RB5009UPr+S+in 1.4GHz 1GB 7xGb 1x2.5Gb 1xSFP+

The MikroTik RB5009UPr+S+in is one of those compact metal rectangles that punches so far above its weight class you start wondering what kind of caffeine regimen the MikroTik engineers are on. With seven Gigabit ports, a 2.5G uplink, and a 10G SFP+ cage, it behaves like a full-grown edge router that somehow got compressed in a hydraulic press. For home labs, small offices, and edge deployments, it brings an almost smug level of versatility—routing, switching, and PoE-out—all while staying cool, quiet, and generally unbothered by whatever weird network creatures you plug into it. But here’s the part people gloss over: the PoE-out voltage is exactly whatever you feed into the DC jack. No auto-detect magic, no negotiation guardrails, no nanny-state protections. If you size your wall wart wrong—wrong voltage, wrong amperage—you can starve devices, brown them out, or send them to an early grave. This is a feature for people who read datasheets on purpose. Treated properly, it becomes a brilliant little micro-core, powering APs, cameras, and low-draw gear with zero drama. Treated casually, it becomes a very educational experience in how electricity works. RouterOS, of course, is the final boss. If all you want is a base configuration—WAN, LAN, basic firewall—it’s straightforward and cooperative. But the moment you want more (advanced routing, VPN profiles, proper VLAN segmentation, wire-speed switching tricks) you will rapidly discover that RouterOS speaks its own dialect of network engineering. It’s powerful, elegant, and unapologetically deep. The RB5009UPr+S+in rewards people who enjoy that depth, and punishes those who wander in without a plan. It’s not hostile; it just assumes you came prepared. ⸻ Pros • Shockingly capable for its size; great port mix (7x GbE, 1x 2.5G, 1x SFP+) • Runs cool, stable, and quiet even in cramped installations • PoE-out is fantastic if you size your power input correctly • RouterOS is extremely powerful and flexible • Excellent performance per watt and per dollar Cons • PoE-out voltage directly follows input voltage—mistakes get expensive • RouterOS has a steep learning curve beyond basic configs • CPU can bottleneck under heavy VPN or advanced firewalling • Not a replacement for a full PoE switch in larger deployments • Very easy to accidentally build a “science project” instead of a clean config

Superb flexible router for automation and modern home datacenter scenarios. Software is great, port features are amazing and love fanless operation

A while back I had some unusual stability problems with my Cisco RV34x routers (the main one and the backup). Realizing that Cisco had already declared theseend-of-life, in the past couple months I've been investigating suitable SOHO routers to replace the Cisco's. My criteria are security, performance, and efficient configuration and administration. Among my top picks has been Mikrotik's routerOS. I have spent at least a couple weeks bringing up a trial routerOS stack on an x86 box (re-purposed Barracuda F12). So I've became handy with its configuration scripting as well as the excellent Winbox GUI-based administrator. I wanted to achieve all my required routing functionality on the trial platform before purchasing the Mikrotik hardware. I already loved Mikrotik the company. There is background information on their website. Like much of their product line, this model appears to be made in Latvia. I didn't need the PoE version of this router but the market price difference over the plain version was less than $30. Speaking of PoE, the factory configuration came with all Ethernet ports set to PoE Auto. I would have preferred more conservative PoE Off settings for this default. Mikrotik's online documentation to support routerOS is good. It reinforces that you are not just buying a piece of hardware here, but also a comprehensive, mature software routing platform. Getting IPv4 up and running is a virtual copy-customize-paste operation. IPv6 was a little more puzzling and burned most of the time. However, finally my test configuration on the x86 box checked out and it was time to look at the Mikrotik hardware. I believe that this model, the RB5009UPr+S+in (and its otherwise identical but non-PoE stablemate) represents the sweet spot of the Mikrotik router line for advanced SOHO users. The models below it are demonstrably slower and the ones above it cost considerably more. I've got 1Gbit fiber service and the RB5009 is a perfect match. So it arrived late yesterday and I configured it today. The very delightful surprise was that it shipped from the factory with a working IPv4 stack: a standard WAN on ether1, and the remaining ports grouped as a bridge for LAN. As far as IPv4 is concerned, the only major change for my deployment was to modify the LAN subnet from default 192.168.88.0/24 to the subnet I use. For IPv6, a sane set of firewall filters rules was pre-defined, but the IPv6 configuration still needed basic settings, addressing and ND statements. But I already had those ready to copy over from my x86 test platform. The configured RB5009 worked the first time plugged into my ISP.

I've been using Mikrotik exclusively for home networking for nearly a decade, I was using an older RB750g for my router -- and it was an amazing value, as it easily sustained concurrent gigabit bidirectionally while my ISP provided router couldn't. In fact many other popular brands couldn't as my ISP requires PPPoE and it seems that all of the big name home routers fail to implement a multithreaded PPP client. I upgraded to this router and the Mikrotik RB750g could not manage gigabit IPv6. It handily passes gigabit up/down at the same time with PPPoE in place, and there is no performance loss for IPv6 like my previous router. The RB50009 allowed me to consolidate multiple pieces of network gear, as it now provided PoE to my UniFi access points. I also have it running several Docker containers for networking services, that used to require yet another device to power and maintain. The newer RouterOS versions also have a mDNS proxy that allows to easily forward mDNS across network segments to allow AirPlay or other services to work across my isolated network (privacy/security reasons).

Excelente producto

Really powerful router with a ton of flexibility. Hard to beat MicroTik value if you're not afraid to get your hands dirty and use the command line.

Very good router, only drawback if you want to use VTI with ipsec to oracle.

Great for small business

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Overall the product is absolutely fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a 8 port homelab router.

I've always been a fan of the brand, but this model is a true masterpiece. Powerful, compact, with PoE for all ports. The metal case dissipates heat well. I was planning on buying a small 19-inch cabinet for my country house to place the router along with the provider's ONT modem, power supply, PoE injectors. But this model, thanks to its size and case, can be conveniently installed in a built-in low-current panel in the wall along with the modem, and the power supply. Thanks to the presence of PoE-Out on all ports, PoE injectors are not longer needed. There are enough ports for a large house to connect a couple of Wi-Fi access points, several video cameras, and a smart home relay for controlling pumps, etc.

I ordered this and an AP as well. I got an delivery time for the whole package. First of all: It was delivered 2 days before the first date. Good!, very good! Second: The produkts was well packed in paper and very heavy cardboard. No risk for damaged! Very good! The router and AP come with perpetul license (Router os 7 level 5) All the needed parts was included as expekted. I am very satisfied with both the seller and the transport company (UPS) I will both recommend and buy here again