MikroTikrb941 – 2 nd-tc 300 Mbit/s – Access Point (DSSS, -20 – 70 °C, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11 g, IEEE 802.11 N, DSSS, OFDM, Micro-USB, Blue, White)

This is an amazing device. It runs RouterOS which gives you all the features of a high end router in terms of options, settings and configurations. Of course you don't get gigabit routing speeds like an enterprise class router. But I don't need that. I just need some clever router and VPN functions to go with a 40/10 FTTC broadband line.There is a Quick Setup that makes it work like most home routers - ethernet upstream internet connection, NAT and WiFi and a local subnet on the other ethernet ports.But you can reconfigure everything. You can assign different ethernet ports to different subnets, add firewall rules, configure a VPN server and also a VPN client. The WiFi supports virtual APs and I have 3 different virtual APs running,So right now I haveEthernet Port 1 connected to my upstream internet connection.Virtual AP1 also connects to my upstream internet connection.Ethernet Ports 2 and 3 are a local subnet which is NATed onto the internet connection. It has a Virtual Access Point too. The DHCP server for this subnet has customisations with its own 'dhcp options' for some SIP devices.Ethernet Port 4 is isolated from everything else and tied to a VPN connection to a far away VPN server. It also has a Virtual Access Point that is just linked (bridged) to this remote VPN server.Perfect for my quirky config at approx £25.RouterOS takes some getting used to. If you have configured networking on Linux or high end managed switches you'll quickly pick it up and there are loads of resources on the internet and YouTube.They make models with much higher throughput but for my task this is all I need

We had a couple of weeks at a holiday house where the wifi kept dropping out. Having verified the router was the issue (I'm an electronics engineer / IT guy by trade) but the wired connection was stable, I purchased one of these to use as an access point. Scarily easy to use ......1. Plug it in to the router2. Log on via wired or wifi to 192.168.88.13. Give it a name for the Wifi (optional) and a password for wifi4. Give it a password to log on to the access point for setup purposes - stops people hacking it if they get in to it through the wifi or LAN.Job done. This has now been stable for almost a week, no wifi drop outs or further issues and the signal around the house is a lot stronger than the wifi on the BT Homehub 3 which was causing the issues.

This is a VERY good router for half the cost of a "consumer" router with 1 big caveat that you have to know about networking protocols/terms to get it working to it's full potential. It has a "quick start" menu which will get it up and running with the minimum configuration but delve into the "advanced" menu and things quickly become confusing ( you can brick the router if you are not careful which can be reset by pressing a button on the back of the router and support forums are available to help should you have any problems) you can also set up a paid hotspot if you happen to own a business using your own template or a third party service. all in all an excellent router for the price.

+ I had Ethernet, power but no wifi in one area of the house. This works perfectly. It comnes with a USB power supply and cable which isn't obviousHowever some gotchas- its only 2.4GHz- It refuses to accept a country code. But works anyway. Normally this sets up what channels you are allowed to use.- It is much more capable than just a WAP as it is a full blown router that sits between two ethernet ports - one is designated WAN.- the instructions to access these more advanced screens are non existent. Like a TP-Link router I had years ago it is possible they don't actually work anyway.Along with other commenters I am going to agree - if you want a very good 2.4GHZ WAP and you have ethernet and power there already, this is perfect.If you want a full featured boundary router complete with firewalls, access lists, port forwarding, NAT and the like, buy something with better support.Update. 5 years on its still working, which is worth saying, but the user interface remains impenetrable, and if you want it to do more than be a WAP, good luck with that

No better wifi router for the money. Very intense interface - Don't expect wizards or walkthroughs. Take your time, read the instructions, check out the mikrotik forums and it will do exactly what you need it to do. Better wifi range than any other that I have tried.If you kind of think you know your port forwarding and you like to tinker for hours with these things, Buy a Netgear or Linksys. Nowhere near as good as one of these, but those routers are far easier to use, more expensive, and more likely to fail you than one of these tiny Mikrotiks.Another good point is they can run off a spare USB socket. Mine is plugged into a SKY box for it's power.

Right, truth be told I'm still getting to grips with this. But for the money it's an extremely capable piece of kit.Mikrotik had been on my radar for some time now, but this was my first 'toe in the water' with them.It's more capable than I could have imagined. VPN, proxy, firewall, port forwarding are all supported (along with a lot of other stuff that I'll never make use of ... like BGP, MPLS )I'm very happy with it, my next buy will probably be something slightly lager that supports POE, that'll free me up to install some cameras and maybe POE powered WAPs at some point in the future.

Great little device although it does take some technical know-how to get up and running. If you’re good at following instructions online it shouldn’t be a problem. I have this connected into a powerline adapter that brings the internet from the router in the house over the electric circuit to a garage where the WiFi signal just couldn’t reach.