Supported Hardware

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Terminals

Vendor Model ROS version Result
HP t5510 > 5.x Works OK. Boot from CF card connected to PATA (small, notebook). USB, COM and ethernet works. In routing ~40 Mb/s. PCI not tested, but should works.

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 D845GVSRL 3.7, 3.1, 2.9 Very Stable, used for 4 years
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 DG33FB 3.7 Works fine, Ethernet but not working (IRQ 9), set in BIOS Security/XD Tegnology to disable
Intel DG950 2.9.42 Ethernet not recognized
Intel DG965SWH 3.0 beta 9 Works fine, but only with SATA not IDE
Intel DH67BLB3 5.14 Works Great with i7-2600k processor
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 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

The lists contain most common ethernet chipset drivers from the Linux kernel.

RouterOS version 5 (Linux 2.6.35):

  • e1000: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.21-k6-NAPI
  • e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 1.0.2-k4
  • igb: Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Driver - version 2.1.0-k2
  • bnx2: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v2.0.15 (May 4, 2010)
  • tg3: c:v3.110 (April 9, 2010)
  • atl1c: version 1.0.0.2-NAPI
  • r8169: Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.3LK-NAPI
  • sky2: driver version 1.28

RouterOS version 6 (Linux 3.3.5):

  • e1000: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.21-k8-NAPI
  • e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 1.5.1-k
  • igb: Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Driver - version 3.2.10-k
  • bnx2: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v2.2.1 (Dec 18, 2011)
  • tg3: c:v3.122 (December 7, 2011)
  • atl1c: version 1.0.0.2-NAPI
  • r8169: Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.3LK-NAPI
  • sky2: driver version 1.30
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
Broadcom BCM5715 v5 / v6 v5 - Works like a charm. v6 - Possible problems with traffic (loss/drops), due to driver version.
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, 5.14 Works
Intel 82574L (EXPI9301CT) 5.14 Supported in ROS 5 / Works
Intel 82571EB (EXPI9404PT) QUAD COPPER 4.6, 5.14 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 2x40Gbit Ethernet PCI Express XL710 6.35.2 Not found
Intel 82557/8/9 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev: 5)/Dual ports(Two ports/2-port)/RJ-45" 4.10 Works, fine!
Intel 82599ES - Intel X520 series adapters 5.x & 6.x Works, fine! Note: has SFP transceiver vendor restrictions: http://www.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/sb/CS-030612.htm
Intel Intel x540 10GBase-T series adapters 6.x Everything except vlan q-in-q option 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!
StarTech ST10000SPEX4 - 4 Port PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Network Card 6.7 Works, great!
ZNYX ZX346Q 3.27 Works
VIA VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev: 67)" 4.9 & 4.10 Works, fine!

Note: 6.x fails to work with more than about 30 VLAN's

Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev: 2) 6.28 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.

- With Processador Intel E3-1220 and Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709 Gigabit NIC w/TOE & iSOE,Quad Port, Copper, PCIe-4 works fine.

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)
HP Proliant ML110 G7 5.20 Works, installed from CD-ROM
HP Microserver N40L 5.26 Preinstalled USB key
HP Proliant DL380 G8 5.26 Installed thru ILO. Recognises 16 of 24 cores
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). Enable ACPI in the BIOS. It is disabled by default in Power Management Setup menu. Without this system does not boot (MT 5.x).
SuperMicro SYS-5015A-EHF-D525 5.18 CPU Intel Atom D525, 2x Intel 82574L 10/100/1000 Ethernet

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 and modems

Vendor 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
AnyData ADU-E630WH

( aka "USB Wireless HSDPA/UMTS 2.1GHz GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 900/17000MHz/CDMA 1x EVDO Rev.A")

v6.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
Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA v6.1 and higher Data channel 0, Info channel 0, init: AT+CFUN=1 (needs manualy change profile by command AT*ENAP=1,1) MiniPCI-E
Ericsson 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
Ericsson Ericsson F5521gw v6.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Huawei E226 USB modem, v3.x and higher USB
Huawei E3351 USB modem, v6.24 and higher USB
Huawei E3531 USB modem, v6.24 or 6.40RC25 There are different versions of this modem E3531-6 works from version 6.40RC25 as ppp, mbim supported only from RouterOS V7 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 Locks up occasionally on 433UAH. Need to unplug to reset. USB
Huawei E372 (USB) v5.15< and Videotron Canada: Data channel 0 , Info channel 0, APN ihvm.videotron, Phone = *99# , Dial = ATDT. another operator: After inserting command:

