MikroTik RouterBOARD Groove Quick Setup Manual And Warranty Information

RouterBOARD G roove
Quick S etup G uide a nd W arranty I nformation
The R outerBOARD G roove c omes p reinstalled i n a n o utdoor c ase, w ith a b uilt-­‐in w ireless i nterface,
an N -­‐Male a ntenna c onnector, a nd o ne 1 0/100 E thernet c onnector w hich s upports M DI-­‐X a uto
detection. T he d evice i s p ackaged w ith a 2 4V p ower a dapter, a P oE i njector a nd t wo m ounting l oops.
Several m odels a re a vailable ( dual b and, s ingle b and, A P a nd C PE v ariants).
First u se
1. Connect t he a ntenna t o t he N -­‐Male c onnector
2. Twist t o o pen t he G roove c ase, c onnect a n E thernet c able t o t he E thernet p ort
3. Use t he p rovided r ubber i nsulator t o p ut o n t he E thernet c able, a nd p ush i t i nto t he c ase
opening, s o t hat t he o pening i s t ightly c losed
4. The G roove a ccepts 8 -­‐30V P assive P oE f rom a P oE i njector
5. The d efault I P a ddress f rom E ther1 i s 1 92.168.88.1 f or c onfiguration
Username i s a dmin a nd t here i s n o p assword
6. Depending o n t he a ntenna u sed, y ou m ust s et i t's g ain i n t he R outerOS s oftware t o e nsure
that E IRP m eets t he l imit s et b y a uthorities. T his i s d one i n t he W ireless m enu.
Powering
The b oard a ccepts p owering f rom t he E thernet p ort ( Passive P oE):
Ethernet p ort a ccepts p assive P ower o ver E thernet 8 -­‐30V D C. P ackage c ontains a 2 4V
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adapter a nd a P oE i njector.
Maximum p ower c onsumption o f t he d evice i s 4 W.
Booting p rocess
Initial c onnection h as t o b e d one v ia t he E thernet c able. O pen 1 92.168.88.1 i n y our w eb b rowser, a nd c hoose " Webfig" f or
browser b ased c onfiguration o r " Winbox" f or a W indows u tility w ith t he s ame f unctions. U sername i s a dmin a nd t here i s n o
password. I n c ase I P c onnection i s n ot a vailable, W inbox c an b e u sed t o c onnect t o t he M AC a ddress o f t he d evice. M ore
information h ere: h ttp://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/First_time_startup
In c ase y ou w ish t o b oot t he d evice f rom n etwork, f or e xample t o u se M ikroTik N etinstall, h old t he R ESET b utton o f t he
device w hen s tarting i t u ntil t he L ED l ight t urns o ff, a nd M etal w ill s tart t o l ook f or N etinstall s ervers.
Mounting
The G roove i s t o b e m ounted v ertically, s o t hat t he E thernet c able p oints d ownwards.
If y ou w ish t o t ighten t he G roove t o a p ole, y ou c an d o i t w ith t he p rovided m ounting l oops. T he G roove c omes b undled w ith
two m ounting l oops -­‐ g uide t he l oops a round t he G roove t hough t he p rovided e dge m arkings, a nd a round t he p ole w here i t
will b e m ounted. Y ou s hould a void c onnecting a l oose E thernet c able t o t he E thernet p ort, s ecure t he c able t o a w all o r t he
pole, s o t hat t he c able w eight i s n ot p ulling t he p ort. I t i s r ecommended t o s ecure t he E thernet c able l ess t han 2 m f rom t he
Groove d evice. T his i s t o e nsure t hat t he c able d oesn't d amage t he p ort b y i t's w eight, o r d oesn't f all o ut.
See w ww.routerboard.com f or m ore i nformation. C ontact s upport@mikrotik.com f or s upport q uestions. 05/09/13