RouterBOARD 411AR
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1. Seu emebeee nates E ca E dae E o 1 System Board VIEW saneren nanana A Pia nk tebe a 3 System Board Lay ico id Shick te Siaa EENEN E a A a a EEE 3 Specifications ii A A ob E A a AE aa 4 HardWare Cuide eienaar a A a a a O 4 Memory and Storage DEVICES 00d A a A A A 4 Onboard MEMO aiii A A KEA a 4 Onboard NAND Storage DEVICE n A A a A 4 Extension SIOS ai de a ca 4 MINIP CL SIGES ar AA AA RA AA 4 Taput QUEUE PORS a a A a A E ne edie deste 4 LANT Poit Wi POE ainda a A A aia 4 DBS Serial POM Su o A A A ada 5 A fe tiben de olhhas ohdiasd abaiaedeldinadaGedaiaehdeatecaienaie a a aaa dhaebadanl decade Ghambaamien 5 Power LED a a aa 5 MS UE DDS aaa O E As Aa 5 Status PEDS ia A A A A AA A a TEE ANEGA 5 User s Guide srusio aan E a a ities EER 5 Assembling the HardWare oiis e seins ei o ia A eiia 5 POWERING sunais a a aa a 5 Booting Opto S ico ii is iE E a AAA AA AA AA 5 Onboard NAND Storage Device comia ta e ai 6 Booting frome NetwOnk tis cic ccseatiediatecsdiaee bitesereidebes Side pie eeapey sed sedede damanredamanie cdeandee waaand gedventacs 6 RouterBDOT ici ar seaside A A detaining A A A a 6 Boot Loader Configuratii accedi Ai ica ia idad 6 CONMGU FAD oe ODUONS cs 7 Boot Loader Up Oran Gs aracari a a AA AAA ea Raden oa Redaa a EEEE EAA DE 7 AENA a E io ies doit 7 Serial Nulle modena Console Cable with LOOPDACK ii da Sheen 7 COMME Ml a a a iaa 8 Button INd X ii A A A A A A A A A A E EET ee 8 EthernetiCables usas e a a a aa ERRE oe 8 Rout2. RouterBOARD 411AR User s Manual 23 Apr 2010 Copyright Copyright MikroTikls SIA This manual contains information protected by copyright law No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without prior written permission from the copyright holder Trademarks RouterBOARD RouterOS RouterBOOT and MikroTik are trademarks of MikroTikls SIA All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing in this manual are the property of their respective holders Limited Warranty Copyright and Trademarks Copyright MikroTikls SIA This manual contains information protected by copyright law No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without prior written permission from the copyright holder RouterBOARD RouterOS RouterBOOT and MikroTik are trademarks of MikroTikls SIA All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing in this manual are the property of their respective holders Hardware MikroTik warrants all RouterBOARD series equipment for the term of fifteen 15 months from the shipping date to be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service except in case of damage caused by mechanical electrical or other accidental or intended damages caused by improper use or due to wind rain fire or other acts of nature To return failed units to MikroTik you must perform the following RMA Return Merchandise Authorization procedure Follow the instructions below to save time efforts avoi
3. able Options boot delay how much time to wait for a key stroke while booting 1 9 seconds 2 second by default boot key which key will cause the loader to enter configuration mode during boot delay any key lt Delete gt key only any key by default Note that in some serial terminal programs it is impossible to use the Delete key to enter the setup in this case it might be possible to do this with the Backspace key serial console to configure initial serial console bitrate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 115200 bps by default boot device initial boot device boot over Ethernet boot from NAND boot Ethernet once then NAND boot from NAND by default You can also select boot chosen device option to boot from the device selected immediately without saving the setting cpu mode whether to enter CPU suspend mode on WAIT instruction power save regular power save by default Most OSs use WAIT instruction during CPU idle cycle When CPU is in suspend mode it consumes less power but in low temperature conditions below 0 C it is recommended to choose regular mode so that overall system temperature would be higher reset configuration whether to reset all the boot loader settings to their respective default values yes no no by default format nand perform a low level NAND format During this operation all previously marked bad sectors are retested to find out if they are faul
4. d costs and improve the speed of the RMA process 1 If you have purchased your product from a MikroTik Reseller please contact the Reseller company regarding all warranty and repair issues the following instructions apply ONLY if you purchased your equipment directly from MikroTik in Latvia 2 We do not offer repairs for products that are not covered by warranty Exceptions can be made for RB1000 3 Out of warranty devices and devices not covered by warranty sent to Mikrotikls will be returned to the sender at sender s cost Instructions are located on our webpage here http rma mikrotik com Manual This manual is provided as is without a warranty of any kind expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The manufacturer has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual however it is possible that it may contain technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors No liability is assumed for any inaccuracy found in this publication nor for direct or indirect incidental consequential or other damages that may result from such an inaccuracy including but not limited to loss of data or profits Please report any inaccuracies found to support mikrotik com RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual Table of Contents COPY A A A a 1 TERNA ii a A A A A A 1 E E EE dane aa E A E