AT^SETPORT="A1,A2;1,2,3,7" in huawei terminal, modem starts working with info channel = 1 (when internet connected), Tested in v6.26<

USB
Huawei E153 (USB) v6.31< and higher USB
Siemens M20 v3.x and higher
Huawei E620; v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Kyocera KPC650 v3.x and higher PCMCIA
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 MiniPCI-e
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 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 v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Option Globetrotter HSDPA USB aka Teltonika ModemUSB/H7.2 (U3G150) [11] v3.x and higher USB
Option Globetrotter Probably most of the cards needing the HSO driver on Linux, tested: 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 miniPCI-e
Option Qualcomm 3G CDMA Model M00301 (GTM380) [14] v3.x and higher Set data channel and info channel to 3. miniPCI-e
Option Qualcomm 3G CDMA Model M00401 (GTM382) [15] v3.x and higher miniPCI-e
Ericsson 3G F3607gw miniPCI-e v3.x and higher Set data channel and info channel to 2, set init string AT+CFUN=1 miniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless Aircard 595 [16] v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Sierra Wireless Aircard 595U USB Sprint Card [17] 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 [18] v5.0rc11 and higher AT Commands are sent through Data Channel 2 or 3. USB
Sierra Wireless AirCard 312U [19] v5.2 and higher USB
Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 [20] v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 [21] v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Sierra Wireless AirCard 597E [22] v3.x and higher ExpressCard
Sierra Wireless AirCard 875 [23] v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 [24] v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 E [25] v3.x and higher ExpressCard
Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 [26] v3.x and higher PCMCIA
Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 E [27] v3.x and higher ExpressCard
Sierra Wireless EM5625 [28] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC5720 [29] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC5725 [30] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8705 [31] v5.1 and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8755 [32] v3.x and higher
Sierra Wireless MC8755 for Europe [33] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8765 [34] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8775 [35] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8780 [36] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC5725 [37] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC5727 [38] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8785 v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8790 [39] v3.x and higher Few models do not send echo for input commands, modem does not work properly. MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless MC8792 [40] 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 [41] v3.x and higher MiniPCI-e
Sierra Wireless 598 (Sprint) USB [42] 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) [43] v3.x and higher USB
Silicon Labs MobiData GPRS USB Modem v3.x and higher USB
Sprint U301/301U 4G wireless card [44] 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 [45] v4.6 and higher C-MOTECH Co, FW301DOWMX, QUALCOMM Patch 33504 USB
Franklin M600 3G/4G wireless card [46] v5.x and higher only 3G mode MiniPCI-e
Verizon Express Network PC5220 (AirPrime 5220) v3.x and higher
ZTE AC8700 v3.x and higher
ZTE MF620 / MF622 [47] v3.x and higher USB
ZTE MF620 / MF622 (3G) [48] v3.x and higher USB
ZTE MF100 [49] v5.11 and higher Set info channel = 1, data channel = 2 USB
ZTE MF110 [50] v6.28 and higher Set info channel = 2, data channel = 2, Dial command=ATM1L3DT 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
