The strengths and weaknesses of Mikrotik Hap Lite RB941. Mikrotik Hap AC - Router for all occasions Wireless device module RB941

Routers Mikrotik for a long time Stayed devices for professionals, however, with the growth of the Routeros functional, a web configurator developed, becoming more friendly for the user.

In Ukraine and Russia, among advanced users, Mikrotik became known due to the RB750 and RB951 routers line. Against the background of fluctuations in foreign currency (in Russia, the growth of the course 2 times, in Ukraine - 3 times) Mikrotik routers even more strengthened in the market of inexpensive devices, both for home and small (medium) office.

If you want to learn how to configure Mikrotik, we suggest passing. More detailed information You can find at the end of this publication.

For 700 UAH. In Ukraine, you can now buy a starting-level router, the average router will cost 1200-1500 UAH., not to mention the top solutions, the price of which exceeds several thousand hryvnia.

For 1500 UAH. Now you can buy RB-951 UI-2HND (although it was 700 UAH to the crisis, his price tag was at the level of 700 UAH.), which can give odds to any ASUS / D-Link / TP-Link / Linksys / Zyxel / Netgear / TENDA / NETIS / ZYXEL / NETGEAR / TENDA / NETIS .. In this price range.

However, not every user can and is ready to give such an amount for the home SOHO-router (Small Office, Home Office). And here Mikrotik has something to offer!

The new name is a purely marketing move to attract an ordinary home user, because the purchase price tag starts from $ 21.95 (about 550 UAH. At the current course). Of course, for this price you will not be sold, in retail you should expect a novelty from 700 UAH. and higher.

It would seem that you can expect from the device for 22 cu? After all, for such money you can buy unless ... TL- WR741ND, ASUS RT-N12, TL-WR841ND, Keenetic Start or TL-WR743 ND - and that's it. More for this money to buy nothing is impossible, from popular products sold.

Currently, pre-ordered (pre-order) and get the HAP Lite retail, it is very difficult for a spent price. We managed to get one copy for review and testing, expressing for this a great gratitude to the company "Sun Com".

Mikrotik Hap Lite Supplies

Delivery is carried out in a standard package for Mikrotik - a box of dense brown cardboard, without advertising, without color pictures. All that is on the box is the logo and the name of the manufacturer, the name of the line, the sticker with the name of the model (MAC addresses, serial number).

Also on the box, on the reverse side, a brief Quick Setup (Quick Guide) is printed from 4 steps:

• connect the internet to port 1;
• connect the PC to port 2-5 (sealed! ports we have only 4);
• on the PC set to get the settings in automatic mode;
• enjoy use.

The same box of small sizes is 185 x 120 x 55 mm. For comparison, the box from RB951UI-2 HND has dimensions of 195 x 140 x 55 mm.

Inside the box, the router itself, a power supply and a leaflet with a brief information about the device, its characteristics, and how to go to the web configurator.

No patch cords, bolts for fastening, promotional products, disks with software, manuals - there is no need for this, as in other products Mikrotik. In principle, this is the best, most users do not need, except, except for patchcord. But the price tag on such packaging and the configuration is significantly reduced.

In the end, you buy a router, not a waste paper. You can easily find everything you can find on the Internet.

What can we offer Mikrotik Hap Lite?

Note! We apologize in advance for the quality of photos. Unfortunately, we did not have the opportunity to make photos in greenhouse studio conditions. If you have a "extra" softbox (Likebox) with the "right" lighting - we will not give up such a gift!

If briefly, at first glance, the HAP Lite is a simplified RB951-2N - and this is not quite so.

The device body continues the traditions of RB951 / RB750. If you compare sizes with RB951 UI-2HND, HAP Lite simply shorter than 5 cm (9 cm against 14 at the older model), the rest is the width and height of the identical (115 x 30 mm).

The device is very compact, in size it is less than home routers of competitors.

On the front panel there are all communication ports, indicators, a power socket and a reset button (Reset). There is nothing on other panels of the device. With the exception of the right panel - on it, the plug under USB, which is not here (but a little later).

Regarding Jumper RESET, 4 possibilities are possible:

• pressing up to 2 seconds. activates WDS;
• pressing 5 sec. (before flickering) - reset to factory settings;
• pressing 10 sec. - Translation in CAPS;
• pressing 15 sec. (Indicators go out) - Installing Routeros via NetInstall. For example, in the case of incorrect installation, reinstall, settings, or when the administrator password is lost.

The bottom panel contains a sticker with the name of the model, MAC addresses, serial number. Elastic legs, anti-slip.

In addition to the ventilation holes, on back cover There are also 2 cross-shaped holes for mounting on the wall. Such a solution allows you to hang the device vertically in 4 variations, while most competitors, at best, provides L-shaped holes that assume only 2 variations.

It's time to look at the insides of the HAP Lite

The heart of the device is powerful processor QCA9531 (Small MIPS, Taiwanese production) with a working frequency of 650 MHz. The amount of RAM is 32 MB DDR400 (Samsung K4H561638N-LCCC chip).

For storing software and settings, the WinBond 25Q128 FVSG chip (128 Mbps SPI Flash, 8-SOIC, 104 MHz) of 16 MB is used.

As can be seen from the photo, the board has miniature sizes, there are no electrolytic capacitors in principle (hello competitors!), And the processor itself does not even have a radiator at a frequency of 650 MHz - he simply does not need him.

