/USB720 | v3.15 | USB | |
| Novatel E725/E726 [61] | v3.15 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Vodafone EU740/Novatel non-Vodafone EU740 | v3.15 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Vodafone K3565/Huawei E160 [62] | v3.23 | USB | |
| Novatel EU850D/EU860D/EU870D [63] | v3.15 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel MC930D/MC950D [64] | v3.15 | USB | |
| Novatel MC727/U727 [65] | v3.15 | USB | |
| Novatel Expedite EV620 CDMA/EV-DO | v3.15 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Expedite EU740 HSDPA/3G, Dell Wireless 5500 Mobile/Dell Wireless 5505 Mobile | v3.15 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Expedite E720 CDMA/EV-DO | v3.15 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Expedite ET620 CDMA/EV-DO | v3.15 | ||
| Onda H600/ZTE MF330 | v3.15 | ||
| BP3-USB & BP3-EXT HSDPA | v3.15 | USB | |
| ZTE MY 39 (MSM 6500 based) [66] | v3.20 | PCMCIA | |
| Cricket A600 | v3.26 | ||
| Globetrotter HSDPA Modem Option N.V. | v3.26 | ||
| Sony Ericsson MD300 | v3.26 | ||
| ZTE MF 626 [67] | v3.26 | USB | |
| ZTE MF 627 [68] | v3.26 | USB | |
| Pantech / UTStarcom UM175 | v3.27 | On Alltel's CDMA EVDO RevA network average 700-800kbps up and 2.4-2.8Mbps down | |
| Novatel U760 [69] | v3.30 | USB | |
| ZTE K3565-Z [70] | v4.4 | Revision: BD_P673A2V1.0.0B09 | USB |
| Novatel Expedite EV620 | v4.5 | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel MC760 VMU [71] | v4.5 | USB | |
| Franklin Wireless FW300DOWMX | v4.5 | ||
| Huawei EC1260 | v4.5 | ||
| Vodafone K3520-Z [72] | v4.6 | USB | |
| Vodafone K3765 [73] | v4.6 | USB | |
| Telstra 3G Elite | v5.x | ||
| Vodafone Huawei K4505 | v5.x | Unlocked work fine on Thinkpad | |
| Vertex VW 110 | v5.x | works perfect, tested on RB433UAH, v5.2 | |
| ZTE MF112 [74] | v5.x | Power issues on mipsbe boards | USB |
| Huawei ET127 | v5.x | ||
| Huawei EC1261 | v5.x | ||
| Huawei E173 [75] | v5.x | USB | |
| ZTE MF190 [76] | v5.x | USB | |
| ZTE MF102 [77] | v5.x | Works! Possible that need to change data channel=2 and info channel=2 | USB |
| China TeleCom or ZTE AC682 support | v5.x |
Memory cards
NB! New flash cards need always formatting!
Legend:
- V - works
- X - doesn't work
- ? - not tested
- NA - not available for this RB
| Model | Type | RB600 | RB1000 | RB433AH | RB450G | R493G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PQI 4GB 120x HiSpeed | CF | X | ? | NA | ? | ? |
| 2GB Transcend 133x | CF | X | ? | NA | ? | ? |
| 2GB Kingston 133x (Elite Pro, code CF/2GB-S2) | CF | V | ? | NA | ? | ? |
| 4GB Kingston 133x (Elite Pro) | CF | ? | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 4GB Kingston CF/4GBIN | CF | X | ? | NA | ? | ? |
| 8GB A-Data Speedy G08GNMC7B0095 | CF | V | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 16GB A-Data Speedy | CF | V | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 4GB Apacer Photo Steno IV 300X | CF | X | X | NA | ? | ? |
| 1GB Sandisk Ultra II BB05024GA | CF | V | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 2GB Sandisk Ultra II | CF | ? | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 8GB Sandisk Ultra II | CF | ? | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 8GB SanDisk Extreme III (200X,30MB/s) | CF | ? | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 2.5GB Seagate ST1 (ST625211CF) | CF microdrive | V | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 8GB Seagate ST1 | CF microdrive | V | V | NA | ? | ? |