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 PCMCIA
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 PCMCIA
Onda H600/ZTE MF330 v3.x and higher
Onda MDC525UP Not supported USB
Onda MT833UP (opt. ext. antenna) v5.6 and higher Set info channel = 1, data channel = 0 USB
Onda MT835UP (opt. ext. antenna) v5.21 and higher Set info channel = 1, data channel = 0 USB
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 higherRouterB
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 USB
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 USB
Vodafone K3520-Z [74] v4.6 and higher USB
Vodafone K3765 [75] v4.6 and higher USB
Telstra 3G Elite v5.x and higher USB
Vodafone Huawei K4505 v5.x and higher Data-channel=0 Info-channel=3 USB
Vertex VW 110 v5.x and higher
ZTE MF112 [76] v5.x and higher Power issues on mipsbe boards USB
Huawei ET127 v5.x and higher 3G
Huawei EC1261 v5.x and higher USB
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
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
Vodafone K3806 [83] v5.8 and higher USB
ZTE MF-210V [84] v5.9 and higher MiniPCI-e
Huawei E398 [85] v5.9 and higher USB
Huawei E367 v5.11 and higher USB
Huawei EM770 [86] v5.11 and higher 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# USB
Nokia E6 (Series 60) v5.12 and higher Set Usb mode to "PC Suite" in phone menu, Ports - 0/0, APN - internet, no modem init string, Dial number - *99#, SMS works(ppp connection has to be disabled, on channel 0) 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 USB
Huawei E173s v5.15 and higher USB
Huawei E352 Supported, if you remove the PIN and change the Data-channel to '2'. Info-channel is '0'. USB
Option3G Mini-PCI model GTM661W Not supported USB
Option 225 v5.15 and higher USB
ZTE AC682 might not work USB
ZTE AX320 v5.15 and higher USB
ZTE AC5730 v6.x USB
ZTE MF 652 v5.15 and higher USB
Vodafone Huawei K-4605 v5.15 and higher USB
Huawei E353 v5.15 and higher Some revisions might not work. USB
CELOT CT-680 v5.16 and higher USB
Huawei / ZTE 669T [89] v5.8 and higher Info/data =1 and 2 worked USB
Huawei / ZTE MF195 [90] v5.18 (maybe 5.17, but 5.16 not worked) Info/data =1 worked USB
Haier CE81B v5.21 USB
Huawei E1731 v5.21 and higher USB
Huawei EM820W [91] v5.11 and higher Data channel=0, Info channel=2, Keep info channel open MiniPCI-e
Alcatel X221L [92] v5.20 and higher USB
Telecom NZ T-Stick ZTE MF-181 v6.0rc13 Data Channel=2, Info Channel=2, APN internet.telecom.co.nz, PHONE=*99#. Tested ok for both data and SMS on CCR1016-12G USB
Huawei MU609 mPCIe [93] v6.0 Data channel=4, Info channel=2, Keep info channel open MiniPCI-e
Huawei ME909u-521 [94] v6.0 Data channel=4, Info channel=2, Keep info channel open MiniPCI-e
Quectel UC15 v6.xx Works, ppp interface MiniPCI-e
Quectel UC20 v6.xx Works, ppp interface MiniPCI-e
ZTE MF193 Not supported! vendor-id="0x19d2" device-id="0x2000" USB
D-Link DWM-221 (A1) Not supported! This revision uses unsupported QMI interface. vendor-id="0x12d1" device-id="0x1573" USB
SIMcom SIM5360 [[95]] v6.xx Works! Using PPP interface, vendor-id="0x05c6" device-id="0x9000" MiniPCI-e / USB w/ converter
Telit LE910 v6.xx Works! ppp interface, vendorid=0x1bc7 deviceid=0x1201 MiniPCI-e
Huawei E171 v6.xx Works! ppp interface, vendorid=0x12d1 deviceid=0x140c USB
D-link DWM-157 v6.xx Works! Data Channel: 2, Info Channel: 3,Modem Init: AT+CFUN=1, vendor-id="0x2001" device-id="0x7d02" Some info from modem: > H/W Ver.: B1, F/W Ver.: 2.0.1eu, revision: +CGMR: MOLY.WR8.W1231.DC.WG.MP.V3, 2013/04/09 02:08

Different HW revisions might not work with RouterOS

USB
ZTE TE W120 6.40rc23 and higher ppp interface USB
HUAWEI E3131 6.xx Works ppp interface, data-channel=0 info-channel=1 USB

* - Currently MikroTik RouterOS works with PPP 3G modems over serial interfaces, 4G modems with IP drivers are not supported.

