Hi there.
I’ve used a Groove and Mikrotik Routerboard for Marina WiFi access from my boat for ~7 years; however, I just got new devices, and I’m totally new to DIY configuration of GROOVE and hAP Routerboard.
As the subject line suggests, I was successfully connecting the Groove directly to my computer and iPad via an Ethernet cable and URL 192.168.88.1, but after futzing with the Groove today, I can no longer connect. I’ve done at least 5 resets, but still cannot regain connectivity between my new Groove and my computer or iPad.
For the past 2 days, I’ve been following these step by step instructions <https://seabits.com/mikrotik-groove-step-by-step-setup-guide/> for configuring my new Groove. Everything went well, except I was unable to change the device name and password, as recommended. Every time I changed these fields, I then clicked “Apply Configuration.” However, when I returned to URL 192.168.88.1, the Mikrotik pop up window asked for a username and password. I entered what I thought I had changed these fields to, but I could not enter the application. So, I reset the Groove to factory settings, and started over.
Today I tried again to change the name and password, but this time clicked “Change Configuration, which is a couple of lines above the “Apply Configuration” field. This time another screen popped up with some tick boxes. I don’t think I ticked any boxes, but maybe I did…
So, again I closed the browser tab, opened a new blank tab and entered 192.168.88.1. Again no joy. So, again I did a Groove reset, only this time I still cannot access the Quickset page after the reset. In fact, I’ve tried resetting the Groove at least 5 times, but I still cannot access the WebFig Quickset page.
I’ve also tried (before and after changing the device name and password) to connect via Winbox on a Dell laptop and on a MacBook. But no MAC address or IP address are displayed with either the Network tab or the Neighbors tab.
At this point, my #1 priority is executing a successful reset that takes me back to factory settings. I’ll worry about configuration settings later.
Thank you.