5. e terminal emulation program in case the serial console does not work as expected and if it does not help make a new cable using the pinout given in the User s manual LEDs Power LED Power LED is on when the board is powered User LED User LED may be programmed at user s option It is lit by default when the board starts up then it is turned off when the bootloader runs kernel Status LEDs Six LEDs LD 501 506 are located to the right of the Serial port Their functions are as follows LED 1 5 are all user programmable LED 4 when not programmed shows Bootloader activity LED 5 when not programmed shows NAND activity LED 6 is used for Wireless activity not active in current RouterOS versions User s Guide Assembling the Hardware First to use the board e Insert MiniPCI card and connect antenna wires if needed e Install the board in a case e Connect other peripherals and cables RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual Powering Power options e J801 power jack 10 28V DC supports overvoltage protection e Power over Ethernet PoE on the J602 LAN1 Ethernet port 10 28V DC 18 28 V suggested non standard PoE powering support The board has a direct input power jack J801 5 5mm outside and 2mm inside diameter female pin positive plug and can as well be powered with PoE All power inputs are always active but only one should be used at the same time RouterBOARD 411AR is equipped with a reliable 14W onb
6. erBOARD 411 diMENSIONS 0ccoccccncnnoncnncnnnnnnnncnncnn EEE GEER EEE nae Ene 11 RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual System Board View RB411AR Top view Bottom view System Board Layout O eo One MMCX connector for bult in radio Built in WiFi card O LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 LED6 RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual Specifications Rotem AR Enem me 107100 wis Fast Ethernet port supporting AUO MDI Wireless one bul wireless card AR2417 802 1169 wireless devie Dimensions TT weight Oo e O Hardware Guide Memory and Storage Devices Onboard Memory The board is equipped with 64 MB DDR onboard memory Onboard NAND Storage Device The boards are equipped with one 64MB NAND nonvolatile memory chip Extension Slots MiniPCI Slots The board has one MiniPCI Type IIIA slot with 3 3V only power signaling It also accepts MiniPCI Type IIIB standard cards The board has been tested to operate with high power cards if ambient temperature and adequate cooling is ensured NOTE that RB400 series currently does not support Senao 8602 cards Atheros AR5211 or older chipset and Prism chipset based cards Wireless compression is not supported on RB400 series devices Supplied power for the extension cards excluding CPU and onboard Ethernet ports 3 3V 3 3A max Input Output Ports LAN1 Port with PoE This Fast Ethernet port is recognized as the first LAN interface It is compatible with passive n
7. oard power supply with overvoltage protection 9 28 V DC input voltages are accepted but when powered over long cables it is suggested to use at least 18V The system is tested with 24V solar wind RV systems with 27 6 charge voltage Overvoltage protection starts from about 28V up to 100V so the board will not be damaged if connected to a 48V or 60V power line RouterBOARD 411AR series boards are compatible with non standard passive Power over Ethernet injectors except power over datalines and accept powering over up to 100m 330 ft long Ethernet cable connected to the Ethernet port J602 The board does not work with IEEE802 3af compliant 48V power injectors The maximum output of the power supply to the extension cards is normally at about 3 3A Booting options First RouterBOOT loader is started It displays some useful information on the onboard RS232C asynchronous serial port which is set to 115200bit s 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity by default The loader may be configured to boot the system from the onboard NAND module or from Ethernet network See the respective section of this manual for how to configure booting sequence and other boot loader parameters Onboard NAND Storage Device The RouterBOARD may be started from the onboard NAND storage chip As there is no partition table on the device the boot loader assumes the first 4MiB form a YAFFS filesystem and executes the file called kernel stored in the root direc
8. ocedure is described in the MikroTik RouterOS manual Serial Null modem Console Cable with Loopback DBOf Function DBOf DB25f 1 43 56 CD DTR DSR N C N C N C CD DTR DSRJ1 4 6 6 8 20 2 RxD 3 2 3 TxD 2 3 5 GND 5 7 7 8 RTS CTS N C N C N C RTS CTS 7 8 4 5 RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual Connector Index J401 MiniPCI Type type IIIA B connector J301 RS232C male DB9 serial port 4 Connected together 2 3 5 RxD Receive Data TxD Transmit Data GND Connected together J602 RJ45 Fast Ethernet 100Base TX port LAN1 with passive PoE extension 1 Data TX 2 Data TX 3 Data RX 4 5 PoE power PoE power Data RX 7 PoE power PoE power J801 Power jack 9 28 V DC positive contact is the central pin J901 MMCX wireless connector for attaching pigtail adapter or small indoor antenna with MMCX connector Button Index S301 Software reset button Ethernet Cables RJ45 Color Function RJ45 pin for Straight cable RJ45 pin for Crossover cable Pin MDI EIA TIA568A MDI X EIA TIA568B 1 Green TX Data 1 3 2 Green White TX Data 2 6 3 Orange RX Data 3 1 4 Blue 4 4 5 Blue White 5 5 6 Orange White RX Data 6 2 7 Brown 7 7 8 Brown White 8 8
