RouterOS v7 limited beta available

We have released a very limited test variant of RouterOS v7. Currently only available for ARM systems with a slightly limited feature set.

What is currently unlocked / available:

  • Only available for ARM architecture
  • Based on Kernel 4.14.131, which is currently the latest and most supported LTS version
  • New CLI style, but compatible with the old one for compatibility
  • New routing features, but see below
  • OpenVPN UDP protocol support
  • NTP client and server now in one, rewritten application
  • removed individual packages, only bundle and extra packages will remain

Other features not yet public.

What is not available:

  • BGP / MPLS disabled
  • Extra packages
  • Winbox does not show all features, use CLI for most functionality

DO NOT USE IT FOR ANYTHING IMPORTANT, THIS RELEASE IS STRICTLY FOR TESTING AND DOES CONTAIN BUGS

Download link: https://mt.lv/v7

Please report all found bugs in new topics in this new forum section. This post will be updated with new builds and changes

Changes in v7beta2

  • capsman - improved compatibility between v6 and v7 versions;
  • tr069-client - address support of server CA certificates;
  • winbox - re-added OSPF menu;
  • ppp - fixed “add-default-route” parameter for PPP interfaces;
  • ppp - fixed OVPN authentication with client certificates;
  • ppp - improved handling for TLS traffic;
  • ipsec - enabled EAP client authentication method;
  • other minor fixes;

https://mt.lv/v7

This time, we are also including the CHR images for more wide testing possibilities. Please report your findings.

Changes in v7beta3

  • capsman - fixed UDP communication between CAPsMAN and CAP;
  • certificate - fixed ECDSA certificate parsing;
  • crs3xx - fixed SFP/SFP+ module detection;
  • ike2 - fixed EAP payload processing on initiator;
  • package - added RouterOS system packages for all current architectures;
  • poe - fixed single PoE out port initialization on RB760, RB3011 and RB4011;
  • snmp - fixed SNMP MIB database;
  • torrent - removed Torrent feature from RouterOS;

https://mikrotik.com/download

What’s new in 7.0beta4 (2019-Dec-06 13:21):

!) included all features and fixes from 6.46 version;
!) implemented completely new User Manager package;
*) dhcpv4-server - added “option-set” parameter for each “vendor-class-id”;
*) dhcpv4-server - added "radius-password’ parameter under “config” menu;
*) dhcpv6-client - allow reading passed options in script;
*) dhcpv6-relay - include client’s Link-Layer address in option 79;
*) interface - improved support for Intel, Mellanox and other generic network cards;
*) ipsec - fixed action=none policies;
*) ipv6 - added “disable-ipv6” parameter;
*) lte - added support for Quectel EC25-E;
*) lte - added support for Sierra Wireless MC7304;
*) lte - improved system stability when resetting modem;
*) package - fixed USB and CD-ROM installs;
*) ssh - improved key exchange algorithm support;
*) system - fixed port duplication on each system reboot;

What’s new in 7.0beta5 (2020-Feb-7 11:56):

Introduced issues:

  • RB850Gx2 and RB911 does not boot

New features in this release:

!) x86 - introduced UEFI boot mode support;
!) vxlan - added support for Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN);
!) vrrp - added connection tracking data replication from VRRP master to backup;
!) vrrp - added support for VRRP grouping;
!) winbox - minimal required version is v3.21;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

What’s new in 7.0beta7 (2020-Jun-3 16:31):

!) added Layer3 hardware offloading support for CRS317-1G-16S+RM more info here: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:CRS3xx_series_switches#L3_Hardware_Offloading
!) enabled BGP support with multicore peer processing (CLI only);
!) enabled RPKI support (CLI only);
!) ported features and fixes introduced in v6.47;
!) routing updates, complete status report: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/v7+Routing+Protocol+Status
!) system kernel has been updated to version 5.6.3;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=161980

What’s new in 7.0beta8 (2020-Jun-4 15:04):

*) fixed CLI dependencies for routing menu;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-0beta8-development-is-released/140169/1

What’s new in 7.1beta1 (2020-Jul-21 08:58):

!) added FastTrack and NAT hardware offloading support for CRS317-1G-16S+RM;
!) ported features and fixes introduced in v6.47.1;
*) route - added rpki-check;
*) route - bgp improvements;
*) route - do not allow modifying/deleting “main” table;
*) route - fixed incorrectly interpreted prefix states received from RTR;
*) route - fixed IPv6 ECMP connected routes;
*) route - fixed IPv6 policy routing;
*) route - routing rules improvements;
*) wireless - fixed wireless performance for 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n interfaces on non-ARM architecture devices;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1beta1-development-is-released/141516/1

