It better an cheaper to put a 951UI (dual chain wifi) on top of the rack and power it from ether 10 …
I don’t get the point of placing wifi inside a rack … or work with coax cables …
This would also be a solution, but not really matching and fitting it really as
hozam and others need it or in what direction this was meant.
No, One device is better then 2devices.
Rb2011 or rackmout CRS125 with wifi is better solution.
I want to go one step ahead on this, and if all new RouterBoards will
be assembled with one miniPCIe slot + SIM, ready to support mSATA, modem
or a WiFi card each of us could be able to set up what he want.
mSATA for log file storage or a large user database
modem for connect from far far away or alarm over SMS
WiFi card for easy connect to the device or a better integration in existing networks
I don´t really know what is the price for a miniPCIe + SIM slot on each device
but I want to be willing to pay more for a like this given option.
Kids these days are spoiled by their 4 post rack cabinets…
Rack does not have to mean a metal cabinet. I have a 19" two post relay rack for my network and server gear at the house. My current RB951 AP is sitting on a shelf 2U below the 48 port patch panel and above the Atom based server. I have good RF coverage with the power turned down to reasonable levels. A CRS is on my personal wish list.
A patch panel and a CRS with wifi could be all you need for sites with 24 or fewer wired devices. A unit with rack ears would be more tidy in that type of environment. It’s not a deal breaker, we can still wall mount something.
We currently mount 2011s inside the steel cabinets at our tower sites so that we don’t have to leave the cabinet open in the rain while we trouble-shoot. With the power set to 8db, it works well enough in our trucks parked within 5 meters of the cabinet, and doesn’t interfere with the sectors mounted 20 to 50 meters above.
So, while you may think an AP in your rack cabinet is a dumb idea, there are a lot of situations where a rack mountable all in one networking device like the CRS can be useful.
The question is: Are there are enough situations where a rackmount CRS with wireless is needed to support the extra cost of MikroTik building, and distributors stocking, that product?
I have about 50 clients where that product would be an excellent fit. Unfortunately, they all upgraded to Gigabit switches 2 years ago and are not unhappy with their Zywall/Linksys/Cisco ASA/NetGear/D-Link routers. So, it’s not like I would be placing an order for 50 units tomorrow if the product did exist. I would have bought two units for remote branches of a local health care clinic in the last month, had it existed. We installed the desktop model instead. Not as clean, but it worked.
Yes, yes, its 2020 and I am replying. Frustrated (again) that I cannot find a 2011 or similar MT rackmount with wireless. Yes, its going in a metal rack, but its for equipment support in the data center/radio repeater site while we are in front of the rack. Plenty of 2.4 GHz energy getting out of the racks cracks, etc. The latest laptops do not come with an Ethernet port, without possibly buying a separate proprietary interface cable.
Yes - I can but one of those cheesy POE/Ethernet/802.11 access points, but now I have to learn yet another product to configure and maintain.
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A mAP lite would work for your laptop situation - https://mikrotik.com/product/RBmAPL-2nD
Power it from your laptop USB or from a port on the facility POE switch.
