Need new hardware (8ports and 16ports)

This should be a router (8ports and 16ports)
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Just to clarify:

  • you want router with many ports (high-end, gonna be expensive)
  • Except main port, you want all remaining ports just 100Mbit (lowend, useful only when you need to save as much as possible)

Maybe I dont understand what you are looking for but it seems to me that you want just lot of slow ports, probably for really low price. But hey - its 2018 and price difference between 1GB and 100MB is almost irrelevant…

What should be the purpose and target group?
Aren’t current RB2011/3011/1100 sufficient?

In the office, wall of switch, instead they need routers but with the same number of ports.
Why the router - because need to secure the network with tunnels.

RB2011 not suitable for tasks, too large and red+black, will spoil the appearance on the wall.

On the image, switches that are installed in the office
They constantly have to be rebooted from the power socket
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Network scheme
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So your problem is the color? Correct?

Yes, the color and number of ports for the router
Image example
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how about when all 8 ports have cables running everywhere :slight_smile: why would you put a multiport switch in such a place? there is no benefit. this is not wifi, that needs good line of sight

To do as you suggest, us need to lay the cable at a height of 4 meters, under plasterboard with thermal insulation. in each department of the office comes one ETH outlet. An 8-port switch is connected through this outlet. it’s easier for us to replace a device that power off and works not stable than to stretch a bunch of cables through walls and ceiling
We are used to controlling Mikrotik devices it is a pleasure to see all the devices on the network. and in the event of a power failure, we know which device is on the network, and which one is not

Make a switch with WinBox support (on a minimal license, to see only the switch itself via SNMP to detect the disconnected device)

All I said is that color of the switch will be less important when you have 8 cables coming off the device and going in all directions.
Normally cable runs in the corner, behind the base board.

It seems like you want to do everything on-the-cheap yet you have lots of unusual requirements.
Normally you would use VLAN-capable managable switches in such a network, where you can use separate VLANs for functional groups or even individual systems,
and use trunks between the indvidual switches. At the core switch you would use the proper ACL entries to manage the traffic the way you want, or use a router there.
Of course your router would have to be capable to route the LAN traffic, not only internet.

But if you want to use a hex as the central router in such a network, you probably do not want to spend money.

It would never look like that though. Surely a CRS112 or CRS326 would do what you need? They can be wall mounted by turning the rack ears 90 degrees.

I’ve taken the liberty of making your image look realistic though. Please note you can use different coloured LAN cables if you wish.
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The black wire will not be there … . because next required functionality, which OP forgot to mention so far, will be PoE in. :imp:

Steveocee
This image compares only the color of the device in the interior, rather than laying the cable to the workstations (everything is done in the cable duct 25x60 mm)
CRS112 or CRS326 is not suitable for tasks (expensive and two-storey ports, us need one floor ports UTP hid in cable channel 25x60 mm)
For a wall-mounted device, 8 ports must be in one row

pe1chl
I’m not asking for routers anymore, just a shortage of ports, us’ll have to install 2 routers (5 ports) that is not profitable and takes two power sockets 220v
we need a stable device that can be controlled via WinBox (no matter what license) or see the device through SNMP

And one port should be placed on bootom side to be pluggable directly from the wall with 5 cm hidden cable.
This port should be PoE In to power device.
and ports should be colored to let users easy find one … I am almost listening to technician saying “look for purple port and connect cable to it and then to TV set … but the green one connect to console … etc. etc.”
LEDs should have dimming mode.
and all ports should be Cat6A
and …
I have almost forgotten of LCD which could be used to show “You have not payed bills” messages.

Price should be … let’s say 19$ … to not threaten consumers

I’m sold. Take my money!

Oh you mean an RB2011 that’s been spray painted?
In a corporate office is the colour of a piece of “essential” hardware that much of a problem? If it is that aesthetically driven then surely WiFi could be used?

BartoszP
What is your problem I gave a simple example of the need for only +3 Ethernet ports?
And you make this a problem, as if I’m imposing the impossible on an already created product that does not have these +3 ports

I demand a lot?
make of Hex Lite (5 ports)> Hex Lite (8 ports)
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Not a problem … just thinking.
A. Why do you need full featured router?
B. Isn’t switch with 8 ports sufficient … like this one https://mikrotik.com/product/CRS112-8G-4S-IN
C. CRS112 has SFP ports to connect user with FTTH
D. Why white is so important? Mayby we need black ones? Nowadays gray is so popular … what about gray ones?
E. What about WiFi? Another white box placed near HexLite++?
F. If you want WiFi as a bonus for user then offer him https://mikrotik.com/product/CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD-IN
G. Do you think that all that devices are wall-mounted?
H. If you want to install it somhere near TV or HiFi set then do you think that whit is the perfect choice as most of these devices are black or “dark” colored?

In many cases I use only 2 ports on a router, sometimes even only one.
But I do not demand that a special Hex version with 2 ports is manufactured.