We are a formal UK distributor for MikroTik equipment. We aim to keep available, in stock for immediate delivery, their most popular items at prices attractive to both end-users and wisps alike.

MikroTik has been developing, installing and selling wireless routers since 1995.
MikroTik's newest software product, MikroTik v2.8, is a software router system which makes it easy for any VAR, ISP, or network admin to make a PC router for wireless, wide area, or local area networks.

In fact, we ourselves have an increasing number of their devices deployed within our own rural broadband networks and are very satisfied with both their price and performance. The units are designed and made by SIA Mikrotikls, a Latvian company very well respected within the wisp community.

The MikroTik RouterOS software can be installed on any PC-based platform, although we ourselves prefer to use it installed on MikroTik's own designed hardware platform. The latest generation of this platform is the Routerboard 500 series, and it is those devices (and associated parts) that we intend to keep as stock items.

The basic RB532 board includes 3 built in Ethernet ports and two mini-pci slots into which wireless cards can be inserted. An RB564 daughterboard is also available to extend the number of available Ethernet ports to nine and the number of mini-pci slots to six.

Both indoor and outdoor housings are available, with the indoor housing coming in two sizes (one to fit just an RB532 and one to fit an RB532 coupled to an RB564).

The RouterOS software is extremely comprehensive in its capabilities, as evidenced by the fact that a printed version of the manual runs to over 500 pages! The pdf of version 2.8 is available here, and an html version available here. Topics covered in the manual include:

• Routing (NAT, RIP, OSPF, BGP)
• Virtual Private Networking (PPTP, PPPoE, VLAN, IPSEC, L2TP, EoIP, IPIP)
• Packet Filtering/QoS (firewall, P2P control, bandwidth management)
• Wireless Networking (access point, client, bridging, WDS, NSTREME)
• Wireless HotSpot

Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Tel: 08700 500 259
Email: enquiries@loopscorpio.net