OmniTIK Now Shipping

We just got a load of the new OmniTik's, Mikrotik's newest integrated solution. OmniTIK is a weatherproof outdoor AP with dual-polarized omni antennas - the perfect companion for the SXT, or for any other 5GHz 802.11a/n standard device.

Weatherproof, durable and ready to use. It has five 10/100 Ethernet ports, PoE support and a built-in 400mW 802.11a/n wireless radio. It supports Nv2 TDMA technology with up to 200Mbit aggregate throughput.

LED signal indicators on it’s back are fully customizable, show Ethernet activity or wireless signal - or any other information from RouterOS.

The USB port gives the ability to connect a 3G modem or a storage drive.

I am thinking of applications for this device including wireless networks for apartment complexes, as a backbone for an RV park WiFi, temporary internet access venues. etc. What is missing in my opinion is a second radio. I would rather sacrifice the dual chains for 802.11n and instead add a second radio running 2.4 GHz. A dual band mesh node at this price point would be awesome and could lend itself to municipal WiFi deployments, etc.

Get in the Groove!

We just received a huge MikroTik order with MikroTik RB1200's and Grooves. Look out Ubiquiti bullets, the MikroTik Groove is here!

Get yours today at ISPSupplies.com.

RouterOS Version 5.2 Released

What's new in RouterOS 5.2 (2011-Apr-26 16:09):

*) fixed webfig;
*) console - fixed problem with supout file generation and export that
appeared in version 5.1, it was causing console to enter busy loop
on some boards;
*) ssh client - added source address and remote command options;
*) user manager - added /tool usermanager profile;
*) route - fixed problem with missing connected routes;
All MikroTik products are available at ISPSupplies.com.

Dual Nstreme or 802.11n Backhaul

Having trouble finding Ubiquiti Nanobridges in stock but still need a 5 GHz unlicensed backhaul capable of pushing 100 megs? Consider the Arc Wireless dual polarity panel antenna. Combine it with a MikroTik RouterBoad and a 802.11n card or two and you have a high capacity link. All of these are available at ISPSupplies.com.

MikroTik RouterOS Version 5.1 Released

What's new in 5.1 (2011-Apr-08 12:55):

*) ipsec - fix SA lifetime display when timezone offset does not equal 0;

*) ipsec - now default DPD interval is 2 min for new configurations;

*) webfig - make bandwidth-test work;

*) fixed problem - wireless package got disabled after upgrading from v4;

*) sstp - fix problems on multicore systems;

http://www.mikrotik.com/download.html

Get MikroTik Training today!

MikroTik Routers or other MikroTik products, can be purchased from ISP Supplies

FREE MikroTik training

Need MikroTik training? How about FREE MikroTik training? We can handle that as well! For every $7500 in MikroTik products you order from now until April 30, we will give you a free credit for one person to attend one MTCNA Certification Class with LearnMikroTik.com for free (some restrictions apply, call for details). You pay for travel and lodging but we will cover the cost of their training and certification exam. Stock up now on CPE boards you need anyway and get some free training, a $950 value! Offer ends April 30.

Tip of the day

Need a wireless bridge between two buildings or a quick backhaul link? Have a pair of RouterBoard 411's with their original Level 3 license lying around? Then great, you have exactly what you need to build a point to point link. "What? I thought I needed a level 4 license for one of the boards to be an access point? The level 3 license won't let you use "ap-bridge" mode." You are correct! However, for a single client point to point, you can use "bridge" mode on the wireless card that will act as the AP end of the link. In "bridge" mode (as opposed to "ap-bridge") the AP acts as a normal AP but will only allow one client to associate. The link can still be routed or bridged in "bridge" mode, the difference is only the number of clients it will support.

ISP Supplies stocks most MikroTik RouterBoards.