This article describes supported add-on peripherals for RouterBOARD hardware devices.

Cellular modems

Model	Tested RouterOS version	Comments	Format	Passthrough support	Technologies
Alcatel IK40	v6.41RC11	LTE interface, Modem can be configured only through modems configuration WEB page.	USB	N	LTE
Alcatel IK41	v6.48	Config-less LTE interface	USB	N	LTE
Android usb tethering interface	v6.7	Some settings are ignored.	USB	?	LTE
AnyData ADU-E630WH	v6	( aka "USB Wireless HSDPA/UMTS 2.1GHz GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 900/17000MHz/CDMA 1x EVDO Rev.A")	USB		3G
BandRich C501	v5.25 and v6.0		USB	?	LTE
D-link DWM-157	v6.xx	Works! Data Channel: 2, Info Channel: 3,Modem Init: AT+CFUN=1, vendor-id="0x2001" device-id="0x7d02" Some info from modem: > H/W Ver.: B1, F/W Ver.: 2.0.1eu, revision: +CGMR: MOLY.WR8.W1231.DC.WG.MP.V3, 2013/04/09 02:08 Different HW revisions might not work with RouterOS	USB		3G
D-link DWM-222	v6.38	Multiple modem versions with same marketing name exist, only H/W ver: A1 supported as config-less LTE interface	USB	N
Dell DW5821e	v7.4beta4 and higher	MBIM driver. Revision: T77W968.F1.0.0.5.2.VZ.013 044	M.2		3G,LTE
Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA	v6.1 and higher	Data channel 0, Info channel 0, init: AT+CFUN=1 (needs manualy change profile by command AT*ENAP=1,1)	MiniPCI-e		3G
Ericsson F5521gw	v6.x and higher		MiniPCI-e		3G
Fibocom FM150-AE	v7.1beta5	MBIM driver. Revision: 89603.1000.00.01.01.03	M.2		3G, LTE, 5G
Fibocom NL-952-EAU	v7.1beta5	MBIM driver. Revision: 19600.7000.00.04.01.05	M.2		3G, LTE
Marvell PXA1802 based modems	v7.2.2	Vendorid=0x1286 deviceid=0x4e31	mini-PCIe
Huawei E153	v6.31< and higher		USB		3G
Huawei E171	v6.xx	Works! ppp interface, vendorid=0x12d1 deviceid=0x140c	USB		3G
Huawei e3131	v6.xx and higher	ppp interface	USB		3G
Huawei

E3272

E3372h, E5576h, E8372h

v6.8

Some settings are ignored. There are multiple versions of this modem. Looks like only modem with

Config-less LTE interface for modems with vendor-id="0x12d1" device-id="0x14db"

works as LTE interface

Models with suffixes -320 and -608 will not work with RouterOS v6, please use v7 instead.

USB

?

N	LTE
Huawei E3276-150	v6.xx	ppp interface	USB	?	LTE
Huawei E3351

v6.24 and higherUSB3GHUAWEI E3372H-320v7.xxIncompatibility issues in RouterOS v6 with all -320 Huawei modems. Works in RouterOS v7.

v6.24 and higher

USB

N

3G

LTE

Huawei E3531	v6.24 or 6.40RC25	There are different versions of this modem E3531-6 works from version 6.40RC25 as ppp, mbim supported only from RouterOS V7	USB		3G
Huawei e398	v6.xx and higher	ppp interface	USB		LTE
Huawei E5377	v6.36.1	MIFI unit. No serial support, but works with IP on LTE interface	USB	?	LTE
Huawei E5673s-609	v6.xx	LTE interface	USB	?	LTE
Huawei

E8372

K5160

v6.37

v7.

