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

Cellular modems

Model	vendor-id	device-id	Tested RouterOS version	Comments	Format

Passthrough supportTechnologies

Alcatel IK40

v6.41RC11

LTE interface, Modem can be configured only through modems configuration WEB page.

USB

NLTE


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


Anteniti 3372h-153	7.12	USB
BandRich C501	v5.25 and v6.0	USB

?LTEHuawei e398v6.xx and higherppp interfaceUSBLTEHuawei E5377v6.36.1MIFI unit. No serial support, but works with IP on LTE interfaceUSB?LTEHuawei E5673s-609v6.xxLTE interfaceUSB?LTEHuawei E8372v6.28Works! LTE interface only. vendor-id="0x12d1" device-id="0x14db"USB?LTEHuawei ME909s-120v6.28Recommended 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-eYLTEHuawei ME909u-521v6.11MiniPCI-eNLTEHuawei MU609v6.11MiniPCI-e?3GHuawei MU709s-2v6.28MiniPCI-eY3GJaton MT421ev6.40RC32LTE interface with Ethernet emulation (no configuration possible), LTE supported bands 42/43MiniPCI-e?LTENetgear Unite Explore 815Sv6.41MIFI unit. No serial support, but works with IP on LTE interface.USBYLTENovatel USB730Lv6.41RC6LTE interfaceUSB?LTEOlivetti Olicard 500v6.41RC11ppp interfaceUSB?LTEQuectel EC20/EC21v6.xxppp interface, there is page in wiki about Quectel: articleMiniPCI-e?LTEQuectel EC25v6.39ppp/LTE interface, there is page in wiki about Quectel ppp mode: articleMiniPCI-e?LTEQuectel EG25-G6.48.3ECM driver. Also supported in RouterOS v7 with MBIM dirver.MiniPCI-eGSM, 3G, LTEQuectel EM12-G

D-link DWM-157

0x2001

0x7d02

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

3GDell Wireless 5530 HSPAv6.1 and higherData channel 0, Info channel 0, init: AT+CFUN=1 (needs manualy change profile by command AT*ENAP=1,1)MiniPCI-e3GEricsson F5521gwv6.x and higherMiniPCI-e3GFibocom FM150-AEv7.1beta5MBIM driver. Revision: 89603.1000.00.01.01.03M.23G, LTE, 5GFibocom NL-952-EAUv7.1beta5MBIM driver. Revision: 19600.7000.00.04.01.05M.23G, LTEHuawei E153v6.31< and higherUSB3GHuawei E171v6.xxWorks! ppp interface, vendorid=0x12d1 deviceid=0x140cUSB3GHuawei e3131v6.xx and higherppp interfaceUSB3GHuawei E3272v6.8Some settings are ignored. There are multiple versions of this modem. Looks like only modem with device-id="0x14db" works as LTE interface.USB?LTEHuawei E3276-150v6.xxppp interfaceUSB?LTEHuawei E3351v6.24 and higherUSB3GHUAWEI E3372H-320v7.xxIncompatibility issues in RouterOS v6 with all -320 Huawei modems. Works in RouterOS v7.USBNLTEHuawei E3531v6.24 or 6.40RC25There are different versions of this modem E3531-6 works from version 6.40RC25 as ppp, mbim supported only from RouterOS V7USB3G

