I’m really disappointed for the power solution that Mikrotik adopted for its devices, specially CPE’s intended devices.
In the tipical cpe box (LHG, SXTsq) we find a 24V anonimous power supply without earth connection and without any indication of activity (LED) for the user.
Then we find a gray RBPOE also without a LED and with only a shielding connection between female and male RJ45, and not the supply pigtail, so we expect an earth connection with the router.
Unfortunately the router also (HAP lite or RB951Ui-2HnD) has no earth enabled power supply, so the tipical CPE + Router installation lacks any earth connection.
Wen users call us for a trouble with their internet access, if we used Mikrotik RBPOE + 24V PS solution we are unable to tell the user a simple way to check if there is electricity in the outlet of the cpe PS, or a simple way to check if the PS or RBPOE are OK and working.
And this requires often a on site intervention of a technician, only to check electricity or to change the PS.
So we always buy an Ubiquity spare Poe injector, which has both earth connection and LED (and they expect always earth connection of the clable shielding), and use it for users Mikrotik CPEs.
And this leads to a great waste of money, Power supplies and gray RBPOE, that we save (they are hundreds at the moment) because they’re new and we hope in a future use of it.
Sometimes we could employ the RBPOEs in some low voltage complex installations (public surveillance stations), but the lack of a LED is a great restricion in fault detection, so we often buy and use RBGPOEs only for the led function.
So, dear Mikrotik, could you please change the standard power equipment of your products (at least CPEs), in order to provide a more usefull Ubiquiti-like poe injector?
Thanks.
Nicola Giampietro, italian Wisp.
This may be a alternative but it has no led. The might be at the side but I can’tsee it in working.
It costs more than the ubiquiti Poe, it has no led and it doesn’t resolve the waste of PS and RBPOE problem.
You don’t need a RBPOE and the PSU is used. I searched for an internal view and did find a switch in it so symbol must be depicting the power led.
Leaves open that it costs more.
You could sent a mail to Mikrotik to confirm the LED: sales@mikrotik.com
Here you can see the intetnals better: