Currently I'm running it with both radios off so it's just slightly warm. I'll check the temp with both radios on.

Finally Mikrotik has an app for iOS.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1323064830
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?....android.tikapp

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 8 2019, 08:34 PM

What speed internet? 100 all active simultaneously?

Currently my auntie's office is using RB750Gr2 with UniFi 100Mbps. About 180 devices (many phones), maybe 50 active simultaneously. About 15 very active ones, those who handle the website, social media, shopping, etc... Always uploading and downloading stuff. And one boss who torrents.

If I were to upgrade them now, I'd go for hAP AC2. Anything above that (RB3011+) will be fine too.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 11 2019, 02:09 PM

I think the hAP AC2 might actually be faster than the RB3011 depending on config. Go for the RB4011 if can. RB3011 is not a good buy unless it's substantially cheaper. You don't need the SFP port right?

Only thing where the hAP AC2 loses out a lot to RB3011 and above is the amount of RAM but you may not need that much RAM. Earlier batches of of hAP AC2 had 256MB but officially it is supposed to only have 128MB.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 11 2019, 02:15 PM

What speed is your internet? For now, best bang for the buck would be the hAP AC2. Amazing routing performance. I use it as a router only, radios off. Slightly cheaper than that, the RB750Gr3. May struggle at 800Mbps if you're doing more than just default config.

As for APs, I just recycle my old wifi routers. The fastest one I have is the Aztech FG7008GR(AC) which has 4x4 5Ghz. Got mine for RM145 at Lazada. This is the freebie that Singtel gave away with the 500 or 1Gbps service. Not a particularly great router so many used ones available for cheap on the market but makes a pretty good AP. Someone else here got one for RM80 from carousell.sg.

The only other AP (& vlan switch for HyppTV) in my house is my trusty old RB2011UAS-2HnD, this serves the 2.4Ghz for the entire house for all the IoT stuff, Airport Expresses, older phones and laptops. It's also the RouterOS user manager (aka discount RADIUS).

Wifi is not a huge priority for me. Most important stuff are already on cable. I'm happy with 50-100Mbps on 2.4Ghz and 200-300Mbps on 5Ghz. My laptop can get 750Mbps+ in my office but no point because if I'm in there, I'll be using the LAN cable anyway.

Still have my eyes set on the RB4011 but for now the hAP AC2 is good enough. (and a lot cheaper)

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 13 2019, 02:51 AM

As long as you have a cable, you can go PoE anytime. Either with a PoE switch or PoE injectors. At one time my RB750Gr3 was powered by the PoE from a hAP AC Lite. Just for fun.

If your cables are long, just make sure voltage don’t drop too much at the output end.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 13 2019, 03:14 PM

Yeah, you'll need a power source. The PoE injector can be anywhere along the cable. If the distance is quite far, you can put it somewhere in the middle.

You can calculate the voltage drop. Simplistically speaking, it's V=IR. What we learn in Sek Men. The R will depend on the quality, material, AWG and length of the conductor (the cable). Probably easier to do it experimentally. If you're using the same box of Cat6A for your house, just wire up a 10m length and test the resistance or voltage drop. That'll give you pretty good idea of what you can expect from your cables.

But for me, I just plugin 12V and see what comes out the other end. Not enough, plugin 24V. Most devices which accepts passive PoE (also known as fake PoE by another well informed forumer here) will be able to handle a range of voltages. Example: my Mikrotik AP accepts anything from 8-30V. UBNT is probably the same.

And then there's 802.3 af/at PoE. This one I never use before.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 15 2019, 08:37 AM

As long as the cable doesn't melt, should be OK lah. When I calc voltage drop for PoE, I use the length of the cable x 2. My Dintek cables not so good, no way I'll get 9v drop over 100 meters.

hAP AC as your main router? What speed is your UniFi? Afraid to say that the hAP AC routing performance is relatively weak.

I did a test here with the hAP AC. https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=90330495

Not a comprehensive test but it didn’t give me a very impression of the hAP AC. I’m currently using one as an AP only. WiFi also so-so lah. But then again Mikrotik’s WiFi is always just so-so only.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 18 2019, 12:36 AM

hAP AC2 will be good enough. It handles UniFi 800Mbps with room to spare. And TIME's internet doesn't use VLANs which means less CPU needed.

RB4011 for sure OK but 3x more expensive.

ERX is same, more or less, as RB750Gr3. Same Mediatek CPU, Both are better than hAP AC in terms of routing speed.

I was using the RB750Gr3 before changing to a hAP AC2. The RB750Gr3 is OK but you gotta make sure bridge port hw_offload is enabled and fasttrack is operational. The main prob I faced was the 1Gbps link from the switch to the CPU. The hAP AC2 has a 2Gbps link.

A few tests I did on RB750Gr3 on Turbo500.
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=90581142
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=90471918

Marginal for 500Mbps. If you're doing more with the router, definitely not good enough. If default config then no probs for 800Mbps.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=91511605
hAP AC2 on Turbo 800. Much better.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 24 2019, 01:52 AM

I agree with MX510, go for the hAP AC2. Whether you use its wifi or not, it's a really awesome router.

Also the RB750Gr3, no wifi, router only, about RM50 cheaper.

Did anyone go to today's MUM? Which router/AP did they give out for the door gift?

I was planning to go then my car's alternator decide to go bonkers on me. Had to go workshop instead.

Feature wise, they're all the same. At least 2 things will factor into which model to get. Gbe or FE ports and the speed of your Maxis Fibre (ie: what routing speed do you need).

I had a quick read at what you intend to in your other thread. Not sure I understood it all but it seems you only need VLAN switching. If that's the case, you just need a managed switch. A cheap Mikrotik router will also do. Not sure which will be cheaper. Maybe get a used RB750GL or something like that.

It should be possible. Any ideas about the vlans involved? I vaguely remember that there is a thread here about this very subject.

My uncle uses Maxis/Astro IPTV with 2 decoders. Also have an RB2011 but just as an AP. I haven’t have the opportunity yet to look at the config of the Maxis router.

Apple products, by design, only uses 20Mhz channel width at 2.4Ghz.

Can revert RouterOS anytime, just upload old npk and click Downgrade in Winbox. Firmware not sure.

Eh? Sure or not. iPad Pro, I dunno but iPhone only 2x2 for Wifi.

TIME is very straightforward. No vlans. Nothing. Just do a reset and use quick setup for pppoe router.