Mounting
The device is designed to use indoors and it can be mounted in a rackmount enclosure using provided rack
mounts, or it can be placed on the desktop. Please attach rubber pegs on the bottom of the router if the desired
placement is on the flat surface or use a Phillips screwdriver to attach rackmount ears on both sides of the device if
designated use is for rackmount enclosure:
1. attach rack ears to both sides of the device and
tighten four screws to secure them in place,
2. place the device in rackmount enclosure and
align with the holes so that device fits conveniently,
3. tighten screws to secure it in place.
The IP rating scale for this device is IPX0. The device
has no protection from water contamination, please
ensure the placement of the device in a dry and
ventilated environment.
We recommend Cat5/6 cables for our devices.
Mounting and configuration of this device should be
done by a qualified person.
The enclosure includes a grounding screw hole with an
M4 thread (screw not included). In locations with the risk
of ESD discharge, you are encouraged to connect the
grounding screw to verified grounding infrastructure.
This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 cm between the device and your
body. Operation of this equipment in the residential environment could cause radio interference.
Extension slots and ports
• The Ethernet ports are connected in two groups of five, each group is connected through a switch chip.
The ports can be configured individually and support automatic cross/straight cable correction (Auto
MDI/X), so you can use either straight or cross-over cables for connecting to other network devices.
• SFP+ port accepts SFP and SFP+ modules. Note: The RB4011 does not support passive DAC modules,
1GB copper SFP modules and SFP GPON modules.
• RJ45 console port for serial console access, set by default to 115200 bit/s, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.
Buttons and jumpers
The reset button has the following functions:
• Hold this button during boot time until LED light starts flashing, release the button to reset RouterOS
configuration (total 5 seconds).
• Keep holding for 5 more seconds, LED turns solid, release now to turn on CAP mode. The device will now
look for a CAPsMAN server (total 10 seconds).
• Or Keep holding the button for 5 more seconds until LED turns off, then release it to make the
RouterBOARD look for Netinstall servers connected to its first Ethernet port (total 15 seconds).
Regardless of the above option used, the system will load the backup RouterBOOT loader if the button is pressed
before power is applied to the device. Useful for RouterBOOT debugging and recovery.
Operating system support
The device supports RouterOS software version 6. The specific factory installed version number is indicated in the
RouterOS menu /system resource. Other operating systems have not been tested.
See mikrotik.com/products for the latest version of this document. Document #50321 Modified on: 28.JUN.2019