Not a beginner but used the Quick Set (and got dissapointed heavily)

[Amm0]

I got that. I agree you should report it. As discussed, it has flaws that make it sub-par at best at as setup wizard. But it should at least work in the WYSIWYG sense. Problem is folk move on, and no one who know how it should work uses it.

The whole concept needs work. I think @anserk hits the nail on the head on here.

@anserk

The issue with Quick Set is that it acts as a script that just makes changes on top of the existing configuration. What it should be doing instead is achieving a very specific target state. To work consistently 100% of times, it should be wiping out existing configuration (except for users and passwords) and applying one of the standard configurations it is designed to do.

IMO only thing good about is the “profiles” (in upper right) that allow you switch configuration “flavors” (switch or router, etc.). The concept gets you closer to “configuration templates”. See

Is QuickSet available via the API?

This may sound like an oxymoron, since QuickSet seem to be unfairly bashed, but… Is QuickSet functionality exposed via the API (or SSH/CLI)? and, yes, I know there is nothing in QuickSet that can’t be done “manually” – it just save a lot of code/script/complexity to do the same things in a API app/program The API docs say the commands follow the CLI, which is true. But QuickSet, somewhat understandably, not in the CLI, so the API path isn’t clear. But Winbox/Webfig get this information someh…

to which I got a “no”.

So for ISP/OEMs it’s buggy and incomplete. And for home/SMB, using QuickSet as “new user wizard” is pretty from from the mark at anyones expectation.

But do think @anserk is 100% right, if it applied what was shown in QuickSet, was used with the current/matching version default-configuration (instead of the factory version default) & forcing a reboot to apply both the new default-configuration and the QuickSet provided fields. That actually go a long way here I think. Great idea.