Install Mikrotik on Virtual Private Server. Select the Ubuntu Why not directly use the image Mikrotik only? DO does not allow us to install Image other than the one provided by it. Select Size size from its VPS. Select Datacenter from the VPS to use. Please select the closest course so that the ping is good and the hop is not too long. Here I demonstrate using Server in Singapore. Fill in the hostname of your VPS. Whatever will be given what name. Default also not a problem. The upload will start.
After it finishes - reboot the device. The New version number will be seen in the Winbox Title and in the Packages menu. You can upgrade multiple MikroTik routers within few clicks. Let's have a look on simple network with 3 routers the same method works on networks with infinite numbers of routers ,.
RouterOS version 6 has new auto upgrade option. RouterOS checks amazon servers for information if new version is available and upgrades after upgrade command is executed. You can automate the upgrade process by running a script in the scheduler:. For complicated networks, when routers are connected sequentially, the simplest example is 1router-2router-3router connection. You might get an issue, 2router will go to reboot before packages are uploaded to the 3router. The solution is Dude groups, the feature allows to group routers and upgrade all of them by one click!
When upgrading from older versions, there could be issues with your license key. Possible scenarios:. NetInstall is the most commonly used installation tool. It runs on Windows machines or Linux with Wine superuser permissions are required. You can download NetInstall on the www. NetInstall is also used to re-install RouterOS in cases where the previous install failed, became damaged or access passwords were lost. Your device must support booting from ethernet, and there must be a direct ethernet link from the NetInstall computer to the target device.
For this you will need a serial cable. After installation just move the disk to the Router machine and boot from it.
For a guide on installing and running these servers, please see the MikroTik Installation Server Setup. Read through and perform the necessary steps in those instructions before coming back to this document and proceeding with the installation.
Open a terminal and install the package by typing the following:. You will need to configure minicom to the proper port and data-rate for your MikroTik router. Run the following command in the terminal:. Here you can change the serial port to the address the USB-to-Serial adapter uses. Hit enter to exit back to the previous menu. Hit enter again to return to the previous menu. At this point we can save the settings. This will save your changes as the default settings for the program.
You will be moved to the minicom program, which will be waiting for input from the serial port. Leave this terminal window open to be ready for the next set of steps. Also make sure your Ethernet interface has the static IP address If you used the configuration file provided and steps shown in MikroTik Installation Server Setup you should be ready to go.
Once you have the servers installed and running, plug the power adapter into an easily accessible wall outlet or power strip, then the DC power jack or PoE Ethernet cable on the router. If there is a power button, depress it to turn the router on. If you miss it, disconnect and reconnect the power to the router and start over.
If you hit a key in time, you will see the menu:. This is a special menu that is only accessible over the Serial Console - which is why you need the extra cable. Next, select o - boot device and then select 1 to boot once from the network the computer you set up with the DHCP, TFTP and Web server , and then boot from the nand after that.
The router will reboot. A large number of messages will print to the screen as Commotion boots.
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