You mean Woobm ?
https://mikrotik.com/product/woobm
Discontinued, unfortunately.
The only reference I could find is about the hex:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/usb-port-as-a-management-port/155195/1
According to it both FTDI and Prolific (common) USB-serial converters work.
But seemingly you need to configure the console on the USB port, the kind of thing that typically you won’t do until it’s too late and you already lost access via the other ways.
There are two parts of “serial support”: RouterBOOT and RouterOS. For RouterOS, if using USB as serial console isn’t set, then that not going to work in an “normal mode”.
It’s the RouterBOOT part that I have no idea if it even supports USB serial adapters… And RouterBOOT may be where a serial console be more useful — since if your RouterOS is running enough to map serial to USB, winbox via MAC likely works…
agreed, that is not what i was suggesting or asking for.
(also /sys reset no-defaults=yes does not equal accessible for admins from the internet side by default)
thanks for the suggestion / info - I do agree that currently the only solution for now involves netinstall , however Net install does not address what I described with remote configs of new microtiks or remote hands type troubleshooting scenarios. (unless you keep stock of MTs, and directly ship them out yourself) - also i do have a few Woobm 's - it too am quite sad to see them discontinued as I did go to buy another one a few months ago and couldn’t find it in-stock. However there have been a few more than a handful of times I tried to use a Woobm and for whatever reason it could not get me serial , (or any) access (usually when used on newer , more recent routerboard hw or rOS).
(Of course there were also times the Woobm did help to get me out-of-band management access)
Do you all disagree (or not like / not-favor) a solution where if you were to hold the reset button for a long period of time it wiped the mikrotik fully (ie just like /sys reset no-defaults=yes) - im talking about even 30s + of hold button on after power applied. (and to pe1chl’s point- in the case of a very long button press forces a full wipe: ie /sys reset no-defaults=yes , this does not equal a router accessible for admins from the internet).
Also i should note- in one of my (many) mt use cases - im very frequently remotely walking a client through resetting a brand new MT so that I can get access to it to configure it for them. Maybe my use case is unique, but in this scenario, it has gotten much more difficult over the past few years to get to that point of access.
tks
@jo2jo … we all (or almost all) feel your pain and understand you. How about a group hug?
Now, get over it and accept the new reality.
Do you disagree (or not like / not-favor) a solution where if you were to hold the reset button for a long period of time (ie 30s, so past the default-config or netinstall holds) - it wiped the mikrotik fully (ie like /sys reset no-defaults=yes) ?
From a convenience point of view this might be helpful but from a security point of view you may not want this if you want to be sure your hardware is not going to be “reused” by others.
As I wrote a year ago, normis was also active in the topic at that time, that requirement makes things a bit complicated. It would be better if it were dropped (i.e. no longer supported).
The secure boot would then only guard against access to the config by someone with access to the device.
Their option would still be to reset the device and wipe the config, but they would not have access to config “intellectual property”, secret passwords, certificates etc.
I don’t have the worst eyesight, but I couldn’t read the password on the RB4011 sticker without a magnifying glass. I’m not too bothered by typing the password from there, but such small markings are a real mockery of users!
The “user manual” included with MikroTik devices has been too small for me to read it for a long time…
Hint: use a smartphone camera to enlarge the text and/or make a photo of it to save it.
I just received a CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM and the sticker on the device doesn’t match the device. MAC address on sticker doesn’t match MAC address in neighbors. Password fails! Really a hassle - what do I do now?
I would return it to distributor.
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Thanks, working with Baltic Networks to obtain password. Terrible process!
Thanks, I’ll try that!
If it has wrong leaflet,it was most likely opened and maybe used. Usually not a problem in most cases since it is not uncommon to return, but I would use the wrong leaflet as excuse to replace it anyway.
Send it back. That ain't cheap and your money worth it to be even dust free.