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RouterBOARD 493 Series User's Manual

RouterBOARD 493

RB493AH

RB493G

CPU

 

AR7130

 300MHz

AR7161

 680MHz

AR7161

 680MHz

Memory

64MB DDR SDRAM

128MB DDR SDRAM

256MB DDR SDRAM

Data storage

64MB NAND

128MB NAND

128MB NAND

Ethernet

Nine 10/100 Mbit/s Fast 

Ethernet ports supporting 

Auto-MDI/X

Nine 10/100 Mbit/s Fast 

Ethernet ports supporting 

Auto-MDI/X

Nine 10/100/1000 Mbit/s 

Gigabit

 Ethernet ports 

supporting Auto-MDI/X

Switch chip

ICPlus178C

ICPlus178C

2x AR8316

MiniPCI slot

Three MiniPCI Type IIIA/IIIB 

slots

Three MiniPCI Type 

IIIA/IIIB slots

Three MiniPCI Type IIIA/IIIB 

slots

Serial port

One DB9 RS232C 

asynchronous serial port

One DB9 RS232C 

asynchronous serial port

One DB9 RS232C 

asynchronous serial port

USB

-

-

1x USB 2.0

non powered, injector required

LEDs

Power and User LED

Power and User LED

Power and User LED

Beeper

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

1x microSD

Power

Power over Ethernet: 

10..28V DC (except power 

over datalines)

Power jack: 10..28V DC

Power over Ethernet: 

10..28V DC (except power 

over datalines)

Power jack: 10..28V DC

Power over Ethernet: 10..28V 

DC (except power over 

datalines)

Power jack: 10..28V DC

Fan control

Two

 DC fan power output 

headers with rotation sensor 

and automatic fan switching 

(maximum output current - 

500mA total)

Two

 DC fan power output 

headers with rotation 

sensor and automatic fan 

switching (maximum 

output current - 500mA 

total)

Two

 DC fan power output 

headers with rotation sensor 

and automatic fan switching 

(maximum output current - 

500mA total)

Dimensions

105 mm x 160 mm

105 mm x 160 mm

105 mm x 160 mm

Weight

140 g

140 g

160 g

Temperature

Operational: -20°C to 

+65°C (-4°F to 149°F)

Operational: -20°C to 

+65°C (-4°F to 149°F)

Operational: -20°C to +65°C 

(-4°F to 149°F)

Humidity

Operational: up to 70% 

relative humidity (non-

condensing)

Operational: up to 70% 

relative humidity (non-

condensing)

Operational: up to 70% 

relative humidity (non-

condensing)

Power 

consumption

~3W without extension 

cards, maximum – 25W 

(18W output to extension 

cards)

~3W without extension 

cards, maximum – 25W 

(18W output to extension 

cards)

~3W without extension cards, 

maximum – 25W (18W output 

to extension cards)

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Summary of Contents for RouterBOARD 493

Page 1: ... process 1 If you have purchased your product from a MikroTik Reseller please contact the Reseller company regarding all warranty and repair issues the following instructions apply ONLY if you purchased your equipment directly from MikroTik in Latvia 2 MikroTik does not offer repairs for products that are not covered by warranty Exceptions can be made for RB 1000 RB 1000U RB 600 RB 600A and RB 800...

Page 2: ... 5 User s Guide 6 Assembling the Hardware 6 Powering 6 Booting options 6 Onboard NAND Storage Device 6 Booting from network 6 Operating System Support 7 MikroTik RouterOS 7 RouterBOOT 7 Boot Loader Configuration 7 Configurable Options 7 Boot Loader Upgrading 8 Primary Boot Loader 8 RouterOS on RouterBOARD 493 8 Health monitor 8 Firware information 8 Firmware Settings 9 Software Reset 9 Appendix 10...

Page 3: ...RouterBOARD 493 Series User s Manual System Board View System Board Layout 3 ...

Page 4: ...DC Power over Ethernet 10 28V DC except power over datalines Power jack 10 28V DC Power over Ethernet 10 28V DC except power over datalines Power jack 10 28V DC Fan control Two DC fan power output headers with rotation sensor and automatic fan switching maximum output current 500mA total Two DC fan power output headers with rotation sensor and automatic fan switching maximum output current 500mA t...

Page 5: ... cross over cable for connecting to other network devices DB9 Serial Port The RS232C standard male DB9 asynchronous serial port may be used for initial configuration or for attaching a modem or any other RS232 serial device TxD pin 3 of this port has 5V DC power when idle Some signals are not connected so this implementation may not be considered to support full hardware flow control so software f...

Page 6: ...cial Gigabit power injector The maximum output of the power supply to the extension cards is normally at about 5 5A Booting options First RouterBOOT loader is started It displays some useful information on the onboard RS232C asynchronous serial port which is set to 115200bit s 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity by default The loader may be configured to boot the system from the onboard NAND module o...

Page 7: ...s suggested to try to disable hardware flow control in the terminal emulation program in case the serial console does not work as expected and if it does not help make a new cable using the pinout given in the Appendix To enter the loader configuration screen press any key or only Delete key or Backspace key see the note for the respective configurable option depending on the actual configuration ...

Page 8: ... available You can upgrade the loader through the onboard serial port using XModem protocol programs available for all major OSs For example you can use HyperTerminal for Windows or Minicom for Linux to upload the boot loader Alternatively if you have a DHCP BOOTP and TFTP servers available you can specify the loader image as a boot image and choose the bios upgrade over ethernet option in the boo...

Page 9: ...irmware Firmware Settings Boot loader settings are also accessible through this menu admin MikroTik system routerboard settings print baud rate 115200 boot delay 2s boot device nand if fail then ethernet enter setup on any key cpu frequency 680MHz boot protocol bootp enable jumper reset yes admin MikroTik The Software Reset 2 button TP2 button which resets both boot loader settings and RouterOS se...

Page 10: ...ectors alternating 1 GND 2 12 24 V DC same as input voltage 3 Rotation speed feedback One USB 2 0 RB493G only Button Index S3 Software Reset 1 button Loads the Primary boot loader RESET Software Reset 2 jumper Resets RouterOS settings Ethernet Cables Note When using the MikroTik Gigabit PoE injector PoE is passed on pins 4 5 and 7 8 When using other PoE injectors power can be passed on any other p...

Page 11: ... Series User s Manual Serial Null modem Console Cable with Loopback DB9f Function DB9f DB25f 1 4 6 CD DTR DSR N C N C N C CD DTR DSR 1 4 6 6 8 20 2 RxD 3 2 3 TxD 2 3 5 GND 5 7 7 8 RTS CTS 7 8 4 5 N C not connected 11 ...

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