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Product Naming

Introduction​

MikroTik product naming can appear confusing at first glance, but all product codes follow a logical naming convention. Understanding this naming structure helps users identify key product features and specifications at a glance. This documentation explains the meaning behind each segment of MikroTik product codes and provides examples to help you decode any model number.

RouterBOARD (short version RB)​

<board name> <board features>-<built-in wireless> <wireless card features>-<connector type>-<enclosure type>

Board Name​

Currently, there can be three types of board names:

  • 3-symbol name:

    • 1st symbol stands for series (this can either be a number or a letter); New additions: D - Dakota; C - Cypress; S - Chateau; L - Maple; E - Econet; MA - Miami.
    • 2nd digit indicates the number of potential wired interfaces (Ethernet, SFP, SFP+).
    • 3rd digit indicates the number of potential wireless interfaces (built-in and mPCI and mPCIe slots).

  • Word - Currently used names are: OmniTIK, Groove, SXT, SEXTANT, Metal, LHG, DynaDish, cAP, wAP, LDF, DISC, mANTBox, QRT, DynaDish, cAP, hAP, hEX. If the board has fundamental changes in hardware (such as a completely different CPU) a revision version will be added at the end.

  • Exceptional naming - 600, 800, 1000, 1100, 1200, 2011, 3011, 4011 boards are standalone representatives of the series or have more than 9 wired interfaces, so the name was simplified to full hundreds or development year.

Board Features​

Board features appear immediately after the board name, with no spaces or dashes separating them. The exception is when the board name is a word; in this case, board features are separated by a space.

The following features are used, listed in the order they appear:

  • U – USB port.
  • P – Power injection with a controller.
  • i – Single-port power injector without a controller.
  • A – Additional memory and/or higher license level.
  • H – More powerful CPU.
  • G – Gigabit Ethernet (may be combined with U, A, or H; not used with L).
  • L – Lite edition.
  • D – Additional storage disk (SSD or M.2).
  • S – SFP port (legacy usage for SwitchOS devices).
  • e – PCIe interface extension card.
  • xN – Number of CPU cores (for example, x2, x16, x36).
  • R – MiniPCIe slot with both USB and PCIe lines.
  • M – M.2 slot with both USB and PCIe lines.

Built-in wireless details​

If the board has built-in wireless, then all its features are represented in the following format:

<band><power_per_chain><protocol><number_of_chains>

  • band:

    • 6 - 6GHz.
    • 5 - 5GHz.
    • 2 - 2.4GHz.
    • 52 - Dual-band 5GHz and 2.4GHz.

  • power per chain:

    • (Not used) - "Normal" - <23dBm at 6Mbps 802.11a. <24dBm at 6Mbps 802.11g.
    • H - "High" - 23-24dBm at 6Mbps 802.11a. 24-27dBm at 6Mbps 802.11g.
    • HP - "High Power" - 25-26dBm 6Mbps 802.11a. 28-29dBm at 6Mbps 802.11g.
    • SHP - "Super High Power" - 27+dBm at 6Mbps 802.11a. 30+dBm at 6Mbps 802.11g.

  • protocol:

    • (Not used) - For cards with only 802.11a/b/g support.
    • n - For cards with 802.11n support.
    • ac - For cards with 802.11ac support.
    • ax - For cards with 802.11ax support.
    • be - For cards with 802.11be support.
    • bn - For interfaces with 802.11bn support.

  • number_of_chains:

    • (Not used) - Single chain.
    • D - Dual (2) chain.
    • T - Triple (3) chain.
    • Q - Quad (4) chain.
    • P - Penta (5) chain.
    • H - Hexa (6) chain.
    • S - Septa (7) chain.
    • O - Octa (8) chain.
    • N - Nona (9) chain.
    • E - “Ene” (10) chain (as D for "deca" is busy already).

  • connector type:

    • (Not used) - only one connector option on the model.
    • MMCX - MMCX connector type.
    • u.FL - u.FL connector type.

Enclosure type​

  • (Not used) - the main type of enclosure for a product.
  • BU - board unit (no enclosure) - for a situation when a board-only option is required, but the main product already comes in the case.
  • RM - rack-mount enclosure.
  • IN - indoor enclosure.
  • EM - extended memory.
  • LM - lite memory.
  • BE - black edition case.
  • TC - Tower (vertical) case.
  • PC - passive cooling enclosure (for CCR).
  • TC - Tower (vertical) Case enclosure (for hEX, hAP and other home routers).
  • OUT - outdoor enclosure.

More Specific types OUT enclosures are:​

  • SA - Sector antenna enclosure (for SXT).
  • HG - High gain antenna enclosure (for SXT).
  • BB - Basebox enclosure (for RB911).
  • NB - NetBox enclosure (for RB911).
  • NM - NetMetal enclosure (for RB911).
  • QRT - QRT enclosure (for RB911).
  • SX - Sextant enclosure (for RB911,RB711).
  • **SXTsq -**SXTsq enclosure.
  • PB - PowerBOX enclosure (for RB750P, RB950P).
  • XL - Extra large enclosure (bigger size LHG for example).
  • LTm - LtAP mini case.
  • LT - LtAP case.
  • KN- KNOT case.

