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CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM

MikroTik switch, 19-inch rack, 1U. 16 × SFP28 (25GE), 2 × QSFP28 (100GE), 1 × 100BASE-TX.

MikroTik CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM, front, drawn from its port list

Generated drawing. Port count and types are from the data; port positions are approximate.

Ports

PortTypeSpeedSideNotes
ether1100BASE-TX100Mfrontmanagement
2 × qsfp28-1-1 – qsfp28-2-1QSFP28 (100GE)100Gfront—
16 × sfp28-1 – sfp28-16SFP28 (25GE)25Gfront—
serial0Console (RJ45)—frontconsole
usbConsole (USB-A)—frontconsole

Specifications

Vendor
MikroTik
Type
Switch
Mounting
19-inch rack, 1U
Weight
4.545 kg
Ports
21
Also known as
CRS518-16XS-2XQ

Source: the vendor's own site and the NetBox device type library. Vendor's page, checked 2026-11-11.

YAML

# MikroTik CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM
# Converted from the punchdown catalog on 2026-11-10. Source of the data: vendor and netbox.
network: 1
imports:
  - ../../defaults/types.network.yaml
models:
  mikrotik/crs518-16xs-2xq-rm:
    name: CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM
    vendor: MikroTik
    role: switch
    aliases: [ CRS518-16XS-2XQ ]
    mount: 19in
    size: { units: 1 }
    weight: 4.545
    ports:
      ether1: { type: 100base-tx, role: management }
      qsfp28-1-1: { type: 100gbase-x-qsfp28 }
      qsfp28-2-1: { type: 100gbase-x-qsfp28, label: "2" }
      sfp28-1..16: { type: 25gbase-x-sfp28 }
      serial0: { type: console-rj-45, role: console }
      usb: { type: console-usb-a, role: console, native: USB }
    x-family: switches
    x-part-number: CRS518-16XS-2XQ
    x-airflow: front-to-rear
    x-full-depth: false
    x-module-bays: 6
    source:
      url: https://mikrotik.com/product/crs518_16xs_2xq
      checked: 2026-11-11
      x-from: vendor and netbox
      x-netbox: mikrotik-crs518-16xs-2xq
      x-reference-image: https://cdn.mikrotik.com/web-assets/rb_images/2196_hi_res.png