| 64MB Nokia | microSD | NA | NA | ? | V | ? |
| 512MB Kingston | microSD | NA | NA | V | ? | ? |
| 1GB Apacer | microSD | NA | NA | V | ? | ? |
| 1GB Kingston (SDC/1GB) | microSD | NA | NA | ? | X | ? |
| 2GB Kingston | microSD | NA | NA | X | X | ? |
| 2GB Traxdata | microSD | NA | NA | ? | V | ? |
| 4GB Apacer SDHC (class 6) | microSD | NA | NA | V | X | ? |
| 4GB Axiz | microSD | NA | NA | V | ? | ? |
| 4GB Kingston | microSD | NA | NA | V | ? | ? |
| 4GB Kingston SDHC (C04G JAPAN class 4) | microSD | NA | NA | V | ? | ? |
| 4GB Maxell SDHC (class 2) P-series | microSD | NA | NA | ? | ? | V |
| 4GB Transcend SDHC | microSD | NA | NA | V | ? | ? |
| 4GB Sandisk Mobile Ultra Micro SDHC (with card reader) | microSD | NA | NA | ? | V | ? |
| 8GB Sandisk SDHC (0733702482DLE) | microSD | NA | NA | V | V | ? |
| 8GB Sandisk Mobile microSDHC (SDSDQ-8192-A11M) | microSD | NA | NA | ? | V | ? |
| 8GB Sandisk Mobile Ultra SDHC (Class 6) | microSD | NA | NA | ? | V | ? |
| 8GB Kingston SDHC (Class 4) | microSD | NA | NA | V | X | ? |
| 8GB ADATA micro SDHC (AUSDH8GCL6) (Class 6) | microSD | NA | NA | ? | V | ? |
| 16GB Sandisk micro SDHC (SDSDQ-16384-P36M) class 2 | microSD | NA | NA | NA | X | ? |
| 16GB Sandisk micro SDHC (0835B03279DQ) class 2 | microSD | NA | NA | V | V | ? |
| 2GB Sandisk micro SDHC class 2 | microSD | NA | NA | NA | X | V |
Note: Pushing the "Kingston SDHC 8GB card" all the way into the socket caused the card not to work properly! It had to be pulled out ~1mm for it to work!
802.11a/b/g wireless cards
| Model | Form factor | Platform | ROS | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TechnicLan TMP-5414A | miniPCI | All RouterBOARDs | 2.9 / 3.x / 4.x | Perfect, Stable |
| Compex WLM54AG-20 | miniPCI | RB1xx / RB3xx / RB4xx / RB5xx / RB6xx / x86 | 2.9 / 3.x / 4.x | Perfect, Stable |
| Compex WLM54A-26 | miniPCI | RB1xx / RB3xx / RB4xx / RB5xx / RB6xx / x86 | 2.9 / 3.x / 4.x | Perfect, Stable |
| SparkLAN WMIA-165G | miniPCI | RB1xx / RB3xx / RB4xx / RB5xx / RB6xx / x86 | 2.9 / 3.x / 4.x | Perfect, Stable |
| SparkLAN WMIA-166AG | miniPCI | RB1xx / RB3xx / RB4xx / RB5xx / RB6xx / x86 | 2.9 / 3.x / 4.x | Perfect, Stable |
| SparkLAN WMIA-166AGH | miniPCI | RB1xx / RB3xx / RB4xx / RB5xx / RB6xx / x86 | 2.9 / 3.x / 4.x | Perfect, Stable |
| Alfa AWPCI 085 H | miniPCI | RB1xx/RB333/RB4xx/x86 | 2.9&3.x | All just perfect |
| TP-Link TL-WN550/551 | PCI | x86 | 2.9&3.x | Perfect 19dB rated, stable at 21 |
| TP-Link TL-WN650/651 | PCI | x86 | 2.9&3.x | Perfect 19dB rated, stable at 21. Unstable with compression activated |
| D-Link AG530 a/b/g (both rev.A1 and A2) | PCI | x86 | 2.9&3.x | Perfect. Works perfect, in both 2.4 and 5.x GHz |
| D-Link DWL-G510 | PCI | x86 | only 2.9.x tested | Perfect. Tested Rev A1 |
| D-Link DWL-G520 | PCI | x86 | 2.9.x & 3.x | Works well. |
| D-Link DWL-G520+A/RaLink 2591 Chipset | PCI | x86 | 4.9 | NOT Work! |
| Gigabyte b/g GN-WI01GT | miniPCI-e | x86 | 3.x | Works also in RouterBOARDs with miniPCI-e slot |
| Senao NL-2511CD EXT2 | PCMCIA | x86&rb230 | only 2.9x tested | Perfect. Just about the most sensitive card i used, in the good sense. Only 11b. |
| Planet WL-8310 | PCI | x86 | only 2.9.x tested | Perfect. Stability. |
| Netgear WG311T 108 | PCI | x86 | only 2.9x tested | Perfect. stability |