Example​

  • RB (RouterBOARD).
  • 912 - 9th series board with 1 wired (ethernet) interface and two wireless interfaces (built-in and mini PCIe).
  • UAG - has a USB port, more memory, and a gigabit ethernet port.
  • 5HPnD - has a built-in 5GHz high power dual chain wireless card with 802.11n support.

2 decode RBD52G-5HacD2HnD-TC naming:​

  • RouterBOARD (deprecated in new products)
  • D - Dakota series CPU
  • 5 - wired interfaces
  • 2 - wireless interfaces
  • G - gigabit
  • 5HacD - has built-in 5GHz high power dual chain wireless card with 802.11ac support.
  • 2HnD - has built-in 2.4GHz high power dual chain wireless card with 802.11n support.
  • TC - tower case

Example​

#3 decode C52iG-5HaxD2HaxD-TC naming:

  • C - Cypress series CPU.
  • 5 - Wired interfaces.
  • 2 - Wireless interfaces.
  • i - Single port power injector without controller.
  • G - Gigabit.
  • 5HaxD - Has built-in 5GHz high power dual chain wireless card with 802.11ax support.
  • 2HaxD - Has built-in 2.4GHz high power dual chain wireless card with 802.11ax support.
  • TC - Tower case.

CloudCoreRouter naming details​

CloudCoreRouter (short version: CCR) naming consists of:

<4 digit number>-<list of ports>-<enclosure type>

  • 4 digit number:

    • 1st digit stands for series.
    • 2nd (reserved).
    • 3rd-4th digits indicate the number of total CPU cores on the device.

  • List of ports:

    • -nG Number of 1G Ethernet ports.
    • -nP Number of 1G Ethernet ports with PoE-out.
    • -nC Number of combo 1G Ethernet/SFP ports.
    • -nS Number of 1G SFP ports.
    • -nG+ Number of 2.5G Ethernet ports.
    • -nP+ Number of 2.5G Ethernet ports with PoE-out.
    • -nC+ Number of combo 10G Ethernet/SFP+ ports.
    • -nS+ Number of 10G SFP+ ports.
    • -nXG Number of 5G/10G Ethernet ports.
    • -nXP Number of 5G/10G Ethernet ports with PoE-out.
    • -nXC Number of combo 10G/25G SFP+ ports.
    • -nXS Number of 25G SFP+ ports.
    • -nQ+ Number of 40G QSFP+ ports.
    • -nXQ Number of 100G QSFP+ ports.
    • -nDQ Number of 200G QSFP56 ports.
    • -nDDQ Number of 400G QSFP-DD ports.

  • Enclosure type - Same as for RouterBOARD products.

CloudRouterSwitch and CloudSmartSwitch naming details​

CloudRouterSwitch (short version CRS, RouterOS device) and CloudSmartSwitch (short version CSS, SwOS device) naming consists of:

<3 digit number>-<list of ports>-<built-in wireless card>-<enclosure type>

  • 3-digit number:

    • 1st digit stands for series.
    • 2nd-3rd digit - Total number of wired interfaces (Ethernet, SFP, SFP+).

  • list of ports:

    • -nF Number of 100M Ethernet ports.
    • -nFi Number of 100M Ethernet ports with PoE-out injector.
    • -nFp Number of 100M Ethernet ports with controlled PoE-out.
    • -nFr Number of 100M Ethernet ports with Reverse PoE (PoE-in).
    • -nG Number of 1G Ethernet ports.
    • -nP Number of 1G Ethernet ports with PoE-out.
    • -nC Number of combo 1G Ethernet/SFP ports.
    • -nS Number of 1G SFP ports.
    • -nG+ Number of 2.5G Ethernet ports.
    • -nP+ Number of 2.5G Ethernet ports with PoE-out.
    • -nC+ Number of combo 10G Ethernet/SFP ports.
    • -nS+ Number of 10G SFP+ ports.
    • -nXG Number of 5G/10G Ethernet ports.
    • -nXP Number of 5G/10G Ethernet ports with PoE-out.
    • -nXC Number of combo 10G/25G SFP+ ports.
    • -nXS Number of 25G SFP+ ports.
    • -nQ+ Number of 40G QSFP+ ports.
    • -nXQ Number of 100G QSFP+ ports.
    • nDQ Number of 200G QSFP56 ports.
    • -nDDQ Number of 400G QSFP-DD ports.
    • -nP indicates PoE-out ports supporting IEEE 802.3af/at (PoE / PoE+).
    • -<n>B indicates PoE-out ports supporting IEEE 802.3af/at/bt (includes PoE++ / 802.3bt high-power PoE).

  • built-in wireless card - same as for RouterBOARD products.

  • enclosure type - same as for RouterBOARD products.