inactivated, not allowed by device-mode

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Greetings,

I'm facing after installed the zerotier. When I going to enable the zerotier interface showing "inactivated, not allowed by device-mode".

Router details are below:

Mikrotik RB5009UG+S+

Factory Fimware: 7.19.6

Current Fimware: 7.19.6

Upgrade Fimware: 7.20.8 (long-term)

I am waiting for your positive response.

Thank you

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You'll need to update the device mode to support it. It's fairly easy:

/system/device-mode/update zerotier=yes

Once that's done, power cycle the router and you should be good.

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According to this, you cancelled the device mode update. I guess you either waited too long or manually cancelled.

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Yep. You may have to include mode=advanced in the same command.

Devices are not locked into modes, it's just a factory default.

EDIT: mode is not required.

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Please help me, tell me what i will do now

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How can I make Zerotier=yes, can you suggest me? Please

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  1. Reset device by pulling power.
  2. Execute command as given by @ghostinthenet
  3. Pull power again when prompted.
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  1. Power off
  2. /system/device-mode/update zerotier=yes
  3. Power off

Note: Power off by pulling the power cable.

nothing happened it's same

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Do a /system/device-mode/print at each step.

The attempt-count should be reset, and only then will allowing zerotier be successful.

The docs are unclear about how to reset the attempt count, but this process should ultimately do it.

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  1. Power off

  2. /system/device-mode/update zerotier=yes

  3. Power off

Note: Power off by reset bottom.

Now successfully done. Thank you so much all of you supporting me by your suggestion.@ghostinthenet @lurker888

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             mode: home         
 allowed-versions: 7.13+,6.49.8+
          flagged: no           
 flagging-enabled: yes          
        scheduler: no           
            socks: no           
            fetch: no           
             pptp: yes          
             l2tp: yes          
   bandwidth-test: no           
      traffic-gen: no           
          sniffer: no           
            ipsec: yes          
            romon: no           
            proxy: no           
          hotspot: no           
              smb: yes          
            email: no           
         zerotier: yes          
        container: no

Thank you so much @ghostinthenet @lurker888