4G LTE cards and modems

LTE should be configured under the new "/interface lte" menu

Model Tested RouterOS version Comments Format
BandRich C501 [96] v5.25 and v6.0 USB
Sierra Wireless MC7710/MC7700 [97] v5.25 and v6.0

If modem uses firmware 3.5 it should be upgraded to 3.5.23.2 firmware release in order to work in RouterOS correctly again.

MiniPCI-e
Yota LU150 [98] v5.22 and v6.4 Some settings are ignored. Works in Russian markets. USB
Yota WLTUBA-107 [99] v6.0 Some settings are ignored. Works in Russian markets. USB
Yota wifi modem [100] v6.7 Some settings are ignored. Works in Russian markets. USB
Vodafone K4305 [101] v6.7 Some settings are ignored. USB
Android usb tethering interface v6.7 Some settings are ignored. USB
ZTE MF823 [102] v6.8 Some settings are ignored. For some devices it's needed to enter in FACTORY mode to change operating state. USB
ZTE MF825A v6.xx Some settings are ignored. USB
Vodafone K5160 [103] v6.37 Some settings are ignored. USB
Vodafone K4201-Z [104] v6.8 Some settings are ignored. LTE interface. USB
ZTE MF827 [105] v6.8 Some settings are ignored. USB
Huawei E3272 [106] v6.8 Some settings are ignored. There are multiple versions of this modem. Looks like only modem with device-id="0x14db" works as LTE interface. USB
Huawei E5377 v6.36.1 MIFI unit. No serial support, but works with IP on LTE interface USB
Huawei MU609 [107] v6.11 MiniPCI-e
Huawei MU709s-2 [108] v6.28 MiniPCI-e
Huawei ME909u-521 [109] v6.11 MiniPCI-e
Huawei ME909s-120 [110] v6.28 MiniPCI-e
SIMcom SIM7100 v6.xx(ppp) v7.xx (LTE) Works! PPP interface. And starting with v7.xx it will support LTE interface. vendor-id="0x1e0e" device-id="0x9001" MiniPCI-e / USB w/ converter
Sierra wireless MC73xx v6.xx(ppp) v7.xx (LTE) Works! PPP interface. And starting with v7.xx it will support LTE interface. MiniPCI-e
Vodafone (Huawei) K4203 v7.xx Not supported in ROS v6, but as this modem supports MBIM drivers support will be possible in ROS v7. USB
Huawei E3372 v6.xx Works! LTE interface. vendor-id="0x12d1" device-id="0x14dc" USB
Huawei E8372 v6.28 Works! LTE interface only. vendor-id="0x12d1" device-id="0x14db" USB
Telit LE910 v6.xx ppp interface, vendorid=0x1bc7 deviceid=0x1201 MiniPCI-e
Quectel EC20/EC21/EC25 v6.xx ppp interface, there is page in wiki about Quactel: article MiniPCI-e
Huawei E3276-150 v6.xx ppp interface USB
ZTE ME3630-E v6.40RC26 ppp interface MiniPCI-e
Jaton MT421e [111] v6.40RC32 LTE interface, LTE supported bands 42/43 MiniPCI-e
Huawei E5673s-609 v6.xx LTE interface USB

Not all modems are listed.

To add more modems please contact support@mikrotik.com

cdc_mbim driver modems can be only added to RouterOS V7 (ETA unknown)

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 hEX RB750r3
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 ?
2GB Transcend microSD (TS2GUSD) class not stated microSD NA NA ? X ? ?
32GB Samsung EVO UHS-I MB-MP32D microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
64GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I SDSQUNB-064G-GN3MN microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
64GB Silicon Power Elite microSDXC UHS-I SP064GBSTXBU1V20SP microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
64GB Toshiba Exercia microSDXC UHS-I M301-EA microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
64GB Transcent Premium 400x microSDXC UHS-I TS64GUSDU1 microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
8GB Kingston SDHC CLASS10 SDC10/8GB microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
8GB Kingston SDHC CLASS10 SDC10G2/8GB microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
32GB Kingston SDHC CLASS10 SDC10G2/32GBSP microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
64GB Kingston SDXC UHS-I SDCAC/64GB microSD NA NA ? ? ? V
128GB Kingston SDXC UHS-I SDC10G2/128GB microSD NA NA ? ? ? 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

