MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+in Network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Ethernet power (PoE) White

Bought two of these, using one as a router and the other as a simple switch for in-home 10G runs over fibre. The switch was simple to setup, essentially upgrade to the latest firmware and take the defaults as a bridge. Configuring one as a router on the other hand was anything but simple. Finding answers without having to trawl through YouTube was driving me crazy. This little box is a powerhouse, but needs someone with more patience and time to learn than I do. To get my router setup, I followed the example found on GoWifi's website, which was a godsend (I obviously ignored the wifi parts as they were unnecessary here). If you're in the same boat, Google the following: gowifi beginners guide Mikrotik router I don't own a PC, only Mac's so had no choice but to install Wine, and run Winbox.exe to get this done (at one point, you'll have to connect to the device using the MAC address and not the IP address, which is why you need to use Winbox). Other than not understanding where my backups got saved, it now works. Performance wise, as a switch it works great. A router on the other hand isn't recommended for anything except light (real world 330Mbps max throughput) workloads or for temporary use. If it's a router you need, I'd suggest connecting this to the RB5009UG+S+IN instead.

Switching made fast on 10Gbs. Very complete control

Arrivato e montato, bisogna collegare il cavo di rete e colllegarlo a un pc su rete 192.168.88.x , con il browser si accede alla pagina di configurazione 192.168.88.1, per iniziare basta assegnare all'interfaccia di gestione un IP della propria rete o usare il DHCP passo successivo update firmware, fa il download installa e riavvia con nuovo IP. Provato con SFP+ 10Gtek AXS85-192-M3-Cisco2 sul MkroTik e Scheda 10G Intel X520 e SFP+ Ipolex AXS85-192-M3-Intel, collegamento 10G senza problemi. Temperatura in funzionamento 38° (scalda come Cisco)

It really is a tiny little box that makes it easy to get started with 10GBe at home. If you have a small network or Homelab and wish to get them all networked at speeds you will be grateful for if you do a lot of data transfers. NIC's and SFP+ copper is affordable on eBay or other online shopping places. Doing it for an entire home would be a lot more work but not impossible. Just depends on if you like exposed cabling or your place has false ceilings or places to route hidden away.

This product is full of functionnality but instruction to use it is minimal. I found out on youtube someone that explain that to access setup via IP 192.168.88.1, we need to change the IP address of the PC such as 192.168.88.2. Then you can access it and swap from RouterOS to Switch (which i did)