Lesson 01: MikroTik Installation, license and package up gradation

Topic to Learn:· PC and Router Based Mikrotik IOS Install
· License
· Version upgrade, version downgrade
· New package install

RouterOS Upgrade:
If we are already running RouterOS v6, upgrading to the latest version is simple. Just one click, and RouterOS will find the latest version, show you the changelog, and offer to upgrade. You can do this from Winbox, console, Webfig or QuickSet.
Simply click “Check for updates” in QuickSet, Webfig or Winbox packages menu.
· Open Winbox
· go to "System/Packages" menu (Step 1 and 2 from image below)
· new window "Package List" will open. Click on "Check for Updates" button (step 3 in the image)

· New window "Check For Updates" will open, where you will be able to see currently installed version and latest available version as well as latest available Changelog.

· Click on "Download" or "Download&Upgrade" button then Press OK.

After download is complete we will see in status bar message that Download was successful.
If you clicked on "Download" button If you clicked on "Download" button then you will need to reboot router manually to complete installation, but if "download&Upgrade" was clicked then router will reboot automatically after files are downloaded.

RouterBOARD Firmware Upgrade:
Next step after the RouterOS upgrade is firmware (bootloader) upgrade.
· Open Winbox and go to "System/Routerboard" menu (step 1 and 2 from image below).
· New window "Routerboard" will pop up, where you can see current and latest available firmware.
· Click on "Update" button (step 3 from the image)

RouterOS will ask for upgrade confirmation, click on "yes".

License:

if we wanted to Import License Key we Need To Click Import key the Press Ok. if we wanted to backup our License Key Press Export License Key then press ok.

Now We Will Do This Full Job In CLI (Command Line Interface) :

Here we See How To Check License Information . How To Check package update. and How Download Packages.

CLI System Licence Information :