9. on standard Power over Ethernet The board accepts voltage input from 12 to 28 V DC It is suggested to use higher voltages for power over long cables because of better efficiency less power is lost in the cable itself and RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual power supply is more efficient See Connector Index for pinout of the standard cable required for PoE All cables made to EIA TIA 568A B cable specifications will work correctly with PoE Note that this port supports automatic cross straight cable correction Auto MDI X so you can use either straight or cross over cable for connecting to other devices Onboard 802 11b g wireless card This RouterBOARD model has a built in 802 11b g wireless device based on the AR2417 Atheros chipset MMCX antenna connector is located to the left of the card as seen in the diagram of page 3 RX sensitivity 802 11g 87 dBm 6Mbps to 69 dBm 54 Mbps 802 11b 92 dBm 1Mbps to 83 dBm 11 Mbps TX power Up to 20 dBm Modulations 802 11g OFDM 64QAM 16QAM QPSK BPSK 802 11b CCK DSS DQPSK DBPSK DB9 Serial Port The RS232C standard male DB9 asynchronous serial port may be used for initial configuration or for attaching a modem or any other RS232 serial device TxD pin 3 of this port has 5V DC power when idle RTS and DTR signals are not connected Note that the device does not fully implement the hardware RTS CTS flow control so it is suggested to try to disable hardware flow control in th
10. onboard NAND device and from a network server see the respective section for details on this protocol RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual Boot Loader Configuration Loader parameters may be configured through the onboard RS232C DB9 asynchronous serial interface To connect to it use a standard null modem cable By default the port is set to 115200bit s 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity Note that the device does not fully implement the hardware RTS CTS flow control so it is suggested to try to disable hardware flow control in the terminal emulation program in case the serial console does not work as expected and if it does not help make a new cable using the pinout given in the Appendix To enter the loader configuration screen press any key or only Delete key or Backspace key see the note for the respective configurable option depending on the actual configuration just after the loader is asking for it RouterBOOT booter 2 12 RouterBoard 411 CPU frequency 300 MHz Memory size 32 MB Press any key within 2 seconds to enter setup RouterBOOT 2 12 What do you want to configure d boot delay boot key serial console boot device cpu mode reset configuration format nand upgrade firmware board info boot protocol do memory testing exit setup choice KK tTRPQOHRSODR you To select a menu point press the indicated key Pressing Enter selects the option marked with Configur
11. tory on that partition Booting from network Network boot works similarly to PXE or EtherBoot protocol and allows you to boot a RouterBOARD 411 series computer from an executable image stored on a TFTP server It uses BOOTP or DHCP configurable in boot loader protocol to get a valid IP address and TFTP protocol to download an executable ELF kernel image combined with the initial RAM disk inserted as an ELF section to boot from the TFTP server s IP address and the image name must be sent by the BOOTP DHCP server To boot the RouterBOARD computer from Ethernet network you need the following e An ELF kernel image for the loader to boot from you can embed the kernel parameters and initrd image as ELF sections called kernparm and initrd respectively e A TFTP server which to download the image from e A BOOTP DHCP server may be installed on the same machine as the TFTP server to give an IP address TFTP server address and boot image name See the RouterBOOT section on how to configure loader to boot from network Note that you must connect the RouterBOARD you want to boot and the BOOTP DHCP and TFTP servers to the same broadcast domain i e there must not be any routers between them RouterBOOT The RouterBOOT firmware also referred as boot loader here provides minimal functionality to boot an Operating System It supports serial console via the onboard serial port at the boot time The loader supports booting from the
12. ty indeed upgrade firmware receive a new boot loader image using XModem protocol over serial line or using DHCP BOOTP and TFTP protocols through the Ethernet network upgrade firmware over ethernet upgrade firmware over serial port board info prints the serial number boot loader version CPU frequency memory size and MAC addresses of the onboard Ethernet ports boot protocol network booting protocol bootp protocol dhcp protocol bootp protocol by default do memory testing performs a full memory test RouterBOARD 411AR Series User s Manual Boot Loader Upgrading The boot loader is needed to initialize all the hardware and boot the system up Newer loader versions might have support for more hardware so it s generally a good idea to upgrade the loader once a newer version is available You can upgrade the loader through the onboard serial port using XModem protocol programs available for all major OSs For example you can use HyperTerminal for Windows or Minicom for Linux to upload the boot loader Alternatively if you have a DHCP BOOTP and TFTP servers available you can specify the loader image as a boot image and choose the bios upgrade over ethernet option in the boot loader configuration menu The loader will get the image from the TFTP server and upgrade itself The most current loader image is available for download on www routerboard com The boot loader upgrading is supported also from MikroTik RouterOS The pr
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