There is nothing on the back on the board, although, the remains of the flux after soldering could be washed away. But not critical, Keenetic Lite. The situation is similar. FRIEND, FLUSE DELIVERY, TOK CONCRETE, Therefore, it is rather aesthetic remark.

The device is equipped with only 4 10/100 MBIT / S Ethernet Auto-MDI / X ports: one WAN port and 3 LAN port. The ports are high-quality, with a metal screen, so it is possible to use the shielded twisted pair (STP - SHIELEDDED PAIR).

Power is connected via a microUSB socket from the power supply to 5V. You can use charging from any new mobile phone, as a power source for this router, if something happens with native BP.

The radio module is embedded in QCA9531-BL3A and naturally without support 5 GHz, it works only at a frequency of 2.4 GHz according to 802.11 b / g / n standard, the transmitter power of 158 MW (22 dBm). Implemented MIMO 2x2, therefore 2 antennas are used in the device, both internal PIF by 1.5 dBi. At the outlet of the radio module, for each of the channels, there is protection against static electricity (ESD) to 10 square meters.

Unfortunately, the board is not displaced MMCX UFL, so that the pigtail with RP-SMA and the external antenna can be immediately forgotten. On the first versions there was a service connector, allegedly Hirose MS-156, under which there is a Pigtail MS-156C-LP-068 (by the way, in the last work on the failure of only 30 physical disable connections). In retail supplies, as in our instance, this connector is no longer smoky.

From the soldering will also have to abandon the very small sizes of the tracks, except on the soldering station under a magnifying glass, which, of course, will lead to a loss of warranty.

Channel speed (theoretical physical limit) by Wi-Fi to 300 Mbps - the actual speed will be about 110 Mbps.

The power of the transmitter should not scare, it is enough even for a 3-4 room apartment or a small office, the main thing is smaller concrete and bearing walls :)

From indicators - standard set: one LED for each port, 1 LED displays power (PWR), 1 user LED indicator ("ACT") displays WiFi activity.

Overall, not bad. And how do you think that manages this iron? Routeros with Level 4 License!

What does it mean? This means that in our full minced From VLAN, Nat, DNS, DHCP, Port Forwarding, PPP Client / Server, Upnp, WebProxy, SNMP, FTP, Mesh, BGP, MPLS, Intelligent Shaper, Traffic Changing (Advanced Custom QoS) and much more! There is support for Capsman.

However, Small MIPS imposes restrictions. Routeros for HAP Lite This is still a slightly trimmed version.

At the same time, you, as before, can reassign any port - Want 2 WAN? Or at once? Routeros will perform any of your whims!

What else is HAP Lite different from senior fellow?

Have you noticed how food is served? Powerful block NOT connect to such a connector. And it does not need it, because there is no PoE function in the router - the power consumption of our baby is only 3 W. For example, the older brother RB951UI-2HND can not only receive power by PoE, but also to feed it to another device through the 5th port.

Ports are much smaller, and without gigabit support.

To very important regret, there is no USB support in the router. On the case itself, of course there is a USB plug, but it is exclusively for those cases, if in the future you buy another routerboard board and insert into the housing from HAP Lite. Based on the name "Hap Lite", the appearance of more advanced versions of "HAP PRO", "HAP Plus" or "Hap Turbo" with USB, Gigabit, PoE, 5 GHz, etc.

Mikrotik has always been distinguished by universal buildings. Even in RB951 UI-2HND there are plugs for RP SMA, but without "surgical" intervention, external antennas there are not tight.

So ... What am I talking about? For 22 cu You get many times more than you will give any other router of this price category - the rest is not important. If you are looking for disadvantages - they are not, and if found - there are always more advanced for you the lineup For the price more.

Before testing

By default, device address 192.168.88.1, ADMIN login, empty password. Nothing new for those who dealt with Mikrotik earlier.

On the box itself, the manufacturer warns us about that. That before using the device, it is worth updating it to Routeros to latest version. And do it!

Since our instance has been from Routeros 6.25, we will update it to 6.27 (the last, at the time of publication of the review).

In connection with all the above, I recommend to choose the "WISP AP" mode. True in this case, the UPnp option will disappear from the QuickSet settings, which is responsible for automatic setting Ports (for example, for a torrent client). To activate it, go to "IP UPNP" and activate the "Enabled" option. In the "Interfaces" submenu, install "Bridge-Local" as "INTERNAL", and Ether1- Gateway (or Pope / PPTP-OUT1, if you have Internet via VPN) as "external".

What is in Routeros on Mikrotik Hap Lite?

This question interests many. In this connection, the following is a list of sections and subsections of the Webfig V6.27 menu.

• Quick Set.
• Capsman.
• Wireless.
• Interfaces (VRRP, Bridge, EOIP, IP Tunnel, VLAN, Bonding, Mesh, VPLS, Traffic Eng Interface, Virtual Ethernet, Gre Tunnel, PPTP Server / Client, PPPOE Server / Client, L2TP Server / Client, OVPN Server / Client, SSPT Server / Client, Virtual, WDS, Nstreme Dual)
• Bridge
• Switch
• IP (ARP, Accounting, Addresses, Cloud, DHCP Client, DHCP Relay, Dhcp Server, DNS, Firewall, Hotspot, IPsec, Neighbors, Packing, Pool, Routes, Snmp, Services, Settings, Socks, TFTP, Traffic Flow, UPNP, Web Proxy)
• Routing (BFD, BGP, Filters, MME, OSPF, PREFIX Lists, RIP)
• System (Auto Upgrade, Certificates, Clock, Console, Drivers, Health, History, Identity, Leds, License, Logging, Packages, Password, Ports, Reboot, Reset Configuration, Resources, Routerboard, SNTP Client, Scheduler, Scripts, Shutdown, Special Login, Users, Watchdog)
• Queues.
• Files.
• Radius.
• Tools (BTest Server, Bandwidth Test, Email, Flood Ping, Graphing, IP Scan, Mac Server, NetWatch, Packet Sniffer, Ping, Ping Speed, Profile, SMS, Telnet, Torch, Traceroute, Traffic Generator, Traffic Monitor)
• New Terminal.

