If you click on ‘download’ it will download RouterOS version to your router but it will not install until you reboot it. It is highly recommended that you upgrade your router to latest release to fix with bugs and for security reason. You can compare here with latest version. You will see ‘installed version” and there is an update available other than the current installed version.Īnd below here is the information of what they have fixed as bug and what they have changed in the latest version. Make sure you have internet connection with your router. Click on ‘’check for updates” to see which version of RouterOS is available now.But if you need special package for your configuration, you may download that specific package. So when we upgrade our RouterOS, packages will install in our router. So, package you see here may differ from your router packages. You will need these packages for your own requirement. Every package has its particular feature in it. From the left panel, go to ‘system’ and then to packages.įrom this new window of package list, you will see number of packages that are currently installed on router.It’s a graphical tool to manage router graphically. When upgrading RouterOS it’s probably worth also checking for a newer version of the firmware as well.In this tutorial we are going to learn how to upgrade RouterOS and firmware RouterOS Upgrade:įirst, we need to login into our Mikrotik router by winbox software. Just select System > Reboot Firmware Upgrade Now that the upgrade file is in the root directory all the remains is to reboot the router so that it performs the upgrade process. Instead right click on the NPK file and select copy then in the File LIst window press the paste button in the menu bar. The MikroTik instrcutions say that you can drag the NPK file into a clear space in the File List window and drop it to start the upgrade (take care not to drop it into any folder that might be present). Open the File List window by clicking the Files button in the left hand menu. In my case version 5.16 is available for my device. Now visit the MikroTik website and download the latest package (assuming it’s newer than the one you are currently using). The title of the WinBox window also displays the overall system version.
This will show you the version of all the packages your device is currently using.
Step 1 – What Version Am I Using?įire up Winbox and open System > Packages. Upgrading is a fairly painless process but I found the instructions given on the website were a little out of date. MikroTik release updated versions of RouterOS on a fairly regular basis and it is normally a good idea to update your router when they become available.
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