28Works! LTE interface only. vendor-id="0x12d1" device-id="0x14db"USB?LTE

0beta6	v6 and v7 - config-less LTE interface v7 - by default will try to use modem in MBIM mode	USB	N
Huawei K5161	v6.47	Config-less LTE interface	USB	N
Huawei ME909s-120	v6.28	Recommended modem firmware version 11.617.24.00.00 To reduce LTE interface IP subnet mask to /32 configure modem with at-chat command: /interface lte at-chat [find] input="AT^CUSTFEATURE=3,1"	MiniPCI-e	Y	LTE
Huawei ME909u-521	v6.11		MiniPCI-e	N	LTE
Huawei MU609	v6.11		MiniPCI-e	?	3G
Huawei MU709s-2	v6.28		MiniPCI-e	Y	3G
Jaton MT421e	v6.40RC32	LTE interface with Ethernet emulation (no configuration possible), LTE supported bands 42/43	MiniPCI-e	?	LTE
Netgear Unite Explore 815S	v6.41	MIFI unit. No serial support, but works with IP on LTE interface.	USB	Y	LTE
Novatel USB730L	v6.41RC6	LTE interface	USB	?	LTE
Olivetti Olicard 500	v6.41RC11	ppp interface	USB	?	LTE
Quectel EC20/EC21	v6.

xx

ppp interface, there is page in wiki about Quectel: article

MiniPCI-e

?

USBY

LTE

Novatel USB730L

Quectel BG77

v6.

41RC6

47

LTE interfaceUSB?LTE

Serial/PPP interface, single AT/modem channel	OEM module	N	IoT
Quectel BG95-M3

Olivetti Olicard 500

v6.

41RC11

47

ppp interfaceUSB?LTEQuectel EC20/EC21v6.xxppp interface, there is page in wiki about Quectel: articleMiniPCI-e?

Serial/PPP interface, single AT/modem channel

Will not work in wAP R ac boards.

mini-PCIe

N

2G/IoT

Quectel BG96

v6.45

Serial/PPP interface, 2x AT/modem channels

mini-PCIe

N

2G/IoT

LTE


Quectel EC25	v6.

39

42	ppp/LTE interface, there is page in wiki about Quectel ppp

mode: article

RouterOS v6 CDC-ECM mode - LTE interface receive address in modems internal network.

RouterOS v7 MBIM mode - LTE interface uses APN IP address.

MiniPCI-e

?

LTE

Quectel EG25-G

6.48.3

ECM driver. Also supported in RouterOS v7 with MBIM dirver.

RouterOS v6 CDC-ECM mode - LTE interface receive address in modems internal network. RouterOS v7 MBIM mode - LTE interface uses APN IP address. In some boards may be required to disable SIM hot plug detection: /interface lte set [find] modem-init="AT+QSIMDET=0,1"	MiniPCI-e		GSM, 3G, LTE
Quectel EM12-G	v7.1beta5	MBIM driver	m.2	Y	3G,LTE
Quectel EP06	v6.42	ppp/LTE interface, there is page in wiki about Quectel: article	MiniPCI-e	?	LTE
Quectel RM500Q-GL	v7.1beta6	MBIM driver	m.2	Y	3G, LTE, 5G
Quectel RM502Q-AE	v7.1beta5	MBIM driver	m.2	Y	3G, LTE, 5G
Quectel UC15	v6.xx	Works, ppp interface	MiniPCI-e		3G
Quectel UC20	v6.xx	Works, ppp interface	MiniPCI-e		3G
R11e-LTE	v6.39.2	LTE interface. Supports multiple APN passthrough.	MiniPCI-e	Y	LTE
Sierra Netgear AirCard 320U	6.41	Customer tested the modem with firmware 03.05.23	USB	N	LTE
Sierra wireless MC73xx	v6.xx(ppp) v7.xx (LTE)	Works! PPP interface. And starting with v7.xx it will support LTE interface. MC7304 tested with firmware SWI9X15C_05.05

.67.00

.67.00	MiniPCI-e	N	LTE
Sierra Wireless MC7430	v6.xx and higher	Data channel 2, Info channel 2, Modem init: AT+CGATT=0, Dial-command: AT+CGATT=1;D*99#, also needs 3.0 pins isolated (PINS:23,25,27,31,33)	MiniPCI-e

N

	LTE
Sierra Wireless MC74xx	v7.1	Basic functionality support for modems with MBIM interface/USB composition	mini-PCIe

LTE


Sierra Wireless

MC7430

MC7455

v6

v7.

xx and higherData channel 2, Info channel 2, Modem init: AT+CGATT=0, Dial-command: AT+CGATT=1;D*99#, also needs 3.0 pins isolated (PINS:23,25,27,31,33)MiniPCI-eLTE

