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 | P8H67-V (Intel® H67(B3), 3xPCI, 4xPCI-E) | 5.XX | Don't work. "Kernel Panic". Mikrotik has not driver compatibility with this motherboard. |
| 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 !!!! |
| Adaptec | ANA-6944A/TX Quad 10/100MBit | >=3.20 | Works |
| Compaq | NC3122 Fast Ethernet Server Adapter | 3.30 | recognized but not working |
| 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 | 82576 Gigabit Dual Port (e1g42et) | 5.8 | Works |
| 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 but with high traffic (>100M) and many packets makes drops |
| 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, 4.17, 5.14 | CPU Intel Core2 Duo 2,93GHz, 2GB RAM DDR2, 6 x Intel 1Gbps PCIe NIC, 1U size, works good as a BGP router. If you have troubles with MT 5.x on it, try to reset BIOS (by battery remove). |
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.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Alcatel One Touch X020X USB
(aka Longcheer WM66; Nuton NT36HD; MWalker mbd 100hu; Novacom GNS-3.5G White, SU-8200U; MTE MW610?) |
v5.10 and higher | Config like Option_Globetrotter_HSDPA_USB_Modem Connected to Internet, Did not test Speed + Reliability (Alcatel OT X020X on x86) (data 0, info channel: 2) | USB |
| AnyData ADU E100A
(aka "USB Wireless HSDPA/UMTS 2.1GHz GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 900/17000MHz/CDMA 1x EVDO Rev.A") |
v3.x and higher | USB | |
| AnyData ADU 500A USB
(aka "USB Wireless HSDPA/UMTS 2.1GHz GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 900/1800MHz/CDMA 1x EVDO Rev.A") |
v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Audiovox PC5220 CDMA Dual Band 1XEV-DO PC Card | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| C-motech CNU-680 CDMA 1x EV-DO 450Mhz USB Modem (used by Triatel) [1] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Dell 5520 | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-E | |
| Ericsson_F3507g_Mobile_Broadband_Module [2] | v3.x and higher | Set init string AT+CFUN=1, data channel and info channel to 3. | MiniPCI-e |
| Huawei E226 USB modem, | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E220 USB modem, E200BIS [3] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E169 USB modem (used by Tele2) [4] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E180 USB modem | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E1553 USB modem | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E1550 [5] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E1762 USB Modem | v5.14 and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E372 (USB) Videotron Canada | v5.15 and higher | Data channel 0 , Info channel 0, APN ihvm.videotron ,Phone = *99# , Dial = ATDT , Tested on RB-751G | USB |
| Siemens M20 | v3.x and higher | ||
| Huawei Mobile Connect Model E620 (3G); | v3.x and higher | ||
| Kyocera KPC650 | v3.x and higher | ||
| Nokia CS-17 (USB) | v5.0 and higher | data channel=2, info channel=4 | USB |
| Nokia CS-18 (USB) Rogers Canada | 5.12 and higher | Data channel=1, Info channel =1, APN= internet.com, Phone = *99# , Dial = ATDT , pap , Tested on rb-751 and rb-493 | USB |
| Novatel EU740 | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel EU870 [6] | v3.x and higher | ||
| Novatel MIFI 2372 Bell Canada | v5.12 and higher | Data Channel=0 , Info Channel= 0, APN = pda2.bell.ca , Phone = *99# , Dial = ATDT , pap, Tested on Rb-750UP and RB-493 | USB |
| Novatel EV620 CDMA/EV-DO | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Merlin ES620 / Merlin ES720 / Ovation U720 [7] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Novatel Merlin ES620 SM Bus | v3.x and higher | ||
| Novatel Merlin S720 (HSDPA) [8] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Merlin XU870 HSDPA/3G [9] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel U720 Wireless CDMA Modem | v4.5 and higher | USB | |
| Novatel U730 (Wireless HSDPA Modem) [10] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Wireless CDMA card | v3.x and higher | ||
| Option Fusion UMTS Quad-GPRS (Vodafone Globetrotter); | v3.x and higher | ||
