RB2011UAS-2HnD-IN - Aftermarket antennas?

Hardware MikroTik hardware general
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I just got my first routerboard today (RB2011UAS-2HnD-IN) and it looks like it will be great!

Unfortunately I didn’t realize it lacked SMA connectors (my mistake).

I understand the mini PCI card on the board has 2 x MMCX connectors (http://routerboard.com/pdf/422/RB2011UAS_2HnD.pdf).
Are the connectors on the board MMCX female?

I guess I just buy an MMCX to SMA adapter… Is this the correct gender setup: RP-SMA male to MMCX male RA pigtail ?

Does anyone know if adding 8dbi aftermarket SMA antennas could pose any problems?

Also, do the MMCX adapter just pull off the board or is there a special trick?

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Yes. You can see the connectors up close in this picture: http://img.routerboard.com/pricelist/289_hi_res.png

There should not be any problems with adding higher gain antennas, or using mmcx->sma pigtail converters. The MMCX connector does simply unplug, no tricks there.

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Thank you for your quick answer!

It looks like the the connectors on the board MMCX are female. Is this correct?

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Please see this post, where I linked which connectors I used.

http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/radius-server-not-working-in-2-8-11/127/1