Testing Hap Lite.

As the router is positioned as home, then we will test it "at home".

The first WAN port is connected to one of the RB951UI-2 HND ports, which distributes the Internet. The devices were configured in such a way that there are no IP conflicts. The rest of the free ports of HAP Lite was connected to a PC and 2 more clients with a small load, among which the Ripe Atlas V3 probe (/167-zond-ripe-atlas-v3.html).

Provider tariff plan - 80 Mbps, direct connection.

How to load a router? Of course, at the same time torrents + online video + online music. About everything in more detail. YouTube client is launched on the smartphone, the video is open to FullHD. On PCs are running 4 downloads, additionally in the browser 2 active tabs - the first with online music, the second - video on YouTube in 4K format.

Why do you need it? Many home routers, with such a load, online video and audio will be brazed because of the torrent client. Typical situationYou swing torrent, and your brother or sister starts to brake online video.

With e-time test, Mikrotik Hap Lite coped perfectly: on the PC video and audio with VK worked without comments, in parallel on the smartphone via Wi-Fi played video (up to 5 Mbps). The entire remaining available speed was given to the torrent client. The total speed rested into the Internet provider's tariff plan - 80 Mbps. At the same time, the router handled an average of 12,500 packages per second.

A little later, we closed the video on the smartphone, the video on the PC was played further. The speed in the torrent client reached 9.5 MB / seconds and ... rested into the disk subsystem (disk cache overload).

At this point, at WAN-Port, Mikrotik showed a speed of 91.2 Mbps to receive and 3.9 Mbps to send, total over 13,800 packets / sec. Of course, it was possible to disable online video on the PC, then the number of packages would exceed 15 thousand / sec., However, it is clear that the HAP Lite will cope with such a stream.

In general, I want to mention good work QoS "out of the box" for home use Multiple devices, the transition of traffic is very important. And not every "home" router will cope well with this task. If you want to set up prioritization to yourself - manuals to help you, Hap Lite it can!

As an option, look at the test of the Shaper from

Honestly, I confess that until recent pores, I was not familiar with the routers from Mikrotik. I heard something, read, and all the time I thought that these were some network devices For professionals. Complex setting, many functions and all that. But I saw on sale recently several models of Mikrotik. I decided to buy Mikrotik Hap Lite Tc to see himself, set it up, and tell you about it.

In this instruction, I will show how to configure Mikrotik Hap Lite Tc. Using this manual, you can configure almost any Mikrotik Routerboard router. Routeros itself, on which the devices of this manufacturer work at first glance is very complicated. In fact, it is difficult not only at first glance 🙂 there are real many different sections, settings, etc. On my router, the Routeros system itself in English. As I understand it, there is no possibility to change the language of settings into Russian. But, if you figure it out, you understand that for normal configuration Mikrotik does not need to climb some sections there, something to look for, etc. There are all the most necessary and important settings are on one page. Which opens immediately after entering the control panel. Now we all consider in more detail.

I also want to say a few words about the router Mikrotik Hap Lite Tc. I liked the device. The housing is made of high-quality plastic, although it stinks slightly. Inexpensive, cool, apparently powerful and very functional. But all this functionality is not needed by most users. Fun food from microUSB. You can record even from the USB port of the computer, or deliberab. Or without any problems find another power adapter, if native breaks. Did not like very boring packaging, completely incomprehensible instructions for setting up (in English)And most importantly - the lack of a network cable included. These are the routers of Mikrotik Routerboard. At least the HAP Lite TC model.

Judging by the instruction that comes in the kit, this manual should be useful to many. As for Mikrotik, here I am a complete kettle. So the instruction, as you understand, for the same teapots as I 🙂

Connecting the Mikrotik router and preparing to configure

To set all the necessary parameters, we first need to connect to the router and connect the Internet to it. Since there is no network cable in the kit, then you will most likely connect to it by Wi-Fi network. You can configure not only with a laptop, or PC. You can use the tablet, telephone, or other device.

First, connect the power adapter and turn it on into the outlet. You can immediately connect to Mikrotik Internet (Network cable from the provider, or modem). In Port. Internet.

If you have a network cable, and there is no possibility to connect via Wi-Fi, simply connect one end of the cable in the LAN port of the router, and the second to the port network card Your computer.

If in your case the network will be closed with a password, or when you enter the router settings, the password request will appear, then most likely someone has already set it up. Make reset the settings according to the instructions :.

It looks like this:

Access to the Internet may immediately be. We have not yet configured the connection of the router to the provider. This is normal. Go to the setting.

Setting up Mikrotik on the example of the model HAP Lite TC

To go to the router settings, you need to go to the address in any browser 192.168.88.1 . I wrote more about this in the article :. Routeros control panel should immediately open (in my case version v6.34.2). Check that the router worked in the "Home AP" mode.