| Option Globetrotter HSDPA USB aka Teltonika ModemUSB/H7.2 (U3G150) [11] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Probably most of the cards needing the HSO driver on Linux, tested: Option Globetrotter HSDPA USB (Globetrotter iCon 225 [12] | v5.12 | Option_Globetrotter_HSDPA_USB_Modem see Workaround for Globetrotter devices offering no modem interface | USB |
| Option Qualcomm 3G WCDMA Model M00201-10886 (GTM378) [13] | v3.x and higher | works also in RouterBOARD with miniPCI-e slot and SIM slot (SIM slot required) | miniPCI-e |
| Option Qualcomm 3G CDMA Model M00301 (GTM380) [14] | v3.x and higher | 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) [15] | v3.x and higher | 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 [16]. 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. UPDATE2 (2011-12-12): New GTM382 needs to be set to data and info channel 5 to get it working. | miniPCI-e |
| Ericsson 3G F3607gw miniPCI-e | v3.x and higher | 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 [17] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Aircard 595U USB Sprint Card [18] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Sierra Wireless USB 306 | v5.9 and higher | Data & Info Channel 2. For Telecom NZ use APN internet.telecom.co.nz and Phone number *99# | |
| Sierra Wireless USB 308 or AT&T Shockwave [19] | v5.0rc11 and higher | 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 [20] | v5.2 and higher | Use Info Channel 2 and Data Channel 3. Modem also known in Australia as the Telstra BigPond Ultimate. The MicroSD slot on the modem can be used for additional storage (tested on 5.11) such as a web proxy. | USB |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 [21] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 [22] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 597E [23] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 875 [24] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 [25] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 E [26] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 [27] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 E [28] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Sierra Wireless EM5625 [29] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5720 [30] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5725 [31] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8705 [32] | v5.1 and higher | 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 [33] | v3.x and higher | 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 [34] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8765 [35] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8775 [36] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8780 [37] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5725 [38] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC5727 [39] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8785 | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless MC8790 [40] | v3.x and higher | Few models do not send echo for input commands, modem does not work properly. | MiniPCI-e |
| Sierra Wireless MC8792 [41] | v5.2 and higher | Info works only in channel 3. Channels 4 and 5 has limited AT set. datachannel=4, infochannel=3 | MiniPCI-e |
| Sierra Wireless MC8781 [42] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Sierra Wireless Sierra 598 (Sprint) USB [43] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Sierra Wireless MP3G - EVDO | v3.x and higher | ||
| Sierra Wireless MP3G - UMTS/HSPA | v3.x and higher | ||
| Sierra Wireless Compass 885 (USB) [44] | v3.x and higher | AKA Telecom New Zealand's new XT network. Works a treat. | USB |
| Silicon Labs MobiData GPRS USB Modem | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Sprint U301/301U 4G wireless card [45] | v4.6 and higher | 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 [46] | v4.6 and higher | C-MOTECH Co, FW301DOWMX, QUALCOMM Patch 33504 | USB |
| Franklin M600 3G/4G wireless card [47] | v5.x and higher | only 3G mode works | MiniPCI-e |
| Verizon Express Network PC5220 (AirPrime 5220) | v3.x and higher | ||
| ZTE AC8700 | v3.x and higher | ||
