MikroTik

Since there have been many questions before, and our product names are getting longer and longer, we decided to make a document explaining all the numbers and letters in product names. They are not random at all

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Product_Naming

Nice thanks gathered that from some

ty.

Thanks

But, i think this is not enclosure:

Enclosure type:
EM - extended memory

I think you need to make it mandatory for the training materials. If you are certified you must know products!!

Very nice...thanks for sharing

A video explaining features and names: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06GBuICIj9A

Very cool...thanks y'all!

WRT54ac
Chronos 3x3

I just bought some RBSXTG-5HPnD-HGr2, guess that r2 means v2.0 of the same board?

The reported board in routeros however is RB SXT G-5HPnD r2 the same as the -SAr2 (built-in 90 Sector antenna)

Guess this mean that both SXT use the same board, inside two different enclosures with different built-in antenna?

If so, will a future Mikrotik ROS update change the firmware board-name to correctly reflect this to be able to remotely distinguish between the unconfigured sectors/PTP when in neighbour view? This is a very typical new node situation, 4 sectors and a PTP)

r2 is client of ptp only i think , so no AP mode

r2 is revision2 (version2)

Nice;Thanks much.

interesting. How would mikrotik name a CCR with 100 cores assuming mikrotik produces one in the future. TileGX have 100 core variants.

it would be something along these lines - CCR1100

the rest would be just how many interfaces it has. Here, the example with a lot of Gbit interfaces

CCR1100-9001G

it would be something along these lines - CCR1100

the rest would be just how many interfaces it has. Here, the example with a lot of Gbit interfaces

CCR1100-9001G

OVER 9000??!?!?!


I'm excited just to see CCR1072 + ROS7 to begin with

I'd imagine next major CCR revision would be CCR2X., so a 36 core would be CCR2036-[int. details]

The naming scheme is actually quite easy to understand and very helpful once you spend some time understanding it

What mean RP in the name of product?

http://routerboard.com/RB953GS-5HnT-RP

edit: I found it. It is RPSMA

Isn't there any letter to distinguish between passive PoE and 802.3af, at ?

If I get it right, i, P refer to Mikrotik proprietary "controller" mechanism...?

Isn't there any letter to distinguish between passive PoE and 802.3af, at ?

If I get it right, i, P refer to Mikrotik proprietary "controller" mechanism...?

no, "i" means injector (PoE out on one port), "P" means power (PoE out on more ports)

So, I log into my remote unit, a "RB911G-5HPnD" and am wondering what we ever placed there it is I am logging into? Was it a Sextant? Or was it a board in a box with one or two attached antennas? Never kept a record, I should.....

SXT has SXT in their name.
QRT has QRT in its name.
Groove is also clear about it.
OmniTik says it all.
But during implementing the SEXTANT line something is forgotten I presume? Can still still be corrected. Both at clients and some backhauls we used both SEXTANT or same boards in boxes with other make antennas.
To know now what exactly we'd used I have to drive over..... pffff.

Or is there any other way I can distinguish a SEXTANT from a similar board sold 'stand alone'?

SXT, QRT and Groove have specific PCB board. The SEXTANT has identical board with generic RB911. Software has no way to know if there is a box around or not.

What to call this device?

What to call this device?

Product like this exist only in one ethernet row - RB3011.

What to call this device?

Product like this exist only in one ethernet row - RB3011.

RB3011 is:
- big
- robust
- metal case
- dual core
- with display
- expansion slot
- 10x 10/100/1000
- 1x SFP
- USB 3.0
- relatively expensive

I talk/write about a:
- small/compact size
- plastic case
- single core (same Hap Ac)
- no display
- no expansion slot
- 8-10x 10/100 or 4-5x 10/100 and 4-5x 10/100/1000
- 0x SFP
- USB 2.0
- cheap

so you mean like a RB2011L ?

so you mean like a RB2011L ?

Amlost
But I think smaller and low weight one. Without display, maybe plastic case, under each other the 2x 4/5 ethernet ports.
Yes, I understand you, but ... It's a wish/desire

so you mean like a RB2011L ?

