In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls. Additionally, the introduction of an Enterprise Management System is crucial. This system should encompass features such as antivirus protection and intelligence, which are essential components integrated into this platform.
On MikroTik, possibly on some of the recent models, there have been a lot of issues with the latest router software. There have been some bugs. Maybe a centralized control system could come in useful.
Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
2022-10-24T17:06:13Z
Oct 24, 2022
The solution can be improved by getting the OS to work with Hyper-thread so that it uses all the CPUs and one application doesn't sit on one CPU but is managed by multiple CPUs.
The packet filtering, user log data, and user access log could all be improved. The access log is not readable. It's supposed to be readable by using third party softwares and applications using a weblog, but I would prefer that MikroTik improve their own log management software.
The port isolation and VLAN need to be improved. The switch configuration needs to be simplified. There are lots of tutorials available, and we're still doing it in a very simple way. There needs to be documentation. Something that could be added is a stacking feature in MikroTik.
The security will always be a priority for our network infrastructure. Right now, we're not using VLAN and we want to use VLAN, so it's more of a physical LAN network and we want to move towards VLAN and have a layer three VLAN network systems and use proper switches to give us the security that we need. And also, obviously, we want to open our network in a more centralized way. We hope the solution will be able to help with this in the future. The solution does not yet offer a SaaS version. Technical support could be better.
Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2022-01-18T12:41:02Z
Jan 18, 2022
Stuff that I'd like to be improved is really just training and documentation because I think the feature set is full. Another improvement I'd suggest is that their new, bigger releases should be a bit more stable. As far as additional features, this solution is quite fully featured already, so for our use cases, we're completely fine.
Network Operations Specialists at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2020-04-28T08:50:45Z
Apr 28, 2020
Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco. For example, what works between MikroTik and Cisco does not work as well between MikroTik and Fortinet. I have seen some bugs. The certification process should be improved. Have localized or regional pricing would be an improvement. I would like to see GPS tools embedded into the devices.
There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik. I would like to see more integration abilities with NetGear.
MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is a new Smart Switch series. It combines the best features of a fully functional router and a Layer 3 switch, is powered by the familiar RouterOS. All the specific Switch configuration options are available in a special Switch menu, also ports can be removed from the switch configuration, and used for routing purposes.
In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls. Additionally, the introduction of an Enterprise Management System is crucial. This system should encompass features such as antivirus protection and intelligence, which are essential components integrated into this platform.
On MikroTik, possibly on some of the recent models, there have been a lot of issues with the latest router software. There have been some bugs. Maybe a centralized control system could come in useful.
MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera.
The solution can be improved by getting the OS to work with Hyper-thread so that it uses all the CPUs and one application doesn't sit on one CPU but is managed by multiple CPUs.
The packet filtering, user log data, and user access log could all be improved. The access log is not readable. It's supposed to be readable by using third party softwares and applications using a weblog, but I would prefer that MikroTik improve their own log management software.
The port isolation and VLAN need to be improved. The switch configuration needs to be simplified. There are lots of tutorials available, and we're still doing it in a very simple way. There needs to be documentation. Something that could be added is a stacking feature in MikroTik.
The security will always be a priority for our network infrastructure. Right now, we're not using VLAN and we want to use VLAN, so it's more of a physical LAN network and we want to move towards VLAN and have a layer three VLAN network systems and use proper switches to give us the security that we need. And also, obviously, we want to open our network in a more centralized way. We hope the solution will be able to help with this in the future. The solution does not yet offer a SaaS version. Technical support could be better.
Stuff that I'd like to be improved is really just training and documentation because I think the feature set is full. Another improvement I'd suggest is that their new, bigger releases should be a bit more stable. As far as additional features, this solution is quite fully featured already, so for our use cases, we're completely fine.
The user interface could improve and they should allow a license for IBS.
If MikroTik had a marketing team and support team in India then it would be much easier for us to get the product, as well as support.
Support for intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) is needed. Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future.
Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco. For example, what works between MikroTik and Cisco does not work as well between MikroTik and Fortinet. I have seen some bugs. The certification process should be improved. Have localized or regional pricing would be an improvement. I would like to see GPS tools embedded into the devices.
There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik. I would like to see more integration abilities with NetGear.