As I have already written above, all the basic settings can be set directly on main page "Quick Set". It is divided into blocks. You need to configure the following:

1. Internet connection (Internet).
2. Wi-Fi network (Wireless).
3. Install the password for protecting the control panel (SYSTEM).

These settings are quite enough in most cases.

Internet configuration on Mikrotik (dynamic IP, PPPoE)

Important moment! If the Internet is already running through the router, then most likely your provider uses the connection type dynamic IP, and the additional setting is not needed. Since the type of connection "AUTOMATIC" is default. You can immediately configure the Wi-Fi network.

You must have a connection type information that uses your Internet provider. As well as all the necessary data for connecting to the Internet (if you do not have a dynamic IP). It is also desirable to immediately find out whether the provider makes binding on the MAC address.

So, if you have a connection type "Dynamic IP", without reference to the MAC address, then everything should work immediately. If there is a binding to the MAC address, then you need to either register the router MAC address from the provider (It is specified in the Mac Address field)or to which the Internet is tied and register it in the "MAC address" field in the router settings.

PPPOE Setup

Select type pPPOE connections, ask the username and password (they are given the provider) And click on the "Reconnect" button. The router must connect to the Internet. If all is well, then go to the Wi-Fi network setting. About this below in the article.

Setting L2TP / PPTP

First, in the "PPP" section you need to add "PPTP Client".

More as you specify the server address (Connect to), username (user) and password (Password). This data issues a provider. We put a tick near the "Add Default Route". Then save the profile by clicking on the "Apply" and "OK" button.

Friends, I'm not sure that the PPTP setup instruction is correct. Unfortunately, it is not possible to check it out. If I wrote something wrong, please correct me in the comments.

Setting up Wi-Fi network and password on Mikrotik Hap Lite TC

On the same page we are interested in the section "Wireless". He is left.

In the "Network Name" field, change the name Wi-Fi network. In the drop-down menu "Country" it is advisable to specify your region, and in the "WiFi Password" field set the password (minimum 8 characters)which will be used when connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Below you can configure the guest Wi-Fi network, and see the list of clients connected via Wi-Fi.

Remember, or write the password from Wi-Fi. You can save the settings with the "Apply Configuration" button, or set the password immediately to protect the settings.

Password on Routeros Web Interface

When we switched at 192.168.88.1, the control panel opened at once. Everyone who is connected to the router on Wi-Fi network will be able to go into it, or by cable. To protect it, you need to install a password.

On the main page, in the lower right corner, in the section "System", in the "Password" and "Confirm Password" field and specify the password. Save the settings by clicking on "Apply Configuration".

You will "throw out" from the system. And to go back to the settings again, you need to specify the password you installed. Username - Admin. Now you will need to log in at each entrance to Routeros.

Try not to forget the password, and you have to reset the settings of your Mikrotik router and configure everything again.

Afterword

I apologize in advance if somewhere wrong in the instructions. No opportunity to check everything on yourself. For example, connecting PPPOE, or PPTP. Need a provider that uses a specific protocol. The setting of it seemed to me even easier than popular manufacturers with a more friendly interface. I agree that configure for example filtering on MAC addresses, blocking sites, speed limit and other functions there will be complicated. You need to understand.

For a long time I could not understand how the Routeros system itself works. And I understood. She works "clearly." Yes, there are many settings. But everything opens quickly, retained, removed, etc. Do not hang anything, and does not reboot several times.

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You can learn how to configure Mikrotik on the online course on the equipment of this manufacturer. The author of the course is a certified Mikrotik coach. Details you can read at the end of the article.

Mikrotik Hap Lite or RB941 (code on the manufacturer's website) is a small model of the Latvian company. This is one of the cheapest Mikrotik devices, the price of which is about $ 25. The HAP abreation is decrypted as Home Access Point Lite - Home Access Point (Simplified version).

For those who encountered equipment for the first time, a semi-automatic regime is present settings Mikrotik Hap Lite. The wireless router will automatically create an access point. New devices can be connected using the WPS function (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) without excess headaches.

If you are not satisfied with the basic setup script and you are far from new to the setup of the equipment, you will be pleased with the wide range of device configuration.

Ports Mikrotik RB941

The device has only 4 Ethernet ports instead of 5, unlike the older brother Mikrotik HAP AC. Speed \u200b\u200bof work Fast Ethernet Ports is 100 Mbps. Ethernet light diodes are on back side router.

Nutrition Microtic Hap Lite

This is the first device with supply voltage 5 V direct current. Recommend pay attention to the fact that it is possible to use any standard 0.5-2a USB adapter, including adapters from many mobile phones or tablets. In emergency situations, the router can be powered by power batteries Bank. Here you have a mobile access point! Port MicroUSB B. this device Cannot be used to transfer data!

Wireless device module RB941

• supports frequency range of 2.4 GHz;
• possible data transfer protocols: 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n;
• the power of the transmitting antenna is up to 22 dBm;
• the gain of the two internal antennas to 1.5DBI;
• the speed of receiving / data reception is up to 300 Mbps due to the support of MIMO 2x2 technology.

Rich microtic functionality RB941

This tiny device, with Routeros on board, has absorbed most modern technologies on network work.

The central element of the device is the QCA9531-BL3A-R network processor with a clock frequency of 650 MHz which works in a pair of 32 MB of RAM. These features are enough for request processing from 2-3 people.

