I’m loving my new Mikrotik RB750GL - lots of advanced features, good price, seems to work really well.
There’s only one small annoyance that’s driving me crazy. The factory reset seems almost impossible to activate without 4 hands. Not sure if all of them are the same, so I attached a picture.
The problem is the design. Since the pads are located slightly away from the hole between them, the conical shape of a Phillips-head screwdriver will not make contact with the inner edge of the pads - it hits the small bit of bare board around the hole - tried everything from my largest phillips head to some tiny jewelry screwdrivers. I’ve managed to do it with a flat/slotted/blade screwdriver, but because the blade has to be perfectly flat (perpendicular) against the board, and I have to pull the power cord out/in while holding it that way, it usually takes me a half hour to get it right.
I’d love it if MikroTik would change to the standard 2-up header they use on PC motherboards. Or even if they just put the pads/holes there (like the one in the picture), I’d be okay with soldering the jumper connector on, or just using a paper clip in the holes. Even if they tinned (soldered) the pads, there would at least be a rounded surface there so a blade screwdriver would not need to be held perfectly flat. In fact I think that’s what I’ll be doing to remedy my current board.
Other than this, I’m really happy with the router.
That’s right. As you can read in the “Quick Guide” (see on RouterBOARD.com), the device has a reset button. Hold the button while turning the device on. When LED starts flashing, release button to reset.
I have, many times. But since every time I’ve tried it, it never cleared the configuration, I guess I assumed it was more of a “reboot” button. The only way I’ve ever been able to reset it to factory defaults is to do the three-handed process above.
Yep, that’s exactly the way I did it. Also tried releasing the button right after powering up, and holding the button down for a very long time. It doesn’t clear the configuration.
One curious thing: If I short the pads on the board together (with the unit powered), the ACT light comes on immediately. If I hit the Reset button (again with the unit on), the ACT light does not come on. Is this normal, or does it confirm a bad reset button?
