Safety Warnings
Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry, and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.
Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations.
The Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.
This unit is intended to be installed in the rackmount. Please read the mounting instructions carefully before beginning installation. Failure to use the correct hardware or to follow the
correct procedures could result in a hazardous situation to people and damage to the system.
This product is intended to be installed indoors. Keep this product away from water, fire, humidity or hot environments.
Use only the power supply and accessories approved by the manufacturer, and which can be found in the original packaging of this product.
Read the installation instructions before connecting the system to the power source.
We cannot guarantee that no accidents or damage will occur due to the improper use of the device. Please use this product with care and operate at your own risk!
In the case of device failure, please disconnect it from power. The fastest way to do so is by unplugging the power plug from the power outlet.
It is the customer's responsibility to follow local country regulations, including operation within legal frequency channels, output power, cabling requirements, and Dynamic Frequency
Selection (DFS) requirements. All Mikrotik devices must be professionally installed.
Setup
Make sure your ISP is allowing hardware change and will automatically issue an IP address.
Connect your ISP cable to the first Ethernet port.
Connect your PC to any of the Ethernet ports.
Connect the device to the power source.
Use a Web browser or WinBox to connect to the default IP address of 192.168.88.1 from any port, with the username admin and no password.
If IP is not available, download WinBox from our webpage and use it to connect through MAC address.
Update RouterOS software to the latest version, make sure that the device has an internet connection.
If the device does not have an internet connection update software by downloading the latest version from our webpage https://mikrotik.com/download
Find the latest software and choose your packages.
To get the architecture type of your device model, open WinBox, WebFig go to (System/Resources).
Download packages to the PC and upload them to the WinBox, WebFig, (Files) menu, and reboot the device.
Set up your password to secure the device.
Powering
The power consumption under maximum load can reach 20 W. The device accepts power from the power jack or from the first Ethernet port:
Direct-input power jack (5.5 mm outside and 2 mm inside, female, pin positive plug) accepts 24-57 V DC.
The First Ethernet port accepts Power over Ethernet 24-57 V DC.
Connecting to a POE Adapter:
1. Connect the Ethernet cable from the device to the POE port of the POE adapter.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from your LAN to the LAN port of the POE adapter, please mind arrows for data and power flow.
3. Connect the power cord to the adapter, and then plug the power cord into a power outlet.
Configuration
Once logged in, we recommend clicking the "Check for updates" button in the QuickSet menu, as updating your RouterOS software to the latest version ensures the best performance
and stability. For wireless models, please make sure you have selected the country where the device will be used, to conform with local regulations.
RouterOS includes many configuration options in addition to what is described in this document. We suggest starting here to get yourself accustomed to the possibilities:
https://mt.lv/help. In case an IP connection is not available, the Winbox tool (https://mt.lv/winbox) can be used to connect to the MAC address of the device from the LAN side (all
access is blocked from the Internet port by default).
For recovery purposes, it is possible to boot the device for reinstallation, see section Buttons and jumpers.
Mounting
The device is designed to use indoors and it can be mounted on the wall, or it can be placed on the desktop.
1. Find the designed mounting holes on both sides of the device, as shown in the picture;
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