The huge functionality is provided by the RouterOS operating system with 4 levels of license. Here is just a part of the functional supported by the device:

• creating virtual VLAN local networks and other modern network technologies,
• organization of encrypted VPN channels
• connecting to Internet providers using PPPoE, DHCP, Static IP,
• support for integration technology into a single wireless infrastructure thanks to technology from Mikrotik - Capsman,
• control and restriction of network traffic,
• support for the operation of each port as in switching mode ", so in the" routing "mode.

This is not a complete list of equipment features with Routeros on board.

Limitations of license 4 levels:

License level	4
Price	$45
Support initial setup	15 days
Wireless AP Wireless Access Point Support	there is
Function support wireless client Wireless Client and Bridge Bridge	there is
RIP, OSPF, BGP Protocols Support	there is
Number of EOIP tunnels created	no restrictions
Number of PPPOE tunnels created	200
Number of PPTP tunnels created	200
Number of L2TP tunnels created	200
Number of OVPN tunnels created	200
Number of VLAN interfaces created	no restrictions
Number of active clients hotspot	200
Support Radius customer	there is
Queues Queues Support	no restrictions
Proxy Organization Web Proxy	there is
Maximum number of active sessions User Manager	20
Maximum number of KVM Guests	no restrictions

Best choice in price category up to $ 25

It is difficult to believe that the device worth $ 25 can offer so much necessary functions, for example BGP! Wi-Fi router has a small size, but at the same time it is quite powerful to do the work well. Stability of work - another serious plus in the piggy bank of the router.

Disadvantages of the device Mikrotik Hap Lite RB941

Unfortunately, when the device is released to the market at such an attractive price I had to sacrifice something.

1. There is no power function over the Power-Over-Ethernet PoE network (how many home users know what it is?!)
2. Wi-Fi wireless network without 5 GHz range. This is already significant, the maximum theoretical capacity of 600 Mbps for the 802.11 N standard will not be achieved.
3. WiFi adapter is not as powerful as I would like.

All these smartphones, tablets, computers, and recently also refrigerators, kettles, lighting sensors and temperature ... Soon the tables and chairs will be connected to the network to find out how much our weight has changed from yesterday's dense dinner.

Now even the lack of water or light is often perceived easier than the absence or poor Internet work. Well, the light, a clear case, is needed, but there is still LTE and 3G connections :)
For me, July was a living nightmare, my old Dlink Dir620 router slowly, but faithfully went crazy, at the same time taking my mind and me himself. Permanent disappearance of ping in both the external network, and to the router itself, the lack of ability to connect to the administration interface, and the need to increasingly change the router to lead to a sense for a while. All this finally got me and was decided - a new source of knowledge cattle in the apartment is needed.

Recently, I had a dlink and zyxel at home. Although at work came across from Ubiquiti, TP-Link and ASUS. Dlink did not want to take for certain reasons, including the hatred developed by my old man. With the rest, I was sitting and thought to take on shift. Empathy perversions with the administration system of routers were embarrassed, the firmware will stop producing, then with glitches something, then with performance, some compromise options. 100% the working horse will cost thousands of 5-7. For unemployed, in currently, it is somehow a bit too much.

Communicating with friends, I learned that his friend distributes the Internet to the neighbors through the Mikrotik router, plus it seems like this friend himself worked on a local small provider and abubs that could hardly set. Skeptically reacting for a new name for yourself, went to look for information.

It turned out that Mikrotik - a new name only for me. This small Latvian company (just 100 with a small person) was created back in 1995. Mikrotik produces a fairly large range of network equipment, wired and wireless (routers, switches, access points), as well as their routeros, which is installed on all Karl! Company products.

I looked at the routers for 20,000+, lossed on the possibility of setting up this Routeros and decided that it would have to see something from the planned, budgetary. I was glad when I found that in the line of Mikrotik products there are devices at a very democratic price that are suitable for home.

So I found out about ...

Microtik Hap Lite.

WiFi router For a home or small office (SOHO) cost approximately 1400 rubles (at the time of writing an article, I would like to look at the price of the old course).

Contents of delivery

A router is supplied in a box of fashionable crafting cardboard, with the application of the Routerboard logo and the monochrome image of the router. Without advertising, without describing the charms of content, only a sticker with the HAP Lite model, the board ID and MAC addresses. It is better, Mikrotik was not spent on the packaging, and we do not pay the services of the printing house.

On the box brief instructions By connecting to the router:

1. Connect to WiFi or direct cable
2. Go to the browser at 192.168.88.1
3. User Admin without a password

Also, the manufacturer suggests immediately update the Routeros "For Best Product Experience". The update procedure is quite simple, go to the site Mikrotik download the SMIPS version of the firmware (specifically for HAP Lite), pour it into the router (Files section), and then overload. In the same section, there is a file with additions, install them or not - to solve the user.

Inside the box, the power supply with the microUSB connector (the standard 5V-2A is suitable), a small instruction and that.

Little LifeHack: Mikrotik Hap Lite, as you see, a small device in size, besides, it can be powered by a laptop. This is me to the fact that in life there may be a situation when the router, sinking WiFi locally - a comfortable thing. I would come in handy a year ago, when I was on a mobile Internet through a 4G whistle, and WiFi from the computer constantly cut down the mobile phone, tablet and another laptop.

The usual patch cord is missing, but when you turn on the router starts WiFi and you can configure it without wired connection. For me, the lack of "Ryushki" is only plus, we all understand that a color box, guidelines, wheels, patch cord worth our money with you. In my opinion, let them not be better.

