Cannot Connect to mAP Lite w/ Google Wifi Pro

I just got a new mAP Lite, and am unable to follow the instructions to connect to the device. The fourth step in the included instructions state: “Open https://192.168.88.1 in your web browser to start the configuration” - if I do this, it just times out and says “This site can’t be reached.” If I got to “http://192.168.88.1/” instead, then I get a message saying “This site was blocked. Google Wifi’s Site Blocking has blocked this site on this device. If you want to visit it check with your parent or guardian.” I can log into Google Home and see the device in the network, and see the IP address assigned to the device. If I put that IP address into my browser, I also get the “This site can’t be reached” message. After reading some of the info on these forums, it says that you can connect via MAC address using WinBox, so I downloaded WinBox and entered the MAC address (which matches what I see for the device in Google Home). Unfortunately, when I try to connect with WinBox, it says “Could not connect” and keeps trying over and over without success.

I’m a bit stumped on where to go next. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Is this question posted in the right forum? Any additional information I can provide that would be helpful?

You’re in the right section of the forum :sunglasses:

Probably no answers because most will never have seen this (I haven’t either).

Just to be clear:

  • power on mAP Lite
  • connect your computer/laptop to wifi of mAP Lite, no other ethernet connections on computer
  • and THEN you get an error about Google parental controls when you use webfig for 192.168.88.1 ??
  • Winbox does not help either here ? MAC address should appear on its own in Neighbors.

Does it change a thing when you try with mAP Lite not connected via ethernet ?

My desktop does not have wifi–ethernet only. I tried connecting the mAP Lite to my home network via ethernet cable. I also tried connecting the mAP Lite directly to my computer via ethernet cable. Neither worked.

However, I was able to grab my laptop and connect with it. It just did not seem like there was any way to connect with the ethernet cable that I could determine.

Default mAP Lite considers ethernet as WAN.
And there is a firewall rule blocking input from WAN.

In the user manual it is specified first connection should be made using wifi.

Afterwards you can change what you want.

For completeness:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/UM/mAP+lite

First use
Connect the device to the included power adapter;
Connect your computer to the wireless network;
Open 192.168.88.1 in your web browser to start the configuration;
User name: admin and there is no password by default (or, for some models, check user and wireless passwords on the sticker).;

(part about passwd on sticker is as far as I know not yet applicable for mAP Lite, I bought 2 last week and it was not in effect).