Amlost
But I think smaller and low weight one. Without display, maybe plastic case, under each other the 2x 4/5 ethernet ports.
Yes, I understand you, but ... It's a wish/desire

2011L is without LCD and low cost

If this is the case already. Do you plan to make a "bigger" RB2011/RB3011 series with three group of 5-port Ethernet switch. For SoHo environment would be great

Cosmetic suggestion about naming: on https://mikrotik.com/download page, please replace "hEX" with "hEX (except RB750Gr3)" or kind of =)

hi support,
i using CCR1036 but one cpu core high load
any suggestion?

Tools -> Profile. And this topic is about naming, not about CPU

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Product_Naming

can we assume the combination XG will mean multi-gigabit?
like in CRS312-4C+8XG

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Product_Naming

can we assume the combination XG will mean multi-gigabit?
like in CRS312-4C+8XG

X = Roman 10

so 10G interfaces

so 10G interfaces

as i remember Janis' ending lines to the device itself, he was mentioning 2.5G/5G/10G there as the new way Mikrotik is following - maybe was just a freudian slip - this was the base of my speculation.

Why RB750G is not named RB750UG. The same about RB760iGS not being RB760UiGS? This naming scheme looks really inconsistent in practice :/ CRS and CCR naming schemes seem to be much more consistent. Also why those are not x2? They have 2 cores after all...

Why RB750G is not named RB750UG. The same about RB760iGS not being RB760UiGS? This naming scheme looks really inconsistent in practice :/ CRS and CCR naming schemes seem to be much more consistent. Also why those are not x2? They have 2 cores after all...

Read carefully. USB is only indicated on non Gigabit devices, because Gigabit devices automatically imply USB (if two models exist, where one is non-gigabit, one is gigabit).

G - Gigabit (may include "U")

We have updated the manual with some more letters

We have updated the manual with some more letters

-<n>G+ number of 2.5G Ethernet ports
-<n>P+ number of 2.5G Ethernet ports with PoE-out
-<n>C+ number of combo 10G Ethernet/SFP+ ports
-<n>S+ number of 10G SFP+ ports
-<n>XG number of 5G/10G Ethernet ports
-<n>XP number of 5G/10G Ethernet ports with PoE-out
-<n>XC number of combo 10G/25G SFP+ ports
-<n>XS number of 25G SFP+ ports
-<n>Q+ number of 40G QSFP+ ports
-<n>XQ number of 100G QSFP+ ports

then it wasn't a tongue slip. XG has it.

cAP = ceiling Access Point
capsman = Controlled Access Point system Manager
hAP = home Access Point

hEX ?
mAP ? micro Access Point ?

hEX ?
mAP ? micro Access Point ?

home Ethernet eXchange
micro Access Point

I had to comment on this, because I was just talking with my friends about your naming scheme. I just purchased the RB4011iGS+5HacQ2HnD-IN. When I was shopping for a router and came across it for the first time, I remember having a chuckle thinking it seemed a good router, but you guys might want to have a chat with your marketing guy. I figured there was a reason behind it, but it is a mouthful.

Jokes aside, it's my first Mikrotik router and aside from a few quirks with wifi which I'm hopeful will get worked out eventually, it seems well built and I'm very happy with it so far. Thanks!

There will be a non-TC (classic MikroTik style) version of hap ac2?

no, why?

Hi Normis!

1. I prefer the classic or Hex-S (!) style
2. The LEDs. On the classic style the LEDs much more visible.

But it is my opinion

1. I prefer the classic or Hex-S (!) style

Say hello to Flintstones next time you meet them

Black is new white

I'm afraid I must agree with LEDs argument. hAP ac² LEDs are barely visible under angle.

yes hex s is so sexy. my favorite design. black grey and little orange. so beatuful. i wish it had wifi

There will be a non-TC (classic MikroTik style) version of hap ac2?

