Air-Stream Recommended Routerboard comparison: (RouterBOARD 433 is Air-Streams current choice for AP deployments.)
- RouterBOARD 411A: Atheros 300Mhz CPU, 64MB RAM, 1 x LAN, 1 x MiniPCI, NAND Storage with RouterOS Level 4 (AP support) POE 10~28V 105mm x 105mm
- RouterBOARD 411AH: Atheros 680Mhz (800Mhz factory tested) CPU, 64MB RAM, 1 x LAN, 1 x MiniPCI, NAND Storage with RouterOS Level 4 (AP support) POE 10~28V 105mm x 105mm
- RouterBOARD 433: Atheros 300Mhz CPU, 64MB RAM, 3 x LAN, 3 x MiniPCI, NAND Storage with RouterOS Level 4 (AP support) POE 10..28V DC 105mm x 150mm
- RouterBOARD 433AH: Atheros 680Mhz (800MHz factory tested) CPU, 128MB RAM, 3 x LAN, 3 x MiniPCI, microSD slot, Voltage Monitor, Fan headers, NAND Storage with RouterOS Level 5 (AP support) POE 10..28V DC 105mm x 150mm
- RouterBOARD 600: PowerPC MPC8343E 266/400MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 3 x Gbit LAN, 4 x miniPCI, NAND Storage with RouterOS L4, full voltage power support POE 38..56V DC 140mm x 200mm
Routerboards come with a fairly comprehensive commercial operating system called RouterOS (see below.)
Software
RouterOS
RouterOS comes mainly level 4 license. Level 3 supports only client and bridging mode, while level 4 supports access point mode. RB411A, RB411AH, RB433 and RB600 come with level 4, and RB433AH comes with level 5. License levels can be easily upgraded. The RouterOS package is like a super beefed up version of the “default web interface” you will find on any access point, and is designed for outdoors with gems like automatic ACK timeout setting. It can be accessed via web, telnet, ssh or by a GUI application called Winbox. Winbox provides the most features including fequency usage dynamic graphs, traffic monitoring, antenna alignment helper, hotspot gateway, bandwidth management, routing (BGP, OSPF, RIP), packet sniffing, wireless snooping, ping flooding and more. A screenshot of Winbox is shown below.
Weatherproofing
Routerboard 133 and 133C, loaded with miniPCI modules, fit snuggly inside a 171mm x 121mm x 55mm polycarbonate or diecast aluminium enclosure using a 6-12 mm cable gland for the Ethernet/PoE cable and N-F or RPSMA-F bulkheads for the antennas.
TWO Routerboard 433, loaded with miniPCI modules, fit snuggly inside a 222mm x 146mm x 55mm sealed diecast aluminum enclosure using a 6-12 mm cable gland for the Ethernet/PoE cable and N-F bulkheads for the antennas.
Purchasing
Routerboards and accessories (power supplies, PoE, enclosures) can be purchase from Wifi Extreme