It’s that time of the month!
- CRS418-8P-8G-2S+RM (more than just a switch)
- RouterOS v7.19.3 Wi-Fi 6 performance increase
- RDS2216 Use-Case: University Cybersecurity CTF Training
- New YouTube videos, #MikroTips, and more!
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CRS418-8P-8G-2S+RM lacking block diagram for now?
It’s online. CRS418-8P-8G-2S_250737.png (1310×1399)
Interesting announcement but I am surprised why Mikrotik still pushes for 1 Gbps switches when the market is moving to mGig (at least 2.5 Gbps). It’s a. nice addition but for my use cases is a DoA
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For mGig, there’s CRS310-8G+2S+IN providing eight 2.5G Ethernet ports, though that switch isn’t equipped with Qualcomm Networking Pro 1200 Platform.
Two questions on CRS418-8P-8G-2S+RM:
- Are POE-OUT ports individually configurable to either passive 24V or 802.3af/at, or do they all have to be one or the other?
- Does the unit run Dude??
I’m fairly sure it would run dude like all other mikrotik devices although with only 128MB storage you probably won’t be monitoring much. There is a USB port though.
“A switch that could do more”, I was all fired up to ditch our power-chugging 10G switches for something sleeker and greener… but nope! No 10G, no mGig—just good old 1G. Seriously, why are we stuck in the networking stone age? And I get the fact that switches that dabble as routers might work for folks using them for their home connection, but the value in an enterprise environment is ultra-limited and/or only applicable to niche use cases.
MikroTik’s totally ghosting the mGig + 25G/100G uplink scene—big miss. And yes, Unifi has options and throws in a decent price tag, but no, you won’t convince me to buy their crap.
Why would a switch need qualcomm’s WiFi 6 Networking platform?
Its another name is IPQ8072. For MikroTik, the chip is used mainly as a quad-core 2.2 GHz Arm Cortex-A53 CPU.
Well, our current HEX S has only twice that memory and isn’t really stressed… but that plus the lack of a micro-SD port might be a deal-breaker here. Thanks for noticing.
CRS310-8G+2S+IN only has dual-core 0.8GHz Arm 32-bit CPU integrated in the Marvell Prestera 98DX226S Ethernet Switch chip, with only 1.3Gbps bandwidth connected to the CPU, that limits what you can do with RouterOS a lot.
CRS418-8P-8G-2S+RM has 20Gbps full-duplex bandwidth connected to its quad-core 2.2 GHz Arm Cortex-A53 CPU (on IPQ8072, or Qualcomm Networking Pro 1200 Platform), so you’re not limited to 98DX226S’s not-that-good L3HW capability.
I read the link which is why I was and am still wondering why, would a switch that has no WiFi need Qualcomm’s Networking Pro 1200 WiFi 6 Network Solution?
It’s just Qualcomm call the platform like this, they don’t list the core chip without RF part on their website, so the best link I can find for IPQ8072 is this. This doesn’t mean MikroTik put the WLAN RF part in the switch.
I’m starting to think that Mikrotik is allergic to 2.5G ports… Also, CRS lineup was always sold as SWITCH, now Mikrotik is adding more confusion by marketing CRS418 as router and a switch…
Yeah… Unfortunate this is DOA for us as well. Only 8 of the 16 ports can do POE. Are they even configurable for 802af/at or passive?
Miss not having mGig capability with this IPQ8072 chip.
Lastly, another identity issue with even the chassis design and venting perforations. They looked much more mature when stick to the CCR/RDS enterprise cuts – IE: the existing CRS520, CCR2216.
In my opinion, and suggestion. For the chassis design for ALL CRS models - stick to the same “look” for chassis perforations and venting cuts. Makes them stand out and identifiable from other vendors…
This CRS418 chassis reminds me of some existing Fiberstore switches…
Would look way better if used same chassis from their existing CRS520 or 320.
IPQ 807x is a SOC that does have Wi-Fi subsistem but that could be disabled, but is also has pretty powerful Arm64 CPU and networking subsystem capable of 2x10Gbps and gigabit ethernet connections that can be pretty powerful router connected to external 98DX226S switch chip module, hence CRS.
MikroTik used to have CRS switches with built in Wi-Fi (https://mikrotik.com/product/CRS125-24G-1S-2HnD-IN) in the past so maybe we will get CRS418-8P-8G-2S+AX-IN in the future 
Why would we want WiFi on a switch…?
Reviewed product specs for this new switch offering, only 802af/at Output on 8 of the 16 ports.
But yet, some newer MikroTik outdoor access points went back to using Passive POE…
Also, I bet the reason behind their usage of the Qualcomm IPQ-8072 chip… was they probably had a set min purchase quantity to hit desired price point. Then there becomes a need to use it in more products… just a thought…
I suspect we will see newer AX, Wifi7 products using this chip…