Are you aware that the ac^2 can be installed "flat"? i.e. the base has two configurations, the tower one and a desktop one.

By the way, I agree that the leds are too difficult to read, in any condition of light. I can barely tell how many are on. I also miss the ability to reprogram the leds, something I loved in the MISPBE hAP ac series...

I confused C and C+ a couple times.

Probably because I think "100".

@MT Staff, are there any plans for an RB to get an SFP+ port or two (RG450Gx4+1) for example??

Speaking about LED and lights (260GSP) my P associated port alternates between amber, green and red............ )
Now all I need is about 200 of them for my xmas tree. ;-P

Hello,
thank you for documenting the naming of routerboards. I have here some boards labeled RB91XG on PCB. In routerOS it says, it is an RB911. Also i have some boards labeled RB912G on PCB and in routerOS it says, it is an RB911.
I am confused...

Have to admit, that i am new to Mikrotik an routerBoards.

Thank you.

RB911: Series 9 board, 1 10/100 Ethernet port, 1 wireless interface
RB912G: Series 9 board, 1 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, (potentially) 2 wireless interfaces

That's how the board naming comes out. How many wireless interfaces does the 912 actually have? If 1, that may be why it shows as a 911 in ROS.

@mbovenka thank you.

i will check it with my boards.

The new CCR is named CCR2116. Following the documentation the second digit number is "reserved".
Actually it's increased... What does that tell us?

Hi,

Are there any plans to:

• update the link to the wiki in the first post to make it point to the page of the new wiki ? (the link is obsolete)
• update the page of the new wiki to include the latest naming decisions made by Mikrotik ?
• simplify the naming once and for all ?

Some examples of what's missing / unclear:

• ax
• L not in board names (L009) (if it stands for "lite" it should be in the "features" group of digits)
• 009 stands for ? 9 ports ? My guess is that it doesn't mean "0st series with 0 wired and 9 wireless interfaces", nor "james bond 009 spectre" isn't it ?
• RB not in board names (but used as an example on the page)

Sorry to say that but the way Mikrotik devices are named is quite a mess, every time I think I understand something the next new product (range) shuffles the cards. So a clean and maintained naming page would be really appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

do not use the wiki, it is an archive (it says so on the page, btw). here is the new manual:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... uct+Naming

also we made a video about naming: https://youtu.be/AILuuE4mJKg

L stands for nothing, it is a "Series", just like RB and S, C, D, M etc.

OK, so which naming convention do 5009 or L009 conform to?

Board Name

Currently, there can be three types of board names:

• 3-symbol name
  1st symbol stands for series (this can either be a number or a letter)
  2nd digit for indicating the number of potential wired interfaces (Ethernet, SFP, SFP+)
  3rd digit for indicating the number of potential wireless interfaces (built-in and mPCI and mPCIe slots)
• Word - currently used names are: OmniTIK, Groove, SXT, SEXTANT, Metal, LHG, DynaDish, cAP, wAP, LDF, DISC, mANTBox, QRT, DynaDish, cAP, hAP, hEX. If the board has fundamental changes in hardware (such as completely different CPU) revision version will be added at the end
• Exceptional naming - 600, 800, 1000, 1100, 1200, 2011, 3011, 4011 boards are standalone representatives of the series or have more than 9 wired interfaces, so the name was simplified to full hundreds or development year.

These don't seem to conform to 3-symbol-name. Official name seems to be RB5009UG+S+IN ... meaning that 5 is series, left 0 is number of wired interfaces (we all know that RB5009 has more than 0 of them), right 0 is number of wireless interfaces (which is true for 5009 but not for L009) and 9 is some unlisted feature. And likewise for L009 (with official name L009UiGS-RM).
These seemingly conform to CCR naming convention, but 9 would then mean number of CPU cores (which is not true for 5009 and L009).
And these don't conform to CRS naming convention as well.

And neither is listed as "Exceptional naming".

So the only remaining option is "Word" naming convention ... but using "RB5009" or "L009" as "Word" is a joke to me.