| ZTE MF620 / MF622 [48] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MF620 / MF622 (3G) [49] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MF100 [50] | v5.11 and higher | Set info channel = 1, data channel = 2 | USB |
| ZTE MF680 [51] | v5.4 and higher | Used by 3 in Sweden. Set data chanel to 1 | USB |
| ZTE MF668 [52] | v4.5 and higher | 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) [53] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Vodafone (Germany) Easybox 2 (Huawei E220) [54] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| O2 (Germany) Surfbox Mini (Huawei E220) [55] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| E-Plus & Base (Germany) USB Minimodem (Huawei E220) [56] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E600 | v3.x and higher | ||
| Novatel Merlin V640/XV620 [57] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel Merlin V620/S620 [58] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Merlin EX720/V740/X720 [59] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel Merlin V720/S720/PC720 [60] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Novatel Merlin XU870 HSDPA/3G [61] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel X950D [62] | v3.x and higher | ExpressCard | |
| Novatel ES620/ES720/U720/USB720 | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Novatel E725/E726 [63] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Vodafone EU740/Novatel non-Vodafone EU740 | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Vodafone K3565/Huawei E160 [64] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Novatel EU850D/EU860D/EU870D [65] | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel MC930D/MC950D [66] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Novatel MC727/U727 [67] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Novatel Expedite EV620 CDMA/EV-DO | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Expedite EU740 HSDPA/3G, Dell Wireless 5500 Mobile/Dell Wireless 5505 Mobile | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Expedite E720 CDMA/EV-DO | v3.x and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel Expedite ET620 CDMA/EV-DO | v3.x and higher | ||
| Onda H600/ZTE MF330 | v3.x and higher | ||
| BP3-USB & BP3-EXT HSDPA | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MY 39 (MSM 6500 based) [68] | v3.x and higher | PCMCIA | |
| Cricket A600 | v3.x and higher | ||
| Globetrotter HSDPA Modem Option N.V. | v3.x and higher | ||
| Sony Ericsson MD300 | v3.x and higher | ||
| ZTE MF 626 [69] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MF 627 [70] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| Pantech / UTStarcom UM175 | v3.x and higher | On Alltel's CDMA EVDO RevA network average 700-800kbps up and 2.4-2.8Mbps down | |
| Novatel U760 [71] | v3.x and higher | USB | |
| ZTE K3565-Z [72] | v4.4 and higher | Revision: BD_P673A2V1.0.0B09 | USB |
| Novatel Expedite EV620 | v4.5 and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Novatel MC760 VMU [73] | v4.5 adn higher | USB | |
| Franklin Wireless FW300DOWMX | v4.5 and higher | ||
| Huawei EC1260 | v4.5 and higher | ||
| Vodafone K3520-Z [74] | v4.6 and higher | USB | |
| Vodafone K3765 [75] | v4.6 and higher | USB | |
| Telstra 3G Elite | v5.x and higher | ||
| Vodafone Huawei K4505 | v5.x and higher | Data-channel=0 Info-channel=3 | USB |
| Vertex VW 110 | v5.x and higher | works perfect, tested on RB433UAH, v5.2 | |
| ZTE MF112 [76] | v5.x and higher | Power issues on mipsbe boards | USB |
| Huawei ET127 | v5.x and higher | ||
| Huawei EC1261 | v5.x and higher | ||
| Huawei E173 [77] | v5.x and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MF190 [78] | v5.x and higher | Data channel=3 and info Channel=1 | USB |
| ZTE MF102 [79] | v5.x and higher | Works! Possible that need to change data channel=2 and info channel=2 | USB |
| China TeleCom or ZTE AC682 | v5.x and higher | ||
| Option Globetrotter GT380 | v5.x and higher | ||
| Simcom 5220 | v5.x and higher | ||
| Huawei K3770 | v5.x and higher | ||
| Novatel USB551L (Verizon) [80] | v5.9 and higher | Only 3G support (No LTE support) | UB |
| Novatel Wireless MIFI4510 | Not supported | ||
| ZTE MC2718 [81] | v5.8 and higher | Possible data-channel=0 info-channel=1 GPS(NMEA)=4 | MiniPCI-e |
