MikroTik hEX PoE

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5x Gigabit Ethernet with PoE output for four ports
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dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev MikroTik hEX PoE
Model Part Number RB960PGS
Type router
CPU1 checkY Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
CPU1 Type MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed 720 MHz
Flash1 Chip Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size 16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> (SPI)
RAM1 Size 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
Switch Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
Stock bootloader RouterBOOT
Expansion IF types USB 2.0
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
PoE Passive
Power 12-57 VDC, ? A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented MikroTik devices with specifications, see MikroTik.

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: ath79
Subtarget: mikrotik
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Support started version: unknown
Current supported version: 25.12.5
LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
WLAN Hardware: 1x passive PoE in, 4x 802.3af/at PoE out
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit
git • >>
ath79: add support for MikroTik RouterBOARD 960PGS
This patch adds support for the MikroTik RouterBOARD 960PGS (hEX
PoE/PowerBox Pro) router. The device has a USB 2.0 port and an SFP port for
adding optical fiber connectivity. The ports 2-5 can power other PoE
capable devices with the same voltage as applied to the unit.

Specifications:

- SoC: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557
- Flash: 16 MB (SPI)
- RAM: 128 MB
- 1x Ethernet SFP: 1000
- 1x Ethernet RJ45: 10/100/1000 port with passive POE in
- 4x Ethernet RJ45: 10/100/1000 ports with 802.3af/at PoE out
- 1x USB 2.0 host port
- 1x reset button

See [1] and [2] for more details.

Flashing:
TFTP boot initramfs image and then perform sysupgrade. Follow common
MikroTik procedure as in https://openwrt.org/toh/mikrotik/common.

Link: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB960PGS [1]
Link: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB960PGS-PB [2]
Signed-off-by: Oskari Lemmela
Signed-off-by: Chester A. Unal