Appearance

The dimensions of the router himself pleased me 90x115x30 mm, embarrassed first the lack of familiar external antennas, but, run forward, I will say that I did not find problems when working with WiFi (except for a large number of WiFi networks in 2.4GHz nearby somehow affect in future)

At all, appearance Devices, like packaging - minimalistic. Power connector, Ethernet connectors, power and activity, and the RESET button is made on one side of the device, all other do not contain anything. In addition to the plug for the Lite version of USB ports.

A little more variety awaits us from below the case. Legs, ventilation holes, sticker with the same information as on the box: Mac, serial, model name. In addition, on the bottom of the HAP Lite, there are 2 cruciform attachments to install the device on the wall. It's great that you can hang a router and vertically and horizontally.

I see no idea to climb the womb, if you wish, you can find the necessary on the Internet, because the technical characteristics will take from the available sources for general information.

Specifications

Processor: QCA9531-BL3A-R at 650 MHz
RAM: 32 MB
LAN ports: 4
Radio module: 2.4GHz, 802.11b / g / n, 2 Internal antennas with a gain of 1.5DBI
Routeros license level: 4

In general, iron HAP Lite stars from the sky is not enough, WiFi power is enough for an average apartment or a small office, however, as stated - Soho. The most interesting in this case is the software part.

Routeros.

I suspect, many wondered what 4 license level at the Mikrotik Hap Lite router. Let's see for a start to share what this Routeros is generally. Everything is simple. All MIKROTIK devices work on a stood OS for routers, with all modern features: routing, filtering, channel management, organization of access point, VPN server. and much more. It is such a functionality that expects you in all devices of Mikrotik. Including in our HAP Lite for 1400 rubles.

Routeros is the first product of Mikrotik, released in 1997. Yes, yes, at first there was a software, then (after 5 years) I also made iron for him.

Routeros is based on the Linux V3.3.5 kernel (at the time of writing the article), providing a fast and convenient interface to manage all functions. By the way, you can try Routeros completely in this way, just download the image from the official site http://www.mikrotik.com and install on any PC.

Routeros supports multi-core and multiprocessor computers configurations, installed on IDE, SATA and USB drives. For installation, at least 64 MB of free space is needed. Naturally supports multiple network interfaces, including the latest 10 gigabit cards, 802.11a / b / g / n Wireless devices, SFP modules and 3G / LTE modems.

I repeat, this filed operating system for routers will stand in your HAP Lite, ready for everything.

Routeros setting options:

• Graphic interface - WinBox (application under Windows), web interface
• Command Interface - Telnet, SSH, Local Console, Serial Console
• API. - allows you to build your application

Going through web interface, the first thing that the user will see after entering the login and password (when installing) - section Quick Set..

The basic basic settings of the router are collected here:
Name WiFi Name, Access Key, Connected Monitoring wireless devices. Here you can configure access to the provider, in my case it is a static connection: specify the IP, a mask, you can substitute the necessary MAC address if the provider restricts access on it. The settings of your local network are also available in this section.
Apply Configuration. And Internet access is configured.

This is the basic settings, something like ordinary pages in the usual routers. Details are waiting for a user in additional sections.

There is not a safe WPA that is turned on by default (on the picture is already turned off)

I am very amused when, going to wiFi settings Interface and looking at 4 settings page, detect the Advanced Settings button. "And so it was Easy Mode," I thought with surprise. However, all these difficulties are needed only when you stand a certain task and most likely you already know what exactly needs to be done.

In chapter Interfaces. Settings of all router ports. By the way, you can configure as WAN any number of LAN ports. Suppose you have a desire and the ability to connect directly to 4 providers - Hap Lite will allow that. The main thing is not to get confused :) It is possible for this and invented the field Comment In many router settings, you can put a note for yourself if you suddenly try to remember what happened there in the settings and when.

Also worth paying attention to the section IP -\u003e Services. I love to keep everything excessive off, away from sin, so it turned off everything for myself, except SSH and Web interface.

In short, I will pass on the main possibilities. Routeros is very rich in the settings, because all the described items show the screenshots do not see the point, there will be a lot of things that are not talking about. If you are interested in the system itself - put yourself on virtual Machine And go. There will be more sense.

Capabilities

Full firewall

Package filtering, access control, NAT, UPNP, filtering by IP addresses, ports, IP protocols. Supports IPv6. The router can search in the contents of packets by regular expressions.

Capsman.

Controlled Access Points System Manager
Allows the device on the routeros to make the WiFi access controller. This, in turn, makes it possible to collect a configuration from a variety of access points and one SSID on all. You can move in a large office building or hotel and not lose access to WiFi for a minute. This technology also allows you to organize WiFi access for a large number of people in one place, only usually you need an expensive external controller for this, and here this role takes one of the network devices. Ubiquity Unifi, for example, requires a separate computer.

Routing

For IPv4: RIP V1 and V2, OSPF V2, BGP V4
For IPv6: RIPNG, OSPFV3 and BGP
And: VRF, routes over the interface, security policies and ECMP

But that's not all (C)

Redirection

WDS, ®Stp, HWMP +, OpenFlow

MPLS (MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING)

Package management can be based not only on the basis of IP titles or routing tables, and also on the labels that Firewall hung on the package.

VPN.

IPsec - Tunnel / Transport, Certificate or PSK
P2P - OpenVPN, PPTP, PPPOE, L2TP
Advanced PPP - MLPPP, BCP
Tunnels - IPIP, EOIP
6TO4 Tunnel - IPv6 via IPv4
VLAN - IEEE802.1Q, Q-IN-Q
MPLS-based VPN

Wireless.