| LG-VL600 (Verizon) | Not supported | ||
| Huawei EC156 [82] | v5.8 and higher | USB | |
| K3806 [83] | v5.8 and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MF-210V [84] | v5.9 and higher | MiniPCI-e | |
| Huawei E398 [85] | v5.9 and higher | 2G, 3G, 4G supported | USB |
| Huawei E367 | v5.11 and higher | USB | |
| Huawei EM770 [86] | v5.11 and higher | interface listing at the startup might be slowed down for a small period of time | MiniPCI-e |
| Nokia E52 (Series 60) | v5.12 and higher | Set Usb mode to "PC Suite" in phone menu
Baud rate - 115200 Ports - 0/0 APN - internet No modem init string, Dial number - *99# Phone is charged up through the USB port |
USB |
| Nokia 6700 Classic (Series 40) | v5.12 and higher | Set Usb mode to "PC Suite" in phone menu
Baud rate - 115200 Ports - 0/0 APN - internet Modem init string - ATZ, Dial number - *99# Phone is charged up through the USB port |
USB |
| Alcatel X220S [87] | v5.13 and higher | USB | |
| MO835UP | v5.14 and higher | USB | |
| Nokia Datacard CS-11 & CS-15 | v5.14 and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MF821 | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| Huawei K4510 [88] | v5.15 and higher | Vodafone | USB |
| Huawei E173s | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| Option3G Mini-PCI model GTM661W | Not supported | USB | |
| Option 225 | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| ZTE AC682 | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| ZTE AX320 | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| ZTE MF 652 | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| Vodafone Huawei K-4605 | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| Huawei E353 | v5.15 and higher | USB | |
| CELOT CT-680 | v5.16 and higher | USB |
* - Currently MikroTik RouterOS works with PPP 3G modems over serial interfaces, 4G modems with IP drivers are not supported.
4G LTE cards
| Model | Tested RouterOS version | Comments | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| BandRich C501 [89] | v5.12 | Configure under the new "/interface lte" menu | USB |
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 |
| 4GB Sandisk Mobile microSDHC (SDSDQM-004G-B35S) class 4 | microSD | NA | NA | ? | X | X |
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 |
| 802 b/g/n AR9271 Ubiquiti WiFiStation | USB | 5.8 x86 | works on N but causes reboot on G |
| 802 b/g/n AR9271 ALFA AWUS036NHA | USB | 5.14 x86 | 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)
Post only tests since RouterOS v5beta5
| Brand | Model | Motherboard | RouterOS | Works | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Smart Array E200i | x86 | v5rc1 | No | SCSI |
| 3ware | 3w-9xxx | x86 | v5rc8 | Yes | SCSI |
| Areca | arcmsr | x86 | v5rc8 | Yes | SCSI |
| Megaraid | Megaraid (some Dell servers) | x86 | v5rc8 | Yes | SCSI |
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 |
USB storage
Note: USB storage device that does not require special drivers or is compatible to work with generic USB storage drivers will work. Devices include external hard drives, USB flash drives
| Brand | Model | Works / Doesn't |
|---|---|---|
| generic | USB flash drive | Works |
| Kingston | DataTraveler 2GB | Works |
MISC devices
Note: USB hubs and card readers that do not require additional drivers will work with RouterOS
| Brand | Model | Works / Doesn't |
|---|---|---|
| USB USRobotics | USR5637 56K Modem | Works |
USB serial adapters
Note: when USB serial port is connected RouterOS might attach serial console on the port. Before using it for something else, disable the console on the interface
| Brand | Model | Works / Doesn't |
|---|---|---|
| USB U209-000-R Serial-Port | Works |
USB Ethernet
Note: see if device works with one of these linux kernel modules. If yes, it will be possible to use it on RouterOS
RouterOS on x86 have these modules enabled
- USB_PEGASUS
- USB_RTL8150
- USB_USBNET
- USB_NET_AX8817X
- USB_NET_CDCETHER
- USB_HSO
RouterOS on mips have these modules enabled:
- USB_NET_MCS7830
- USB_NET_AX8817X
- USB_NET_CDCETHER
- USB_HSO
- USB_USBNET
AX88178 (USB2.0 Gigabit Ethernet) recognized but not working.