Mounting routers to boards - magnets?

RouterOS General
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And now for something a little different…

I have a few little Mikrotik routers that I’ve configured into a personal learning lab. I purchased a whiteboard that I discovered is “magnetic”, which just means it has a metal plate that allows you to attach magnet things to it.

I’m considering several ways to mount my routers to the board, including traditional screw mounts and velcro. I have come across magnet mount strips, which you can cut to size, that have adhesive on one side and magnets on the others. I assumed that these magnets would interfere with the operation of the electronics in the routers until I discovered that the mAP lite has a magnet in it to mount to metal surfaces.

So my question is: Is there any way to predict if these consumer magnet mount strip products will interfere with the electronics of the Mikrotik routers?

Product in question: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/Scotch-Magnetic-Tape-0-5-in-x-4-ft-Black/?N=5002385+3293396931&rt=rud
Mikrotik routers: hAP, hAP lite, mAP 2n

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Why would you assume magnets interfere with electronics? Especially if static.
Even if they were moving it would make no practical difference.
Time to go back to physics lessons.

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Never studied physics. Or electrical engineering. No knowledge or experience in either of these fields. Which is why I asked.

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A weak magnetic field won’t have any tangible effect on the operation of the router.
But don’t many Ethernet interfaces have transformer isolation that can be disrupted by magnetic fields?
I personally wouldn’t mount it with magnets if at all possible..

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Turns out, this worked pretty well.

The magnets aren’t that strong. I ended up having to put strips on three sides of my hAP lites to get to a level of confidence that they wouldn’t slide off with cables attached. I started with just a square in each corner, and this wasn’t nearly enough.

I have been running tests since late yesterday, and no observable difference in functionality.