iKOOLCORE

R2 Max: 10 GbE Firewall & Virtualization Host for Pro Users

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CPU Model N150 🔥N350

Memory(Single Slot, DDR5 SO-DIMM, 4800MHz) None

Storage(NVMe 2242/2280) None

Premium CNC-machined full-metal enclosure with a refined 180-grit anodized finish
Dual 10GbE ports, dual 2.5GbE ports, and dual M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD slots
Supports DDR5 memory modules, up to 64GB (tested)

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Technical Specifications

CPU Models	Intel N150 – energy-efficient performance Intel i3-N350 – optional upgrade for enhanced multitasking
Memory Type	Single Channel, Single Module, SO-DIMM DDR5 4800MHz. 8GB or 16GB, Max support 32GB Intel officially supports up to 16GB; for 32GB/48GB/64GB, Samsung modules are recommended based on our testing.
Ethernet	2 x Marvell AQC113C-B1-C 10GbE network ports(PCIe 3.0 x2), 2 × Intel i226-V 2.5GbE network ports (PCIe 3.0 x1)
M.2 Slot	2 × M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots (PCIe 3.0 x1 for each, each supports up to 8TB)
TF Card	1 × TF card slot for additional storage, bootable for Linux.
USB	2 × USB 3.0 Type-A (5Gbps); 1 × USB 3.0 Type-C (10Gbps)
Display	1 × HDMI 2.1; 1 × eDP 1.4 (via USB-C); Supports up to 4K @ 60Hz.
Cooling	Full-copper design Heatsink; PWM-controlled fan with intelligent temperature management.
BIOS	AMI EFI BIOS; Auto Power-On, Wake-on-LAN (WOL), PXE Boot.
Power Supply	DC 12-19V, Standard with 12V 4A or 19V 6.32A Adapters; Plug type adapts based on country standard.
Size	15.6 × 11.8 × 4.0 cm
Weight	Unit: 1050g Packaged: ~1550g
Supported Systems	Windows, Linux, pfSense, OPNsense, OpenWrt, Proxmox VE, VMware ESXi, Unraid, and more
More Info	wiki.ikoolcore.com

Cooling Kit for R2Max - EOL

$69.99

Ultra-Fast M.2 SSD Enclosure for NVMe & SATA Drives

$19.99

120W Power Adapter for R2 Max

$29.99

R2 - 2.5Gbps Firewall, fully compatible with pfSense and OPNsense - EOL

$259.00

Perfect for my implementations

Very fast response, fast delivery, price acceptable, but quite pricey, although parameters are top. I've bought n305 without fans (this small ones), case is ascetic, very high quality machined, heavy and looks and feels very good. Parameters are not questionable, bios is very advanced. I'm a bit advanced, but there are some settings that I don't understand. The thermal management is great. With a placement of 120mm fan out side with very slow speed I'm having below 30-35degC temperatures all the time (low cpu usage). There is even a thermal pad on the back of the lid for hole for m2 disks to cool them better :o. Very very happy with that new gear. Hope that it will work for many years like my old home lab. Thank you guys. You are doing great hardware.

Router works well, but beware if using with OPNSense

I didn't realize this, but there isn't drivers for the 10GB ports on this router for OPNSense. It's because OPNSense runs on FreeBSD.

However, I was able to get OPNSense to work by running it under Proxmox as a VM. The throughput through various testing was only ~5gb over the 10gb ports and I think this is a limitation of the virtualized bridge.

I would give this 5 stars if OPNSense worked natively. But for now, it serves my needs as my WAN connection is only 2gb. I bought this (instead of a 2.5gb router) for future proofing.

Thank you for your feedback! You’re correct that OPNSense and pfSense are based on FreeBSD, which currently lacks native driver support for the AQC113C-B1-C chipset, and unfortunately, this is something beyond our control. We hope that pfSense and OPNSense will soon release driver updates for the AQC113C-B1-C NIC.

If you’re open to using OpenWRT, we have compiled a custom firmware with the necessary drivers, which can be downloaded from dl.ikoolcore.com. With this setup, the router will be able to fully utilize the 10Gbps bandwidth without any issues.

Fast Little Machine

Great little machine! Great with my promox VMs. So far very stable and remains cool. Fans can make a little noise but not an issue.

possible hardware upgrade

Hi iKOOLCORE Team,

is that possible in the future to release this product with intel 10Gb Nics, for proper support in freebsd/pfsense/ OPNSense ?

Thank you

Could not boot Linux due to BIOS date being set to year 2052. Fixed.

For some reason this device had its system time set to 2052 instead of 2025. This prevented Linux from booting because UEFI and Linux firmware care about the date. I tried reinstalling several times (wasted several hours) before posting my complaint here but ikoolcore knew exactly what the problem was and let me know. I just wish this had been posted on the wiki!
If you install Linux but can't boot past the grub prompt, this is the problem. Fix the date in the BIOS/UEFI and reinstall Linux. My R2 Max is working fine now.

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R2 Max: 10 GbE Firewall & Virtualization Host for Pro Users