Only QUALCOMM / ATHEROS based chip sets are supported

Model Form factor Platform ROS Result
RouterBOARD R52 [112] miniPCI ALL ALL Natively supported!
RouterBOARD R52H [113] miniPCI ALL ALL Natively supported!
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
TP-Link TL-WN751ND] PCI x86 v5.xx, v6.xx Not Working!
TP-Link TL-WN851ND] PCI x86 v5.xx, v6.xx Working
TP-Link TL-WN881ND] PCI-e x86 v5.xx, v6.xx v5.xx NOT working not appear in interfaces, v6.x working (6.1 unstable after scan stop working in client or manual scan, set to AP-bridge mode working ok)
XR2 miniPCI RB433 3.x works
XR5 miniPCI RB433, x86 3.x works
SR9 miniPCI RB433 3.x works
SR9 miniPCI RB411 & RB433 3.x works
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

Only QUALCOMM / ATHEROS based chip sets are supported

Model Form factor ROS Result
RouterBOARD R2N miniPCI 4.0b3 works
RouterBOARD R52N miniPCI 4.0b3 works
RouterBOARD R5H miniPCI v4 works
SparkLAN WMIA-198N miniPCI 4x, 5x Works
Compex WLM200N5-23 miniPCI 4.0b3 Works
Compex WLM200NX miniPCI 4.0b3 Works
Dbii F52N-PRO miniPCI 5.1 Works
TP-Link Wireless N (2T2R) miniPCI 4.0b3 Works
Ubiquiti miniPCI 4.0b3 Works
Ubiquiti 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
802 b/g/n AR9170 NETGEAR WN111v2 USB 5.16 x86 Don't recognize
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Note: RouterOS v6 does not support any USB Wi-Fi adapter


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
u-blox 5 Chipset USB any 6.33.5 Works!
Hama GPS Receiver USB any 6.xx Works!

Storage controllers (SAS/SCSI)

Basic RAID support added in RouterOS v5

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

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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

SSD storage

Vendor Model Form Factor Interface Logical Device Interface ROS Works / Doesn't
Samsung SM951 SSD 128GB M.2 PCIE MZHPV128HDGM-00000 M.2 PCIe 2.0 x4 AHCI v6.30 Works
Kingston SHPM2280P2H/240G M.2 PCIe 2.0 x4 AHCI v6.30 Works
Plextor PX-G128M6e(A) M.2 PCIe 2.0 x2 AHCI v6.36rc27 Works
Samsung XP941 SSD 128GB M.2 PCIE MZHPU128HCGM-00004 M.2 PCIe 2.0 x4 AHCI v6.38rc26 Works