3beta37	MBIM mode with extended support for USB compositions: 1009 - diag,modem,mbim 100D - diag,nmea,modem,mbim	mini-PCIe
Sierra Wireless MC7710/MC7700/MC7750	v5.25, v6.0 and 6.40RC43	If modem uses firmware 3.5 it should be upgraded to 3.5.23.2 firmware release in order to work in RouterOS correctly again.	MiniPCI-e	N	LTE
SIMcom SIM5360	v6.xx	Works! Using PPP interface, vendor-id="0x05c6" device-id="0x9000"	MiniPCI-e / USB w/ converter		3G
SIMcom SIM7100	v6.xx(ppp) v7.xx (LTE)	Works! PPP interface. And starting with v7.xx it will support LTE interface. vendor-id="0x1e0e" device-id="0x9001"	MiniPCI-e / USB w/ converter	?	LTE
SXT LTE	v6	LTE interface. Old version of SXT LTE	Built-in	N	LTE
SXT LTE kit	v6.42	LTE interface from R11e-LTE/R11e-LTE-US mini-pcie module	Built-in

YLTE

Y	LTE
Tele2.ru LTE-D402	v6.47	Config-less LTE interface		N
Telecom NZ T-Stick ZTE MF-181	v6.0rc13	Data Channel=2, Info Channel=2, APN internet.telecom.co.nz, PHONE=*99#. Tested ok for both data and SMS on CCR1016-12G	USB		3G
Telit FN980m	v7.5	AT#USBCFG=2	m.2		LTE, 5G
Telit LE910	v6.xx	ppp interface, vendorid=0x1bc7 deviceid=0x1201	MiniPCI-e	?	LTE
Telit LE910C1	v6.46	Non-configurable from RouterOS	MiniPCI-e		LTE
Telit LM940	v6.44	LTE interface in some cases needs 3.0 pins isolated (PINS:23,25,27,29,31,33)	MiniPCI-e	Y	LTE
Telit LM960	v6.46	LTE interface in some cases needs 3.0 pins isolated (PINS:23,25,27,29,31,33)	MiniPCI-e	Y	LTE
TPS (Turning Point Solution) GCT450	v6.48	Config-less LTE interface	MiniPCI-e	N
Vodafone (Huawei) K4203	v7.xx	Not supported in ROS v6, but as this modem supports MBIM drivers support will be possible in ROS v7.	USB	?	LTE
Vodafone K4201-Z	v6.8	Some settings are ignored. LTE interface.	USB	?	LTE
Vodafone K4305	v6.7	Some settings are ignored.	USB	?	LTE
Vodafone K5160	v6.37	Some settings are ignored.	USB	?	LTE
Yota LU150	v5.22 and v6.4	Some settings are ignored. Works in Russian markets.	USB	?	LTE
Yota wifi modem	v6.7	Some settings are ignored. Works in Russian markets.	USB	?	LTE
Yota WLTUBA-107	v6.0	Some settings are ignored. Works in Russian markets.	USB	?	LTE
ZTE 821D	v6.x	Set Info channel = 1, Data channel = 3, Dial command=ATDT	USB		3G
ZTE AC5730	v6.x		USB		3G
ZTE ME3630-E	v6.40RC26	ppp and LTE interface	MiniPCI-e	?	LTE
ZTE MF110	v6.28 and higher	Set info channel = 2, data channel = 2, Dial command=ATM1L3DT	USB		3G
ZTE MF823	v6.8	Some settings are ignored. For some devices it's needed to enter in FACTORY mode to change operating state.	USB	?	LTE
ZTE MF825A	v6.xx	Some settings are ignored.	USB	?	LTE
ZTE MF827	v6.8	Some settings are ignored.	USB	?	LTE
ZTE MF90	v6.44beta32 and higher	LTE interface	USB	N	LTE
Anteniti 3372h-153

Note
Not all modems are listed. Localized and locked units may have compatibility issues. All modems using MBIM driver should work by default on RouterOS v7.

For some modems with USB3.0 support in some cases USB3.0 pins need to be isolated to ensure correct initialization:

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