Hello guys,
I am new to MikroTik, please help me.
I want to buy a router switch that fits the following specifications:
We get internet through an Ethernet cable uplink with a class C /29 subnet and 5 valid IP addresses from my ISP. The total number of devices is max. 30.
1- I need an internet gateway device that provides 3 or 4 Ethernet ports, where each port is assigned to one of the 5 valid IP addresses.
2- In addition/or option for DHCP server for each or all LAN ports.
3- Also if supports traffic monitoring per IP address/device is excellent.
4- Support security/firewall
5- And the possibility of Cloud management.
I think you should provide more data in order to find a suitable device.
Which speed does the connection have?
Which kind of ethernet cable?
Are you trying to save as much money as possible or you prefer to invest in something that is more powerful than needed (now) and that could be suitable for (future) faster connections?
There is no cloud “management”. Mikrotik has some services for DDNS, cloud backup, and VPN (“Back to Home”) but that’s likely not what you’re thinking.
In RouterOS philosophy, you’d create a VPN to your router and access it remotely to manage/config.
The speed of the ISP and expected internal traffic is important. Configuration/features are largely identical across models (outside of advanced/“L3 switching”), so choice of device is not quite as important IMO – it whether you like a config style/system…
If you want narrow down some possible choices, the hAPax2 or hAPax3 likely be possible. If you had more complex needs or needed more CPU – e.g. expect to use stuff like containers or their lightweight NAS — the RB5009 might a good choices (way faster than hAP devices, but no internal Wi-Fi). Or you just want to experiment with Mikrotik, even the low end hAPaxLite might not be a bad idea – it might even work permanently if ISP speed was in the ~100-200Mb range.
One useful tip is Mikrotik product pages have a “test results” section that can help guide capability – you may not get to same their max… but useful as guide to see performance across models.
