User's Manual

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RouterBOARD953GS-5HnT
QuickSetupGuideandWarrantyInformation
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TheRB953isequippedwiththreeGigabitEthernetports,twoSFPcagesandtwominiPCIslots.Italsohasabuilt-
in5GHzwirelessdevicewiththree-chainsupport(threeantennaconnectors).
AssemblingtheHardware
Firstuseoftheboard:
1. InserttheminiPCIcards
2. Installtheboardinacaseandconnectantennacables
3. Connectotherperipheralsandcables
4. PluginPoEpoweredEthernettoturnontheboard
Thedevicecomeswithathermalpad,whichislocatedinsideasmallbag.Thisthermalpadwillensureheattrans-
ferbetweenthebacksideofRB953wirelessdeviceheatsink,andtheindoororoutdoorcase,whereitwillbe
mounted.ThethermalpadshouldbeputontherectangularareaoftheRB953heatsink,sothatitispressing
againstthedevicecase,whenitismounted.
Powering
It’spossibletopowerthedevicewiththefollowingmethods:
•
ThefirstEthernetport(Ether1)accepts8-30VDCinput(attheboard;highervoltageneededtocompensate
forpowerlossonlongcables;atleast18Vsuggested)fromnon-standard(passive)PoweroverEthernetin-
jectors.ThisdevicedoesnotworkwithIEEE802.3afcompliant48Vpowerinjectors.
•
DCpowerjackwhichaccepts8-30V(5.5mmoutsideand2mminsidediameter,female,pinpositiveplug)
Bootingprocess
RouterOSistheoperatingsystemofallRouterBOARDrouters.Pleaseseedetailedconfigurationguidehere:
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Category:Manual
Thisdevicedoesn'tcomefittedwithaSerialPortconnector,soinitialconnectionhastobedoneviatheEthernet
cable,usingtheMikroTikWinboxutility.WinboxshouldbeusedtoconnecttothedefaultIPaddressof
192.168.88.1withtheusernameadminandnopassword.
Incaseyouwishtobootthedevicefromnetwork,forexampletouseMikroTikNetinstall,holdtheRESETbutton
ofthedevicewhenstartingituntiltheLEDlightturnsoff,andGroovewillstarttolookforNetinstallservers.
IncaseIPconnectionisnotavailable,WinboxcanalsobeusedtoconnecttotheMACaddressofthedevice.More
informationhere:http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/First_time_startup
ExtensionSlotsandPorts
• Three10/100/1000GigabitEthernetports,supportingautomaticcross/straightcablecorrection(Auto
MDI/X),soyoucanuseeitherstraightorcross-overcablesforconnectingtoothernetworkdevices.The
firstEthernetportaccepts8-30VDCpoweringfromapassivePoEinjector.TheothertwoEthernetports
donotsupportPoEpowering.