What’s new in 7.1beta2 (2020-Aug-21 12:29):

!) added “bgp-network” output filter flag;
!) added bonding interface support for Layer3 hardware offloading;
!) added IPv6 nexthop support for IPv4 routes;
!) added Layer3 hardware offloading support for CRS309-1G-8S+IN, CRS312-4C+8XG-RM, CRS326-24S+2Q+RM and CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+RM;
!) added WireGuard support;
*) disk - improved external disk read/write speeds;
*) ospf - fixed point to point routes becoming inactive;
*) route - fixed source address selection of outgoing packets;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1beta2-development-is-released/142356/1

What’s new in 7.1beta3 (2020-Dec-02 15:59):

!) added support for “Cake” and “FQ_Codel” type queues;
!) added new experimental wireless package “wifiwave2” for ARM devices with more than 256 MB of RAM (CLI only);
*) bgp - template parameters are now exposed in connection;
*) chr - added support for SR-IOV
*) routing - added “route”, “routing table”, “route rules” and BGP configuration migration from RouterOS v6 after upgrade;
*) routing - renamed “instance” menu to “id”;
*) other fixes and improvements;

Information about “wifiwave2” package: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/WifiWave2

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1beta3-development-is-released/145149/1

What’s new in 7.1beta4 (2021-Feb-03 09:39):

*) api - added support for REST API;
*) crs3xx - fixed Layer3 hardware offloading;
*) route - routing rules improvements;
*) winbox - added support for wifiwave2;
*) winbox - updated User Manager, OSPF and BGP menus;
*) wifiwave2 - authentication and functionality improvements;
*) other fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1beta4-development-is-released/146644/1

What’s new in 7.1beta5 (2021-Mar-16 14:41):

!) added new “iot” package with initial Bluetooth (KNOT only) and MQTT publisher support;
!) ported features and fixes introduced in v6.48.1;
!) enabled initial MPLS support (CLI only);
*) export - fixed “export” command hanging;
*) wifiwave2 - improved interface stability with multiple WPA3 authenticated clients;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1beta5-development-is-released/147722/1

What’s new in 7.1beta6 (2021-May-18 14:49):

!) added support for Let’s Encrypt certificate generation;
!) added L3 HW support for all CRS3xx devices;
!) added MLAG support for CRS3xx devices (CLI only);
!) ported features and fixes introduced in v6.49;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1beta5-development-is-released/147722/1

What’s new in 7.1rc1 (2021-Aug-19 13:06):

!) added support for IPv6 NAT (CLI only);
!) added support for L2TPv3 (CLI only);
*) added “expired” user status with suggestion to change password (WinBox v3.29 required);
*) added bridge HW offload support for vlan-filtering on RTL8367 switch chip (RB4011, RB1100AHx4);
*) added password strength requirement settings;
*) added skin support for WinBox (WinBox v3.29 required);
*) fixed support for RIP (Routing Information Protocol);
*) improved general stability and performance;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1rc1-development-is-released/151250/1

What’s new in 7.1rc2 (2021-Aug-31 11:07):

*) added “failure” flag for VRRP;
*) fixed support for IGMP-Proxy;
*) fixed support for NV2;
*) fixed wifwave2 virtual AP configuration on boards with country locks;
*) improved routing filter configuration;
*) improved system stability when using CAKE and fq_codel queues;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1rc2-development-is-released/151458/1

What’s new in 7.1rc3 (2021-Sep-08 13:29):

*) added IPSec hardware acceleration support for RB5009;
*) added support for running Docker ™ containers;
*) added Zerotier ™ support for ARM and ARM64;
*) fixed L2TP establishment (introduced in v7.1rc2);
*) fixed LDPv6;
*) functionality and stability improvements for L2TPv3;
*) VPLS stability improvements;
*) other minor fixes and improvements;

Discussion thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1rc2-development-is-released/151458/1

What’s new in 7.1rc4 (2021-Sep-20 13:18):

*) improved filesystem and configuration storage stability;
*) show “expired password” prompt for users with blank password;
*) other fixes and improvements;

http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/v7-1rc4-development-is-released/152002/1