Solum RNDIS device - not listed in interfaces

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Hi all.
I am very new to this level of networking and Linux - so I am very sorry if this is already covered. I am not even sure what to search for, so i am getting a lot of dead ends or at least they look like dead ends from my point of view.
I have a Mikrotik hAP ac Lite and was hoping to use the USB port to run a Solum USB adapter. The adapter shows up as a RNDIS device as you can see from the screenshots attached.
How do I get that to be a routable interface - or give it access to the internet?
I have attempted to install packages related to USB gadgets/RNDIS - these don’t appear to have been installed. Web search instructions are very unclear, drop the package file on the device then what… reboot to auto-install just seems to delete the files.

This device talks to a web server and sends data to Electronic Shelve edge labels. so need unrestricted access to the web. It should be simple, i feel like i am going around in circles and just not making any progress. It also has a static IP address IPv4 to 192.168.219.1 (the Fallback IP of the USB-GW is 192.168.219.130) neither of which appears in Torch. I hoped to see a broadcast on that IP address.

Any direction you can give would be amazing.
USB-GW_in_PC-Mode.pdf (223 KB)
Mikrotik_config.jpg

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While ROS is based on linux kernel, it0s pretty trimmed down to fit tight storage and RAM. So typucally it ships with very few device drivers. And knowing name of device doesn’t have anything with driver availability.

Having written that: it’s highly likely that your gadget is not supported in ROS. You should contact mikrotik support directly at support@mikrotik.com to get definitive answer.

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Thanks for the post. I am looking at running openwrt on the device. but think that maybe above my skills. Still having issues getting it to update the firmware :S
I will email them as you sugested.

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you could ask Mikrotik support whether the USB port on the Mikrotik is supported as an extra interface…
however rndis works great for android usb tethering ( on mikrotik usb)