| SMC SMCWPCIT-G | PCI | x86 | 3.x tested | Perfect on A/B/G. |
| Wistron DCMA-81 | miniPCI | x86,rb | 2.9.xx, 3.xx | Perfect on A/B/G with or without compression. |
| Wistron DCMA-82 | miniPCI | rb | 3.xx | Works on some RB, but on 2/3 of my RB433 it causes the board to reboot when enabled. Many other people have had similar experiences. Not recommended. Maybe OK on 133 |
| Senao NMP-8602 | miniPCI | x86&rb411 | 2.9x,3.x tested | Perfect on a/b/g |
| Dbii F20 | miniPCI | RB411 & RB433 | 3.x tested | Perfect on B/G, too thick for 3 in rb433 |
| Dbii F50 | miniPCI | RB411 & RB433 | 3.x tested | Perfect on A, too thick for 3 in rb433 |
| Dbii F20-PRO | miniPCI | RB411 & RB433 | 3.x tested | Perfect on B/G, too thick for 3 in rb433 |
| Dbii F50-PRO | miniPCI | RB411 & RB433 | 3.x tested | Perfect on A, too thick for 3 in rb433 |
| Ubiquiti XR2 | miniPCI | RB433 | 3.x | works as advertised, too thick for 3 in rb433 |
| Ubiquiti XR5 | miniPCI | RB433, x86 | 3.x | works as advertised, too thick for 3 in rb433 |
| Ubiquiti SR9 | miniPCI | RB433 | 3.x | works as advertised, thin enough to load 3 in RB433 |
| Ubiquiti XR9 | miniPCI | RB411 & RB433 | 3.x | works as advertised, thin enough to place cards above, but antenna port may contact cards below |
| Valemount KXS30SG | miniPCI | RB433 | 3.2 & 4.2 tested | B/G only, no A. Big heat sink means card should be installed on highest mount when other cards being used. High power consumption can cause power problems, otherwise works perfectly. |
| Zcomax XG-650 | miniPCI | RB112 & RB433 | 4.2 & 4.6 | Not working (driver doesnt work / exist). It has a TI TNETW1130GVF chipset. |
| AR5BMB5 | miniPCI | RB411,x86 | 3.xx, 4.3 | Not working. Atheros chipset. |
802.11n wireless cards
| Model | Form factor | ROS | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SparkLAN WMIA-198N | miniPCI | 4x, 5x | Perfect, Stable |
| Compex WLM200N5-23 | miniPCI | 4.0b3 | Perfect, Stable |
| Compex WLM200NX | miniPCI | 4.0b3 | Perfect, Stable |
| Dbii F52N-PRO | miniPCI | 5.1 | Stable |
| RouterBOARD R2N | miniPCI | 4.0b3 | works |
| RouterBOARD R52N | miniPCI | 4.0b3 | works |
| TP-Link Wireless N (2T2R) | miniPCI | 4.0b3 | works |
| Ubiquiti SR71-A | miniPCI | 4.0b3 | works |
| Ubiquiti SR71-A | miniPCI | 4.0b3 | works |
USB wireless cards
| Model | Form factor | ROS | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 802 b/g/n AR9271 | USB | 5.0rc4 | works |
T1/E1
| Model | Form factor | Platform | ROS | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farsite FarSync TE1 | PCI | x86 | 3.15 | supported |
Note: Since v3.15 RouterOS doesn't support any Sync/T1/E1 cards except select Farsite models
GPS
| Model | Connection | Platform | ROS | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXAMPLE | USB | x86 | 3.30 | supported |
Storage controllers (SAS/SCSI/RAID)
Post only tests since RouterOS v5beta5
| Brand | Model | Motherboard | RouterOS | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Smart Array E200i | x86 | v5rc1 | No |
| 3ware | 3w-9xxx | x86 | v5rc8 | Yes |
| Areca | arcmsr | x86 | v5rc8 | Yes |
| Megaraid | Megaraid (some Dell servers) | x86 | v5rc8 | Yes |
LCD panels
| Brand | Model | Motherboard | RouterOS | Works / Doesn't |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystalfontz | CFA-633v1.5 | x86 | v5RC10 | Works |
| Crystalfontz | CFA-633v1.3 | x86 | v5RC7-RC10 | Didn't work |