APU4D4: 4x Gigabit LAN, Quad Core CPU, 16GB SSD, 4GB RAM

APU2, APU3 and APU4 are the most popular routers we sell because they are open-source, achieve excellent performance and are rock solid.

The router is shipped assembled, pre-configured, optimized and ready to use (unless you choose otherwise).

APU router is the most open-source network device you can buy. It comes with open-source BIOS, open-source operating system of your choice and open hardware schematics. It's not locked down in any way.

APU2, APU3 and APU4 are very similar to each other and achieve roughly the same performance. You can see the detailed comparison here. If you aren't sure which one to choose, get APU2E4. 

Hardware supports OPNsense, pfSense, Open-WRT, *BSD and number of other operating systems.

Things to consider:

• APU2 supports two WiFi mPCIe cards. APU3 and APU4 support one. 
• You can connect a 2.5' SATA drive to an internal SATA port to expand storage up to 1TB+.
• You can connect one or two mPCIe LTE modems to APU3 and APU4 to get WAN over 3G/4G.
• Detailed comparison of APU2, APU3, APU4. 
• All LAN ports have real interfaces with separate chips. Those are real router ports, not switch ports.
• Previously we used to bundle a wall-mount into this kit. Currently we don't. Consider buying a wall mount if you need it.

Advantages over competing hardware products

• Completely silent. 0 dB - passively cooled. No moving parts.
• Small: 16.8 cm X 15.7 cm 
• Very low power consumption - ~6W. 
• Very high throughput - 1 Gbit on pfSense, OpenWRT and IPFire. 
• CPU has built-in encryption support (AES-NI), allowing for high VPN throughput.
• Price.

Hardware included:

• APU4D4 Board (4 core, 1Ghz/1.4Ghz CPU, 4GB ECC DDR3-1333 DRAM, 4 x Gbit ports) 
• 16GB SSD  (use router configurator if you would like to have larger size)
• Chassis designed for this board (black or red)
• Power adapter
• Serial to USB cable

If you would like to get a bigger SSD, or don't need a serial cable, please use router configurator instead.

Advantages over the proprietary solutions:

• Low total cost of ownership
• No artificial add-ons required to make your system fully functional
• No additional charges for extra features - everything is included. unlimited users, unlimited firewall rules. unlimited VPN accounts.
• Low power consumption. It won't show on your electric bill.
• No moving parts. This system is designed to last decades.

Router/Firewall comes assembled, pre-configured and ready to use.