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
Dell DW5821e			v7.4beta4 and higher	MBIM driver. Revision: T77W968.F1.0.0.5.2.VZ.013 044	M.2
Dell DW5821e-eSIM	0x413c	0x81e0	7.11 and higher	MBIM driver. FW: T77W968.F1.0.0.5.2.GC.013. "at-chat" support added	M.2
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
Ericsson F5521gw			v6.x and higher		MiniPCI-e
Fibocom FM150-AE	0x2cb7	0x0111	v7.1beta5	MBIM driver. Revision: 89603.1000.00.01.01.03	M.2
Fibocom NL-952-EAU			v7.1beta5	MBIM driver. Revision: 19600.7000.00.04.01.05	M.2
Marvell PXA1802 based modems	0x1286	0x4e31	v7.2.2		mini-PCIe
Huawei E153			v6.31< and higher		USB
Huawei E171			v6.xx	Works! ppp interface, vendorid=0x12d1 deviceid=0x140c	USB
Huawei e3131			v6.xx and higher	ppp interface	USB
Huawei E3372h, E5576h, E8372h	0x12d1	0x14db	v6.8	Config-less LTE interface for modems with vendor-id="0x12d1" device-id="0x14db" Models with suffixes -320 and -608 will not work with RouterOS v6, please use v7 instead Models with suffixes -325 works only with arm cpu	USB
Huawei E3276-150			v6.xx	ppp interface	USB
Huawei E3351			v6.24 and higher		USB
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
Huawei e398			v6.xx and higher	ppp interface	USB
Huawei E5377			v6.36.1	MIFI unit. No serial support, but works with IP on LTE interface	USB
Huawei E5673s-609			v6.xx	LTE interface	USB
Huawei K5160			v6.37 v7.0beta6	v6 and v7 - config-less LTE interface v7 - by default will try to use modem in MBIM mode	USB
Huawei K5161			v6.47	Config-less LTE interface	USB
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
Huawei ME909u-521			v6.11		MiniPCI-e
Huawei MU609			v6.11		MiniPCI-e
Huawei MU709s-2			v6.28		MiniPCI-e
Huawei MS2372h-517			v7.12beta3	ppp/serial interface	USB
Jaton MT421e			v6.40RC32	LTE interface with Ethernet emulation (no configuration possible), LTE supported bands 42/43	MiniPCI-e
Netgear Unite Explore 815S			v6.41	MIFI unit. No serial support, but works with IP on LTE interface.	USB
Novatel USB730L			v6.41RC6	LTE interface	USB
Olivetti Olicard 500			v6.41RC11	ppp interface	USB
Quectel EC20/EC21			v6.xx	ppp interface, there is page in wiki about Quectel: article	MiniPCI-e
Quectel BG77	0x2c7c	0x0700	v6.47	Serial/PPP interface, single AT/modem channel	OEM module
Quectel BG95-M3			v6.47	Serial/PPP interface, single AT/modem channel Will not work in wAP R ac boards.	mini-PCIe
Quectel BG96			v6.45	Serial/PPP interface, 2x AT/modem channels	mini-PCIe
Quectel EC25-EU	0x2c7c	0x0125	v6.42	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
Quectel EG25-G	0x2c7c	0x0125	6.48.3	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
Quectel EM12-G	0x2c7c	0x0512

v7.1beta5

MBIM driver

m.2

Y3G,LTE

Quectel EP06

v6.42

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

MiniPCI-e

?LTE


Quectel RM500Q-GL	0x2c7c	0x0800	v7.1beta6	MBIM driver	m.2

Y

Quectel RM500Q-AE

0x2c7c

0x0800

v7.1beta6

MBIM driver

m.2

3G, LTE, 5G


Quectel RM502Q-AE	0x2c7c	0x0800	v7.1beta5	MBIM driver	m.2

Y


Quectel RM510Q-GL	0x2c7c	0x0800	7.9	MBIM driver	m.2

3G, LTE, 5G


Quectel UC15			v6.xx	Works, ppp interface	MiniPCI-e

3G

Quectel UC20

v6.xx

Works, ppp interface

MiniPCI-e

3G


R11e-4G	0x2cd2	0x0003	v6.42	LTE interface. Supports multiple APN passthrough.	MiniPCI-e
R11e-

LTE

LTE6

0x2cd2

0x0004

v6.39.2

LTE interface. Supports multiple APN passthrough.

MiniPCI-e

YLTE

R11e-LTE	0x2cd2	0x0001	v6.39.2	LTE interface. Supports multiple APN passthrough.	MiniPCI-e
Sierra Netgear AirCard 320U			6.41	Customer tested the modem with firmware 03.05.23	USB

NLTE

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

MiniPCI-

eNLTE

e
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

Sierra Wireless MC74xx

v7.1

Basic functionality support for modems with MBIM interface/USB composition

mini-PCIe

Sierra Wireless MC7455

v7.3beta37

MBIM mode with extended support for USB compositions:

1009 - diag,modem,mbim
100D - diag,nmea,modem,mbim

mini-PCIe

MiniPCI-eLTE


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

NLTE


SIMcom SIM5360			v6.xx	Works! Using PPP interface, vendor-id="0x05c6" device-id="0x9000"	MiniPCI-e / USB w/ converter

3G

SIMcom SIM7100

0x1e0e

0x9001

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

?

SIMCom SIM8202G-M.2

v7.11

MBIM driver supported: AT+CUSBCFG=usbid,1e0e,901e

m.2

LTESXT LTE kitv6.42LTE interface from R11e-LTE/R11e-LTE-US mini-pcie moduleBuilt-inYLTE


SXT LTE			v6	LTE interface. Old version of SXT LTE	Built-in

NLTE

Tele2.ru LTE-D402

v6.47

Config-less LTE interface

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
Telit LE910	0x1bc7	0x1201	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

YLTE

Telit LM960

v6.46

LTE interface in some cases needs 3.0 pins isolated (PINS:23,25,27,29,31,33)

MiniPCI-e

YLTE

TPS (Turning Point Solution) GCT450			v6.48	Config-less LTE interface	MiniPCI-e
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

?

ZTE MF832S

v7.10

Config-less support, may require to set some settings using at-chat or modem init string

USB

LTE


ZTE MF90			v6.44beta32 and higher	LTE interface	USB

N

LTE

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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