I got a feeling it’s going to be 2x2 80Mhz width which would be AX1800 at most. Unless they go full 160Mhz channel extensions.

I found this wifi6 guide from Aruba. Quite handy to figuring out the ax numbers.
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/so/Ref...ide_80211ax.pdf

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 3 2022, 08:06 PM

Thanks to hasmidzul_jojo for pointing out the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRPKUDvNyjM

hAP ax2 (RBD52Gi-5HaxD2HaxD-TC ?)
• Took nearly forever. LOL. At least he admits it.
• Should be IPQ6000
• Quad Core 1Ghz
• MU-MIMO
• WPA3
• 802.11ax dual chain (2x2) 80Mhz
• AX1800
• 4.5 dBi gain in 2.4Ghz
• 4 dBi gain in 5Ghz
• 1GB Ram
• 5 x GBe (1 is PoE in/out)
• USB 3.0 port
• DC 12-28v
• No more rubbery finish like hAP ac2

So basically same performance class as Deco X20, Asus XD4 or DLink M15. Of course, RouterOS will be its strength. Price wise? RM400 each? X20 is RM520-580 for 2 units.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 3 2022, 09:41 PM

Someone posted the link to the brochure in Mikrotik forums.
https://mt.lv/hap_ax2

Now just wait pricing, sked later T20 price. Supposedly launch next week.

Current Lazada Subtel prices:
hAP ac2 RM388
hAP ac3 RM515
hAP Audience RM699

Where will ax2 slot in?

Also curious to see block diagram and routing speeds.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 3 2022, 11:12 PM

Ya lor, no USB3 port according to the brochure and product page.
https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ax2

Price is USD99. Not bad. Should be able to get below RM500 here.

Anyone checked with other distris about hAP ax2? Talked to Sublime. <RM500 but ETA Jan 2023. :-(

This post has been edited by soonwai: Sep 14 2022, 11:48 AM

Any Mikrotik will do depending on your internet speed and network config.

A simple but never 100% way to block it is a firewall rule like this:
add action=drop chain=forward dst-port=443 in-interface-list=LAN protocol=tcp tls-host=*tiktok*
This will block any https host with tiktok in it.

BUT there are many ways around it: VPN, QUIC, etc...

This post has been edited by soonwai: Sep 18 2022, 03:41 PM

hAP ax3 lai liao. Compared to ax2:
- One 2.5G port
- USB 3 port
- Higher clocked SoC (1.8Ghz)
- Higher antenna gain (5 dBi)
- 2 x Asus antennas included

Last I check ax2 estimate Jan 2023. :-(

Provided Russia dun invade Latvia. I guess.

I have a hAP ac2 currently just used as switch. Planning to use it to try out the docker feature but not sure what to do with it yet. Maybe try pihole.

Just ordered hAP ax3 from Sublime. Plenty of stocks.
ax2 still oos until end of April.
cAP ax too new, no info yet.

Anyone using RouterOS v7 Capsman with wifiwave2 devices? Working OK?

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 4 2023, 06:47 PM

Call them up and order over the phone or WhatsApp. Transfer money. GDex delivered the next day. If want fast, can also send Grab to collect.

Wah, this one expensive. Radio is 4 chains right?

How is it so far? I haven't even started using the wifi yet. Just playing with containers now.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 7 2023, 03:56 AM

Cheaper a bit.

Can run Adguard Home as a RouterOS container. I do this on my hAP ax3 which also runs uptime-kuma. Zerotier is already part of RouterOS. This runs on my main RB5009 router.

Aiyo, cannot google meh? Busy lah.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 8 2023, 09:35 PM

On my computer, 5th result, the Facebook one. Click and the same number given above appears.

Got rid of the Deco x20s and got the hAP ax3. Just one unit for now. Will probably get another next month. Or maybe cAP ax.

As usual, router is RB5009. Unifi 800. x20s replaced with the new ax3 and old hAP ac. Both APs are wired.

Actually the Deco x20s have been working well and stable other than:
• No way to specify a device to connect to a certain node.
• No way to adjust the transmit power of 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz on the Decos.
• 2.4Ghz are set to 40Mhz channel width. Cannot change this to 20Mhz.

Notes: (on 7.9rc2)
- Currently running 7.9rc2 because I wanted to see if it fixes the docker pull error. No, it doesn't.
- Still have errors pulling newer containers from docker hub. (eg: Adguard Home)
- Switch chip no hardware offloading yet.
- ax3 wifi died after 3 days. So far happened once. (key handshake timeout for all devices) Needed to reboot. Unsure if this happens in 7.8.
+ Speeds around the same as x20.
+ Range better than the x20
= Can't test roaming yet since I only have one unit.
+ Capsman works but not compatible with each other. So, in mixed wireless and wifiwave2 environments, you'll need 2 controllers.
- Wifiwave2 Capsman no forwarding yet, only local.
- Wifi reg table only shows link speed. No longer shows width & chains.
+ Container support is great. Currently running Adguard Home and uptime-kuma on the ax3.
+ If plan to run containers, probably better to get ax3 or cAP ax instead of ax2 bcos of USB port.

Speedtests below. Ookla Speedtest to Singtel. Unifi is 800/200. Have not tested wifi ax to LAN.


iPhone 13 Pro 2x2 80Mhz 802.11ax (Link: 1200 Mbps)


iPhone 6s 2x2 80Mhz 802.11ac (Link: 866 Mbps)


iPhone 6 Plus 1x1 80Mhz 802.11ac (Link: 433 Mbps)


Mac mini M1 2x2 80Mhz 802.11ax (Link: 866 Mbps) Seems a bit slow.


12400F MSI B660M Windows 11 PC with Intel AX201 2x2 80Mhz 802.11ax (Link: 866 Mbps) Dunno why PC upload speed is always this slow.

For comparison:
Deco x20 tests: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=105043089
Deco HC4 test: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=105783956
Deco M4 and M9 Plus: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=96378294

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 11 2023, 10:08 PM

Ya, I reset-config no-defaults then configure from there. The config is minimal, just 1 bridge and ports and the wifi. And the containers. First tried 7.8 then 7.9rc2 when encountered the docker pull problem.

ax3 is RM685. Bank vouchers will help with this.
https://s.lazada.com.my/s.5UAgb
A bit cheaper if buy direct.

Generally speaking I wouldn’t buy Mikrotik just for its WiFi. It’s always underperforming.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 12 2023, 03:19 PM

Anyone using containers? Any way to check how much RAM each container is using in RouterOS? atm I can only see total men usage in /System/Resources.

My hAP ax3 (basic AP config) running 3 containers, Adguard Home, uptime-kuma and Lego Letsencrypt client using total of 708.6MiB of RAM.

hAP ax3 (7.9rc2) wifi died again, key handshake timeout. 2nd time in 3-4 days.

Happened again today.

1. 3-4 days ago
2. 15 Apr 2023 3:30PM
3. 16 Apr 2023 2:30PM
4. 17 Apr 2023 8:55AM
5. 17 Apr 2023 10:55PM
6. 18 Apr 2023 5:00pm

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 18 2023, 05:27 PM