So which is it? It seems to me that MT introduced the fourth naming convention and it's "whatever garbage we come up with" .

do not use the wiki, it is an archive (it says so on the page, btw). here is the new manual:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ ... uct+Naming

also we made a video about naming: https://youtu.be/AILuuE4mJKg

L stands for nothing, it is a "Series", just like RB and S, C, D, M etc.

I know that the wiki page has been archived... The link on the first page of this thread points to this archived page instead of the new wiki page you just posted. That's why I'm asking you to update this link... If you don't want to update the link, unpin this thread because "as is" it is completely useless for readers.

Further, the new wiki page you just mentioned is maybe replacing the old wiki page, but it's incomplete as well as is doesn't help in understanding most of the "recent" additions (Or maybe the latest additions do not seem to follow this naming documentation. Example: RB5009UPr+ I understand that "Pr" stands for "Power", but why "Pr" and not "P" as documented ? Why "Pr+" what's the meaning of this "+" ?)

You write that "L" is a series, but where is the list of series in the documentation ? Unless I'm wrong, none of "L, S, C, D, M" are mentioned on the wiki page you just provided. As such how is the reader supposed to understand ?

A 50+ minutes long "talk show" video (as stated in the video) without chapters is great for people willing to listen to chit-chats, but not for reference documentation... And as the wiki page, your video doesn't explain 009. I searched quickly and tried to listen to the last 15 minutes about the "modern era" so if it contains the explanation it's just buried under (I'm not inventing anything, just citing parts of the video) biblical references, whiskey glasses, french pronunciation discussions, references about alien technologies. Don't understand me wrong, some "fun" doesn't hurt and is welcome, but information must be provided first.

Regards,

Seriously all this remembers me last Saturday when I went to the shop buy some beers, they changed the whole layout of the store aisle where beers are sold. Price tags were mixed, some where missing, tags for cans where pasted on bottles, etc. Had to call the manager to understand the prices and she was furious that I was annoying, she started telling me that everything is on the price tags and if I have a doubt I can proceed to checkout to get the correct price. Then she started listening, looking at the shelves and realized that something was wrong, she counted more than 30 tags completely wrong and realized that the person in charge of organizing this part of the shop just messed it completely. At the end she calmed down, thanked me for reporting their mistake and called the person responsible for the tags and they started correcting the issue.

I don't need a "thank you", fixing the link on the first post of this thread and updating the wiki page is all I and many other people need...

(Yes I'm a bit sarcastic, but I hate when people tell me to "RTFM" while they don't "RTFM" themselves)

i think knowing any vendor product line is not always an easy task, most the time if you want to be proficient and sucesful on product selection you cannot rely only on product name, you must dive in datasheets brochures etc, i think its part of the job

having said that, I don't think product naming it's a topic to tear your clothes off

i dont have problem with MikroTik product naming

PD
i think youtube video about product names was interesting and funny

All RBxxx devices are using the old convention, where the series is 5
L0009 is a newer model, like C52 etc. the series is L

Everything is covered in the document. RTFM more carefully

All RBxxx devices are using the old convention, where the series is 5
L0009 is a newer model, like C52 etc. the series is L

Everything is covered in the document. RTFM more carefully

• 5009 is not in the list of "exceptional naming" and the only reference to 4-digit series on the wiki page relate to CCR and CRS devices. And as far as I know RB5009 is not a CCR nor a CRS.
• the page does not explain what L stands for, nor what C stands for these "new models". Maybe for other people it is clear why C52 and C53 (hAP ax2 and ax3) have a "C" and why L41 (hAP ax lite) have a "L" similarly to L009.
• It is not clear why do some "new models" like C52, C53, L41 have to digits after the "serie" letter, why other like L009 two models have three digits
• "Pr+" is not explained on the page
• The link in your first post of this thread still points to an obsolete page and is still pinned
• The video you refer to provides no means to understand current naming scheme

You can continue denying the evidence that this documentation is incomplete... but don't be surprised if one day you choke on your pride.