RouterOS version 7.18beta has been released on the “v7 testing” channel!
Before an upgrade:
- Remember to make backup/export files before an upgrade and save them on another storage device;
- Make sure the device will not lose power during upgrade process;
- Device has enough free storage space for all RouterOS packages to be downloaded.
What’s new in 7.18beta6 (2025-Feb-12 11:20):
*) bridge - improved stability when using MLAG with MSTP (introduced in v7.17);
*) cloud - added file-share feature (additional fixes);
*) file - improved handling of filesystems with many files (additional fixes);
*) ipsec - added hardware acceleration support for hEX refresh (additional fixes);
*) l3hw - added initial HW offloading for VXLAN on compatible switches (additional fixes);
*) lte - added at-chat support for EC21EU;
*) lte - added confirmation-code parameter for eSIM provisioning;
*) lte - added initial eSIM management support (additional fixes);
*) lte - fixed R11eL-EC200A-EU modem RAT mode selection (introduced in v7.18beta2);
*) ovpn - disable hardware accelerator for GCM on Alpine CPUs (introduced in v7.17);
*) routerboot - disable packet switching during etherboot for hEX refresh (“/system routerboard upgrade” required);
*) winbox - fixed usb power-reset bus selection for RB924iR-2nD-BT5&BG77 (introduced in v7.18beta2);
*) winbox - show LTE “CA Band” field only when CA info is available;
What’s new in 7.18beta5 (2025-Feb-07 12:25):
*) device-mode - do not allow changing CPU frequency if “routerboard” is not allowed by device mode (introduced in v7.17);
*) device-mode - fixed feature and mode update via power-reset on PPC devices;
*) dhcpv4-client - allow selecting to which routing tables add default route (additional fixes);
*) disk - allow to add swap space without container package;
*) disk - fixed showing free space on tmpfs (introduced in v7.17);
*) disk - improved system stability when SMB interface list is used (introduced in v7.17);
*) dns - do not show warning messages for DNS static entries when they are not needed;
*) file - fixed missing meta information from special files such as packages (introduced in v7.18beta2);
*) file - hide store directories, such as container (introduced in v7.18beta2);
*) sfp - improved system stability with some GPON modules for CCR2004 and CCR2116 devices (additional fixes);
*) snmp - added “mtxrAlarmSocketStatus” OID to MIKROTIK-MIB;
*) switch - allow entering IPv6 netmask for switch rules (CLI only);
*) switch - fixed dynamic switch rules created by dot1x server (introduced in v7.17);
*) switch - fixed issues with inactive hardware-offloaded bond ports;
*) switch - improved egress-rate on QSFP28 ports;
*) system - fixed a potential memory leak that occurred when resetting states after an error;
What’s new in 7.18beta4 (2025-Jan-31 15:46):
*) bridge - fixed endless MAC update loop (introduced in v7.17);
*) chr/x86 - fixed error message on bootup;
*) cloud - added file-share feature (additional fixes);
*) console - added dsv.remap to :serialize command to unpack array of maps from print as-value (additional fixes);
*) defconf - added IPv6 FastTrack configuration;
*) dhcpv4-server - fixed framed-route removal;
*) dhcpv4-server - fixed lease assigning when server address is not bind to server interface (introduced in v7.17);
*) fetch - fixed IPv6 handling in URL (introduced in v7.18beta2);
*) file - improved handling of filesystems with many files (additional fixes);
*) hotspot - fixed an issue where extra “flash/” is added to html-directory for devices with flash folders (introduced in v7.17);
*) igmp-proxy - fixed multicast routing after upstream interface flaps (introduced in v7.17);
*) ipsec - fixed chacha20 poly1305 proposal;
*) ipv6 - added routing FastPath support (enabled by default) (additional fixes);
*) ipv6 - fixed configuration loss due to conflicting settings after upgrade (introduced in v7.17);
*) l3hw - added initial HW offloading for VXLAN on compatible switches (additional fixes);
*) log - added CEF format support for remote logging (additional fixes);
*) lte - added basic support for Quectel RG255C-GL modem in “at+qcfg=“usbnet”,0” USB composition;
*) lte - added initial eSIM management support (CLI only) (additional fixes);
*) lte - reduced SIM slot switchover time for modems with AT control channel;
*) net - added initial support for automatic multicast tunneling (AMT) interface (additional fixes);
*) ovpn - added requirement for server name when exporting configuration;
*) poe-out - fixed invalid poe-in status detection for RB5009 (introduced in v7.18beta2);
*) port - improved handling of USB device plug/unplug events;
*) ppc - fixed HW encryption (introduced in v7.17);
*) queue - improved system stability when many simple queues are added (introduced in v7.17);
*) resolver - fixed static FQDN resolving (introduced in v7.17);
*) routerboot - improved stability for IPQ8072 (“/system routerboard upgrade” required);
*) smb - fixed connection issues with clients using older SMB versions (introduced in v7.17);
*) supout - added IPv6 settings section;
*) switch - improvements to certain switch operations (port disable, shaper and switch initialization) (additional fixes);
*) vxlan - added IPv6 FastPath support;
