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Go Wireless NZ Ltd

Unit 6, 5 Stone Street

Kaiapoi, Canterbury

New Zealand

+64 3 741 1339

www.gowifi.co.nz

Perform a Netinstall on a

MikroTik RouterBoard

By Daniel Allin, Technician

(DipCN, MTCNA)

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Preparation:

If you have a RouterBoard without a serial port (i.e. RB750 Series) you can skip ahead

to step 6 otherwise start at step 1.

1. 

Download and run Putty,http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html  

2. 

Configure PuTTy for MikroTik Serial access (Ensure you select the correct COM

port for your serial port –  mine is COM1):

3.  Plug your serial cable into your RouterBoard. Click open in PuTTy then power

your RouterBoard. You only have about 2-3 seconds to hit any key to enter

setup so be quick!

4. 

Before proceeding complete steps 6-9.

5.  Follow the steps bellow and then press x –  to exit setup and reboot the router:

6.  Download Netinstall from MikroTik  http://www.mikrotik.com/download.html  

7. 

Download your corresponding RouterOS version (i.e. Netinstall 4.17 andRouterOS 4.17).

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8.  Run Netinstall and select ‘Net booting’. Enable the boot server and give it an

IP Address on the same subnet as your PC / Network.

9. 

Connect the RouterBoard Ethernet port 1 to your PC / Network.

10. Hold the reset button whilst plugging in the power to the device. (Skip to step

12 if you started from step 1 –  using serial interface).

11. Release the reset button when the ‘ACT’ led goes out (it will flash for a while

the go out). A few seconds later you should see Ethernet port 1 led come on

and your device will show up in Netinstall.

12. Browse to the correct folder for it to show in your list of packages.

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13. Select your router labelled ‘nstreme’, select the correct RouterOS package

you have downloaded and click install.

14. 

Reboot.

Firmware Upgrade:

15. 

Login to your Router via winbox and open a New Terminal.

16. 

Enter: system routerboard print (to check firmware version)

system routerboard upgrade (to upgrade firmware)

system reboot (reboot for changes to take effect)