IEEE802.11a / B / G / N
Proprietary protocols NStreme and NV2 TDMA
Client Polling
RTS / CTS.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
Virtual access point
WEP, WPA, WPA2 Encryption
ACL access
Seamless roaming wireless customers
Wmm.
etc.

Hotspot.

Allows you to organize public access to your Internet. The user will be shown the input screen when you first open the browser, after entering the login and password, Internet access is available.
Ideal for hotels, airports, shops and any other public places. The user management interface allows you to control the connection time, speed and volumes of the data transmitted.
Radius is supported, as well as the built-in administration utility.
There is a time limit mode and a way to show your advertising.

QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS)

Limit speed for certain IP, subnets, protocols, ports or other parameters
Limit P2P traffic
Prioritize certain packages
Distribute channel between users
etc.

Proxy server.

You can configure the caching proxy server to speed up or restrict the Internet. It is possible to cache on external disk (In the case of hardware solutions with the ability to connect a USB drive)

Utilities

Ping, traceroute.
Channel Speed \u200b\u200bTesting, Ping Flood
Packet Sniffer (Packet Sniffer)
Telnet, SSH.
Sending / reception utilities E-Mail and SMS
Ability to start scripts
Calea Data Mirroring (Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement Act)
Table of active compounds
Client and server NTP, RADIUS
TFTP server
SNMP for statistics and graphs
and much more

Dude Dude

Network utility manufactured by Mikrotik to manage your network utensils. Automatically scans the devices, draws a network card, monitor the services and warns if something went wrong. You can monitor not only Routeros database. Any devices available via Ping or SNMP data are supported.
But of course, all its skills The Dude shows with Routeros: Works like a syslog server for Routeros devices, manages configurations and allows you to conduct updates.

Licenses

I remind you, our HAP Lite has 4 levels of licenses.
Differences in license levels are small:
The ability to upgrade to ROS 7.0 in our case, 5 and 6 levels suggest updating to ROS 8.0 version.
PPPOE, PPTP, L2TP, OVPN Tunnels, as well as hotspot Users at Hap Lite 200. Fifth and sixth levels - 500 and unlimited, respectively (Remain only in iron).
Active sessions of managed users: 4 -\u003e 20, 5 -\u003e 50, 6 -\u003e unlimited

That's all. Otherwise, your piece of iron and the one, which for 20,000 rubles, coincide in the possibilities. Of course, you need to understand that with a complex configuration you are referred to the performance of iron, but it will not be so easy at home, and for the office you can buy a piece of gland more.

Me, for example, Impressed RB 2011uias-2hnd-in. Easy. Fashionable :)

It should be noted that not all the possibilities of Routeros are clear for me, due to the lack of experience in managing complex networks, so sorry if I did not describe or described it. I think those who know all this can figure out the details better than mine. Within one review article, it is impossible to consider anyway anyway. Yes, and the article is not about Routeros, but about a small device, price as an initial decision from ordinary representatives home Internet, with the capabilities of the level of a small provider and some obvious restrictions.

Testing

Before us a router for home, arrange stress test I do not have enough technical capabilitiesYes, and there is little sense, at home. Let's try to load it with the usual homemade.

Test conditions

Uploaded 2.4GHZ WiFi (46 selected networks, according to NetSpot)
4 Devices: 2 Phone, Tablet, Laptop
Phones and tablet watching a video with YouTube, a laptop shakes a torrent a couple of Ubuntu distributions, parallel to Pinguya Router and Yandex (forgive the guys). All via wifi.

The router was well done, the video did not brake on any device. Torrents swung with quite acceptable speed. As soon as the video was turned off - the download speed was raised.

SpeedTest has not bothered strongly:

WiFi @ MacBook Pro. (Start 2011)

Lan there

WiFi @ iPad.

For me, it was generally a great surprise to learn about the existence of this small company, and now I know that they produce a large number of interesting hardware solutions, participate in building national networks in some countries, training centers have been created worldwide, including in St. St. Petersburg and Moscow, where you can pass training, become a certified specialist of Mikrotik and put on your own interesting and functional devices in your work.

In a nutshell about what we are here

Mikrotik Hap Lite - WiFi Router for Kopecks with Professional Routeros on board, excellent performance and truly huge opportunities. Configured quickly, works confidently.

The device is well suited to the sysadminam: younger - as a tool to improve the qualifications, by independent study "on cats", and more experienced - to connect all the houses on "feng", set up communication with the office, and you never know anything else.
Completely inexperienced people, without wanting to minimally understand Routeros, it is not worth putting home. How does the provider support engineers help you by phone?
Those who are able to configure the usual home router can be able to figure out and with this baby.

Pros:
Cost
Capabilities
Miniaturity
Performance

Minuses:
There is no model with 5GHZ WiFi (in general, Mikrotik has 5GHZ devices, but they are in a more expensive segment)
No opportunity to write your module

Mikrotik Hap Lite. – one of the available and famous routers in the market of similar equipment. Since 2016, the router takes great popularity and is not inferior to more expensive and proven models.

What is the advantage of Mikrotik Hap LitePo compared to other routers, and why the model occupies a leading position, we define, based on technical characteristics Routher and user reviews.

Set

Routher Microtic Hap Light Review Like In the following video:

The product is supplied in a cardboard box, within which there are:

• instruction;
• power supply for 5V and 0,7A;
• Router Board Hap Lite (RB 941 2ND TC) is the official name of the model.