*) vxlan - fixed unset for “group” and “interface” properties;
*) vxlan - replaced the “inherit” with “auto” option for dont-fragment property (new default);
*) wifi-qcom - fixed potentially lowered throughput for station interfaces if channel.width property is set (introduced in v7.18beta2);
*) winbox - fixed locked input fields when creating new certificate template;
*) winbox - show warning messages for static DNS entries;
*) x86 - fixed “unsupported speed” warning (additional fixes);
What’s new in 7.18beta2 (2025-Jan-21 11:27):
*) 60ghz - improved system stability;
*) bgp - fixed certain affinity options not working properly;
*) bgp - improved system stability when printing BGP advertisements;
*) bgp - make NO_ADVERTISE, NO_EXPORT, NO_PEER communities work;
*) bond - added transmit hash policies for encapsulated traffic;
*) bridge - added MLAG heartbeat property;
*) bridge - avoid duplicate VLAN entries with dynamic wifi VLANs;
*) bridge - do not reset MLAG peer port on heartbeat timeout (log warning instead);
*) bridge - fixed missing S flag on interface configuration changes;
*) bridge - improvements to MLAG host table updates;
*) bridge - process more DHCP message types (decline, NAK, inform);
*) bridge - removed controller-bridge (CB) and port-extender (PE) support;
*) bridge - show VXLAN remote-ip in host table;
*) btest - allow limiting access to server by IP address;
*) certificate - fixed localized text conversion to UTF-8 on certificate creation;
*) chr - fixed limited upgrades for expired instances;
*) chr/x86 - added network driver for Huawei SP570/580 NIC;
*) chr/x86 - fixed GRE issues with ice network driver;
*) chr/x86 - Realtek r8169 updated driver;
*) cloud - added file-share feature;
*) cloud,bth - use in-interface matcher for masquerade rule;
*) console - added dsv.remap to :serialize command to unpack array of maps from print as-value;
*) console - added file-name parameter to :serialize;
*) console - allow ISO timezone format in :totime command;
*) console - allow tab as dsv delimiter;
*) console - allow to toggle script error logging with “/console settings log-script-errors”;
*) console - do not autocomplete arguments when match is both exact and ambiguous;
*) console - do not show numbering in print follow;
*) console - fixed “get” and “proplist” for certain settings;
*) console - fixed issue where ping command displays two lines at the same time;
*) console - fixed issue with disappearing global variable;
*) console - implement scriptable safe-mode commands and safe-mode handler;
*) console - improved hints;
*) console - log errors within scripts to the system log;
*) console - make non-pseudo terminals work with imports;
*) console - put !empty sentence when API query returns nothing;
*) container - add default registry-url=https: //lscr.io;
*) container - allow HTTP redirects when accessing container registry;
*) container - allow specifying registry using remote-image property;
*) container - improved image arch choice;
*) container - use parent directory of container root-dir for unpack by default, so that container layer files are downloaded directly on target disk;
*) dhcpv4-client - allow selecting to which routing tables add default route;
*) dhcpv4-client - fixed default option export output;
*) dhcpv4-server - fixed “active-mac-address” update when client has changed MAC address;
*) dhcpv6-client - added “validate-server-duid” option;
*) dhcpv6-client - allow specifying custom DUID;
*) dhcpv6-client - do not run script on prefix renewal;
*) dhcpv6-relay - add routes for bindings passing through relay;
*) dhcpv6-server - respond to client in case of RADIUS reject;
*) discovery - advertise IPv6 capabilities based on “Disable IPv6” global setting;
*) discovery - improved stability during configuration changes;
*) discovery - report actual PSE power-pair with LLDP;
*) discovery - use power-via-mdi-short LLDP TLV only on pse-type1 802.3af;
*) disk - add disk trim command (/disk format-drive diskx file-system=trim);
*) disk - fix detecting disks on virtual machines;
*) ethernet - fixed issue with default-names for RB4011 and RB1100Dx4 devices;
*) ethernet - improved link speed reporting on 2.5G-baseT and 10Gbase-T ports;
*) fetch - added “http-max-redirect-count” parameter, allows to follow redirects;
*) fetch - do not require “content-length” or “transfer-encoding” for HTTP;
*) file - added “recursive” and “relative” parameters to “/file/print” for use in conjunction with “path” parameter;
*) file - allow printing specific directories via path parameter;
*) file - improved handling of filesystems with many files;
*) firewall - allow in-interface/in-bridge-port/in-bridge matching in postrouting chains;
*) firewall - fixed incorrectly inverted hotspot value configuration;
*) firewall - increased maximum connection tracking entry count based on device total RAM size;
*) iot - added new “iot-bt-extra” package for ARM, ARM64 which enables use of USB Bluetooth adapters (LE 4.0+);
*) iot - improvements to LoRa logging and stability;
*) iot - limited MQTT payload size to 32 KB;
*) ip - added support for /31 address;
*) ippool - added pool usage statistics;
*) ipsec - added hardware acceleration support for EN7562CT (hEX refresh);