SFP modules

Brand Model Rate Connector/Cable type Wavelength Tested with Works / Doesn't
MikroTik S-85DLC05D 1,25G Dual LC, MM 850 *Check: SFP/SFP+ compatibility reference table Natively supported
MikroTik S-31DLC20D 1,25G Dual LC, SM 1310 *Check: SFP/SFP+ compatibility reference table Natively supported
MikroTik S-35LC20D 1,25G LC, SM T1310nm/R1550nm *Check: SFP/SFP+ compatibility reference table Natively supported
MikroTik S-53LC20D 1,25G LC, SM T1550nm/R1310nm *Check: SFP/SFP+ compatibility reference table Natively supported
MikroTik S-RJ01 1000/100/10 RJ45, Cat5/Cat6 --- *Check: SFP/SFP+ compatibility reference table Natively supported
Axiom AXG91632 1000BASE-LX LC 1310 CRS125-24G-1S-RM Works!
Finisar FCLF-8521-3 10/100/1000 RJ45, Cat6 - RB2011LS-IN Works!
Finisar FCLF-8521-3-MD 10/100/1000 RJ45, Cat6 - RB2011LS-IN Works!
Finisar FTRJ8519P1BNL-B1 10/100/1000 1.25 Gb/s 1000Base-SX Ethernet & Dual Rate 1.063/2.125 Gb/s Fibre Channel LC, MM 850 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Finisar FTLF8519P2BNL 10/100/1000 1.25 Gb/s 1000Base-SX Ethernet & Dual Rate 1.063/2.125 Gb/s Fibre Channel LC, MM 850 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Unica SFP-1.25G-T 1000M RJ45, Cat6 - RB2011LS-IN Works!
Dell FTLX8571D3BCL 1,25G LC, MM 850 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Unica GP-3124-L2CD-C 1,25G LC, MM 1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Cisco GLC-T 1.25G RJ45, Cat6 - RB2011LS-IN Works!
Cisco GLC-SX-MM 1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver module for MMF, 1.25G LC/PC, MM 850 RB2011LS-IN Works!
6COM 6C-SFP-T 10/100/1000 RJ45, Cat6 - RB2011LS-IN Works!
6COM 6C-WDM-0210BSD 1,25G Bi-Di SC, SM 1550/1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
6COM 6C-WDM-0210ASD 1,25G Bi-Di SC, SM 1310/1550 RB2011LS-IN Works!
6COM 6C-SFP-0310D 1,25G LC, MM 1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
6COM 6C-SFP-0301D 1,25G LC, MM 850 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Ingellen INSP-T(10/100/1000) 10/100/1000 RJ45, Cat6 - RB2011LS-IN Works!
Ingellen INSPL-53-BX 1,25G Bi-Di LC, MM 1550/1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Ingellen INSPL-35-BX 1,25G Bi-Di LC, MM 1310/1550 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Ingellen INSP -LX-SM 1,25G LC, MM/SM 1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Ingellen INSP-SX-MM 1,25G LC, MM 850 RB2011LS-IN Works!
AXCEN AXGT-R1T4-05I1 10/100/1000 RJ45, Cat6 - RB2011LS-IN Works!
AXCEN AXGD-37А4-0531 1,25G Bi-Di LC, MM 1550/1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
AXCEN AXGD-16А4-0531 1,25G Bi-Di LC, MM 1310/1550 RB2011LS-IN Works!
AXCEN AXGD-1354-0531 1,25G LC, MM 1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
AXCEN AXGD-5854-0511 1,25G LC, MM 850 RB2011LS-IN Works!
TP-Link TL-SM311LS 1,25G LC, SM 1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
TP-Link TL-SM311LM 1,25G LC, MM 850 CCR1036 12G-4S Works!
OPTIC OPTIC-SFP-3524S-02-SC 1,25G BiDi SC, SM TX1310/RX1550 RB2011UAS-RM, RB260GS Works!
OPTIC OPTIC-SFP-5324S-02-SC 1,25G BiDi SC, SM TX1550/RX1310 RB2011UAS-RM, RB260GS Works!
OPTIC OPTIC-SFP-S1203-L3302-LC 1,25G BiDi LC, SM TX1310/RX1550 RB2011UAS-RM, RB260GS Works!
OPTIC OPTIC-SFP-S1205-L3302-LC 1,25G BiDi LC, SM TX1550/RX1310 RB2011UAS-RM, RB260GS Works!
ROBOFiber SFP-7120-55 1,25G LC, SM 1550nm CCR1036-12G-4S, RB2011 Works!
ROBOFiber SFP-7120-WA - SFP-7120-WB 1,25G LC, MM Tx:1490nm/Rx:1550nm - Tx:1550nm/Rx:1490nm CCR, RB2011 Works!
Enguity SFP-3647603KM.b1310 XT 1,25G BiDi LC, SM Tx:1310nm/Rx:1550nm CCR, RB2011, RB260GS Works!
Enguity SFP-3647603KM.b1550 XT 1,25G BiDi LC, SM Tx:1550nm/Rx:1310nm CCR, RB2011, RB260GS Works!
Enguity SFP-3647610KM.b1490 XT 1,25G BiDi LC, SM Tx:1490nm/Rx:1550nm CCR, RB2011, RB260GS Works!
Enguity SFP-3647610KM.b1550 XT 1,25G BiDi LC, SM Tx:1550nm/Rx:1490nm CCR, RB2011, RB260GS Works!
AdvOptics MSA GLC-SX-MM 1,25G LC, MM Tx:1310nm/Rx:1310nm CCR, RB2011, RB260GS Works!
AdvOptics MSA GLC-ZX-SM 1,25G LC, SM Tx:1310nm/Rx:1310nm CCR, RB2011, RB260GS Works!
Proline GLC-BX-D20-PRO 1,25G BiDI LC, SM Tx:1490nm/Rx:1310nm CRS125 Works!
Proline GLC-BX-D40-PRO 1,25G BiDI LC, SM Tx:1310nm/Rx:1490nm CRS125 Works!

