Unable to connect to router for config

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hi all.

I’ve a RB951Ui-2Hnd which I purchased a few months ago. I had a play but the config seemed beyond me so I put it away for another day.

Tonight I tried to connect again with no success.

I’ve reset the unit back to factory settings (paperclip to the reset switch next to the power in) but I don’t seem to be able to connect.

Using a patch cable to port 1 and an xp laptop, the pc reports that the local area connection is unplugged.

I’m getting a loop of strangled\double beep code, and the pc try’s to connect again.

The MikroTik wifi hotspot is showing but I’m not able to connect. I’m not being asked for a new password and the pc tries to aquire a network address, but come up ‘unconnected’.

Any suggestions ?

Cheers

David

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Use other than port1. A firewall may be applied in some standard settings on this port. And use default admin user without password after the reset.

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loop of strangle\double beep code sounds like a hardware issue to a newbie like me
Have you tried with hard reset.

  1. Unplug the power of router.
  2. press the reset button .
  3. Plug the power button while pressing the reset button.
    Also try changing to different Ethernet ports if connection fails.
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Thanks for the replies.

I’ll try the other ports and see how I get on. I did try reset it several times without success last time but have managed to reset the unit before.

Stupidly I realised after posting that I was using the wrong power adaptor and have now swapped to the correct one. The unit powers up and I get a wifi signal so hopefully it’s OK. Still not able to log in or get a connection so I wondered if perhaps the wrong power may have corrupted the firmware - is it possible to reload it without being able to log into the unit, perhaps via the USB socket.

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Looks like it’s OK.

I connected via a different client on Lan port #2 and gained access. I had to reset the WIFI pw for some reason but once reset I could connect via wifi.

I get the feeling that some of the documentation needs an update.