Design

The appearance of the router is presented in the picture:

The microtic HAP Lite has a plastic housing consisting of white and blue parts. The facial side of the case is equipped with ventilation holes. On the back of the interface activity lights of four network ports, two diodes, the multifunction key and the Micro USB port (for power supply) are located on the back side. To remove heat from the central microcircuit area, the lower part of the router is equipped with ventilation holes.

The housing with the connectors is shown in the picture:

The shape of the model body allows you to use the product only in a vertical position.

Software and functionality

The functionality of MIKROTIK HAP Lite RB941 2NDs Configure the high characteristics of the Qualcomm ATHEROS QCA9533 processor. The frequency of the processor is 650 MHz. Port transfer rate - 100 megabytes. RAM - 32 MB (16 MB constant).

The gain of the two router antennas is 1.5 dB, which allows you to maintain speed up to 300 Mbps. Wi-Fi power at the HAP Lite router - up to 158 MW (22 dB).

WiFi-router Mikrotik Hap Litefunctions running a specialized operating system - Router OS.

Characteristics of Mikrotik Hap Lite (RB 941 2ND TC)
A type	Wireless router
Standard	Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n
Limit connection speed, Mbit / s	150
Multiple Support Support	+
Connection Interface (LAN-Port)	3x10 / 100 Ethernet
Login (WAN-port)	1x10 / 100 Ethernet
Firewall (Firewall)	+
NAT.	+
VPN support (Virtual Networks)	+
DHCP server.	+
Antenna type (internal / external)	internal
Number of antennas	2
Support MU-MIMO / MIMO	-/+
Web interface	+
Telnet	+
Support SNMP.	+
Gabarites, mm.	124x100x54.
Food (Roe / Adapter)	-/+
Bridge mode	+
	qUALCOMM ATHEROS QCA9531 (650 MHz), 32MB DDR RAM, Routeros Level4 License

Setting

For video instructions for setting up the router, see the next video:

The Router OS system is represented in English, in connection with which many users experience certain difficulties when setting up the router Microtic HAP Lite . How to configure the router and set the required parameters, consider below.

At the first stage, the following actions must be performed:

1. Connect to PC (tablet, laptop, smartphone) router. Activate power.
2. Connect the Internet to the router. Activate the connection is possible by Wi-Fi network. If there is no possibility, connect the LAN port router and the PC network card port.
3. Connect to the Wi-Fi network "Mikrotik".

With the network password, the settings are reset.

Regardless of availability / absence network connection, You can go to the next step. To go to the router settings, you should move to the page at 192.168.88.1. We will get access to the Routeros control panel. At this stage, make sure that the device is in the "Home AP" mode.

How to find out in what mode the router works, look in the picture:

The list of parameters is distributed to three blocks and is as follows:

• network connection (Internet);
• Wi-Fi network (Wireless);
• password to protect the system interface (System).

Settings for dynamic IP

Subject to the working Internet through Mikrotik Hap Lite, there is no need for additional settings. Thanks to the automatic connection, you can immediately set the Wi-Fi network settings.

Information about the connection type (in the absence of dynamic IP) can be obtained from the Internet service provider. It should also be clarified - whether the Internet provider allows you to bind to the MAC address.

Subject to the presence of a dynamic IP and lack of binding to the MAC address, the operation of the router at this stage is carried out in full.

If you need to binding the MAC address, you should designate the MAC address of the network equipment (or from the Internet service provider, or in the MAC address field in the router parameters). The equipment address is reflected in the Mac Address field.

Entering Parameters when connecting PPPoE

How to connect, seen in the picture:

This type of connection is not particularly popular. Here you should select the type of "PPPOE" connection and designate the username and password. Next, activate the "Reconnect" button and go to wi-Fi settings network. Data containing the username and password provides the Internet provider.

Customize password and Wi-Fi network

Referring to the "Wireless" section (located on the left side of the page). Change the name Wi-Fi network is offered in the Network Name field. Next, in the "Country" menu that describes the password (WiFi Password).

This looks like a window where you can change the network name and update the password:

A password for accessing the Internet must contain at least eight characters. It is also recommended to specify the user's stay region.

Here you can refine the list of clients connected to the client router, and set the parameters of the guest Wi-Fi network. Before entering from the section, you should save the settings using the "Apply Configuration" button.

Password on the web interface

In order to protect the interface ofrouteros from unauthorized persons, it is recommended to install a password. For this, it is proposed to go to the section "System" (in the lower sector on the right). Next, in the "Password" and "Confirm Password" fields specify the password. To save the parameters, use the Apply Configuration button.

The new password page looks like this:

At this stage of the user "will choose" from the system. To re-enter and gain access to the interface, you will need to re-enter the specified password. In addition to the password, you must enter the username (Admin).

The login page looks like this:

Router in operation

Numerous positive reviews HAP LITE MICROTHIC ROUTHICAL WORKERS WINDOWLED ON EASTY, BUT at the same time reliability of this model of routers. The undisputed advantages of the RB941 2ND TC router are:

• the possibility of simultaneously connecting an unlimited number of gadgets (the scale of the connected devices does not have a negative impact on the operation of the router);
• price - the cost of the device does not exceed 1,500 rubles;
• compactness;
• functional operating system;
• support - regular updates;
• quality of execution;
• power of a wireless signal;
• convenience and simplicity of the interface;
• mICRO USB;
• design.

Pay attention to functionality Router microtic Hap Lite and reviews about his work , with confidence you can conclude that this model While is the best in its price segment.