CCR2116-12G-4S+

Safety Warnings

Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry, and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.
Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations.
The Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.
This unit is intended to be installed in the rackmount. Please read the mounting instructions carefully before beginning installation. Failure to use the correct hardware or to follow the correct procedures could result in a hazardous situation to people and damage to the system.
This product is intended to be installed indoors. Keep this product away from water, fire, humidity or hot environments.
Use only the power supply and accessories approved by the manufacturer, and which can be found in the original packaging of this product.
Read the installation instructions before connecting the system to the power source.
We cannot guarantee that no accidents or damage will occur due to the improper use of the device. Please use this product with care and operate at your own risk!
In the case of device failure, please disconnect it from power. The fastest way to do so is by unplugging the power plug from the power outlet.
It is the customer's responsibility to follow local country regulations, including operation within legal frequency channels, output power, cabling requirements, and Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) requirements. All Mikrotik devices must be professionally installed.

Quick start

  • Connect your PC to the ETH/BOOT labeled port or the first Ethernet port;
  • Connect the device to a power source;
  • Configure the IP settings of your network card to 192.168.88.2/24;
  • Configuration should be made using WebFig in a web browser or the WinBox configuration tool https://mt.lv/WinBox; multiple configuration methods are available to ensure accessibility; 
  • Open http://192.168.88.1 in a web browser to start setup. If the IP address is unavailable, use WinBox and choose the "Neighbors" tab to find the device. Proceed to connect using the MAC address. The username is "admin", and there is no password (or, for some models, check user and wireless passwords on the sticker);
  • For a manual update of the device, visit mikrotik.com, select your model, and locate the required packages in the "Downloads" section;
  • Upload downloaded packages to the WebFig or WinBox "Files" menu and reboot the device;
  • By upgrading your RouterOS software to the latest version, you can ensure optimal performance, stability, and security updates;
  • Set up your router password.

Powering

The device accepts powering from two redundant power supplies, each accepts 100-240 V AC power. You can use either, or both at the same time. Up to 60 W power consumption.

Extension Slots and Ports

  • 12x 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports. 
  • 4x 10G SFP ports.
  • One M.2 slot, type PCIe x4
  • RJ45 console port

The CCR2116-12G-4S+ has PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 connection to the M.2 slot.
Recommended are NVMe M.2 2280mm M key SSD disks with no capacity limitations.

Mounting

The device is designed to use indoors and it can be mounted in a rackmount enclosure using provided rack mounts, or it can be placed on the desktop. Use a Phillips screwdriver to attach rackmount ears on both sides of the device if designated use is for rackmount enclosure:

  1. Attach rack ears to both sides of the device and tighten four screws to secure them in place, as shown in the picture.
  2.  Place the device in a rackmount enclosure and align with the holes so that the device fits conveniently.
  3. Tighten screws to secure it in place.

The device has no protection from water contamination, please ensure the placement of the device in a dry and ventilated environment. We recommend shielded Cat5/6 cables for our devices. The mounting and configuration of this device should be done by a qualified person.

Configuration

Full documentation for RouterOS is available at: https://mt.lv/help.
You can configure the device using WebFig in a web browser or the "WinBox" configuration tool https://mt.lv/winbox; multiple configuration methods are available to ensure accessibility.
To start setup, open http://192.168.88.1 in a web browser to start setup. If the IP address is unavailable, use WinBox and choose the "Neighbors" tab to find the device. Proceed to connect using the MAC address. The username is "admin", and there is no password (or, for some models, check user and wireless passwords on the sticker).
The device is equipped with an RS-232 serial port, set by default to 115200 bit/s, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. For recovery purposes, it is possible to reinstall the device from the network, see the Reset button.

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Buttons and Jumpers

Reset button:

  • Hold this button during boot time until the USER LED light starts flashing, release the button to reset RouterOS configuration.
  • Hold the Reset button and power on your device (wait until the "USER" led is blinking then stable "On", and when the "USER" LED is "Off" - release the Reset button) - the device is booting in BOOTP mode to reinstall RouterOS using Netinstall.
    The MGMT/BOOT Ethernet port is used for the Netinstall process. See RouterOS documentation about using the Netinstall recovery utility.

Regardless of the above option used, the system will load the backup RouterBOOT loader if the button is pressed before power is applied to the device. Release the button before LED begins to flash, to only load backup RouterBOOT without resetting. This is useful for RouterBOOT debugging and recovery.

The Mode button is not functional by default but can be assigned any script in the menu /system routerboard mode-button

LEDs

The device has four LED lights. PWR1/2 indicates which power supply is being used. FAULT indicates a problem with the cooling fans. USER can be configured in software.

Accessories

PLUG1, PLUG2_EU/US power cord, D03+QT3 H05VV-F 3x0.75mm2 1.83m RoHS;
CASE3, CASE4_ 1U rackmount bracket white;
SET1_Fastening set K-57r1v1;

Operating System Support

The device supports RouterOS software with version v7. or above, the number at or above what is indicated in the RouterOS menu /system resource. Other operating systems have not been tested.

Information contained here is subject to change. Please visit the product page on www.mikrotik.com for the most up to date version of this document.