SFP+ modules

Brand Model Distance Rate Connector/Cable type Wavelength Tested with Works / Doesn't
MikroTik S+85DLC03D 300M 10G LC, MM 850 All MikroTik products with SFP/SFP+ interfaces Natively supported
MikroTik S+31DLC10D 10KM 10G LC, SM 1310 All MikroTik products with SFP/SFP+ interfaces Natively supported
MikroTik S+2332LC10D kit 10KM 10G LC, SM 1310 All MikroTik products with SFP/SFP+ interfaces Natively supported
MikroTik S+DA0001 1M 10G Twinax Copper -- All MikroTik products with SFP/SFP+ interfaces Natively supported
MikroTik S+DA0003 3M 10G Twinax Copper -- All MikroTik products with SFP/SFP+ interfaces Natively supported
Atop APSP55B30CDL40 40Km 10G LC, SM 1550 CRS series, CCR series devices with SFP+ interfaces Does NOT work!
Cisco SFP-10G-LR 10KM 10G LC, SM 1310 RB2011LS-IN Works!
Dell (Finisar) FTLX8571D3BCL 300M 10G LC. MM 850 Most of SFP/SFP+ MikroTik products Works!
Juniper (Finisar) FTLX8571D3BCL-J1 300M 10G LC. MM 850 Most of SFP/SFP+ MikroTik products Works!
Intel (Finisar) FTLX8571D3BCV-IT 300M 10G LC. MM 850 Most of SFP/SFP+ MikroTik products Works!
OEM (Juniper?) EX-SFP-10GE-SR-OEM 300M 10G LC. MM 850 Most of SFP/SFP+ MikroTik products Works!
Fiberstore SFP-10G31-40 40KM 10G LC, SM 1310 CRS series, CCR series devices with SFP+ interfaces Works!
Fiberstore SFP-10G55-40 40KM 10G LC, SM 1310 CRS series, CCR series devices with SFP+ interfaces Works!
Fiberstore SFP-10G32-40 / SFP-10G23-40 40KM 10G LC, SM TX1330/RX1270 / TX1270/RX1330 CRS series, CCR series devices with SFP+ interfaces Works!
Optech OPAK-TX1-00-C 30M 10G RJ45 - Cat 6a/7 Cable --- CCR, CCR, CSS series devices with SFP+ interfaces Works, starting with v6.40rc20 RouterOS build.
ProLabs SFP-10G-T-C 30M 10G RJ45 - Cat 6a/7 Cable --- CCR, CCR, CSS series devices with SFP+ interfaces Works, starting with v6.40rc20 RouterOS build.

USB serial adapters

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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
FT232RL chipset Works
Gembird Prolific Technology Inc. (USB-Serial Controller) Works

USB Ethernet

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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
Model RouterOS Works
AX88772B v5 & v6 Yes
UA0025C v5 & v6 Yes
AX88178 v5 & v6 No
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Note: Some USB Ethernet modules might be recognized as LTE interfaces. However there are still chances that module will still work fine.