*) ipsec - fixed installed SAs update process when SAs are removed;
*) ipv6 - added ability to disable dynamic IPv6 LL address generation on non-VPN interfaces;
*) ipv6 - added FastTrack support;
*) ipv6 - added routing FastPath support;
*) ipv6 - added support for neighbor removal and static entries;
*) l2tp - added IPv6 FastPath support;
*) l3hw - added initial HW offloading for VXLAN on compatible switches;
*) l3hw - added neigh-dump-retries property;
*) l3hw - fixed /32 (IPv6 /128) route offloading when using interface as gateway;
*) l3hw - fixed partial route offloading for 98DX224S, 98DX226S, 98DX3236 switches;
*) l3hw - respect interface specifier (%) when matching a gateway;
*) log - added CEF format support for remote logging:
*) log - added option to select TCP or UDP for remote logging;
*) lte - added initial eSIM management support (CLI only);
*) lte - fixed Huawei ME909s-120 support;
*) lte - fixed missing 5G info for “/interface lte print” command;
*) lte - fixed missing IPv6 prefix advertisement on renamed LTE interfaces;
*) lte - fixed prolonged reboots on Chateau 5G ax;
*) lte - fixed SIM slot initialization with multi-APN setups;
*) lte - lte monitor, show CQI when modem reports it as 0 - undetectable, no RX/down-link resource block assigned to modem by provider;
*) lte - R11eL-EC200A-EU fixed online firmware upgrade and added support for firmware update from local file;
*) lte - R11eL-EC200A-EU improved failed connection handling and recovery;
*) lte - removed nonexistent CQI reading for EC200A-EU modem;
*) net - added initial support for automatic multicast tunneling (AMT) interface;
*) netinstall - try to re-create socket if link status changes;
*) netinstall-cli - fixed DHCP magic cookie;
*) ospf - fixed DN bit not being set;
*) ospfv3 - fixed ignored metric for intra-area routes;
*) ovpn-client - added 1000 character limit for password;
*) pimsm - fixed incorrect neighbor entry when using lo interface;
*) poe-out - added “power-pair” info to poe-out monitor (CLI only);
*) poe-out - added console hints;
*) poe-out - added new modes “forced-on-a” and “forced-on-bt”, where old “forced-on” mean “forced-on-bt” (CLI only);
*) poe-out - upgraded firmware for 802.3at/bt PSE controlled boards (the update will cause brief power interruption to PoE-out interfaces);
*) ppp - add support for configuration of upload/download queue types in profile;
*) ppp - added support for random UDP source ports;
*) ppp - fixed setting loss when adding new ppp-client interface for BG77 modem from CLI;
*) ppp - properly cleanup failed inactive sessions on pppoe-server;
*) ptp - do not send packets on STP blocked ports;
*) qos-hw - fixed global buffer limits for 98CX8410 switch;
*) queue - improved system stability;
*) queue - prevent CAKE bandwidth config from potentially causing lost connectivity to a device;
*) rip - fixed visibility of added key-chains in interface-template;
*) rose-storage - add btrfs filesystem add-device/remove-device/replace-device/replace-cancel commands to add/remove/replace disks to/from a live filesystem;
*) rose-storage - add btrfs filesystem balance-start/cancel commands;
*) rose-storage - add btrfs filesystem scrub-start, scrub-cancel commands (CLI only);
*) rose-storage - add btrfs transfers, supports send/receive into/from file for transferring subvolumes across btrfs filesystems;
*) rose-storage - add support to add/remove btrfs subvolumes/snapshots;
*) rose-storage - added support for advanced btrfs features: multi-disk support, subvolumes, snapshots, subvolume send/receive, data/metadata profiles, compression, etc;
*) rose-storage - allow to separately mount any btrfs subvolumes;
*) rose-storage - update rsync to 3.4.1;
*) rose-storage,ssh - support btrfs send/receive over ssh;
*) route - added /ip/route/check tool;
*) route - added subnet length validation on route add;
*) route - do not use disabled addresses when selecting routing id;
*) route - fixed busy loops (route lockups);
*) route - fixed incorrect H flag usage;
*) route - improved stability when polling static routes via SNMP;
*) route - properly resolve imported BGP VPN routes;
*) routing-filter - improved stability when using large address lists (>5000);
*) routing-filter - improved usage of quotes in filter rules;
*) sfp - fixed missing “1G-baseX” supported rate for NetMetal ac2 and hEX S devices;
*) sfp - improved linking with certain QSFP modules on CRS354 devices;
*) sfp - improved system stability with some GPON modules for CCR2004 and CCR2116 devices;
*) sfp,qsfp - improved initialization and linking;
*) smb - improved system stability;
*) snmp - added disk serial number through description field;
*) snmp - sort disk list and assign correct disk types;
*) supout - added per CPU load information;
*) switch - improved system stability for CRS304 switch;
*) switch - improvements to certain switch operations (port disable, shaper and switch initialization);
*) system - added option to list and install available packages (after using “check-for-updates”);
*) system - do not allow to install multiple wireless driver packages at the same time;
*) system - do not cause unnecessary sector writes on check-for-updates;
*) system - enable “ipv6” package on RouterOS v6 downgrade if IPv6 is enabled;
*) system - force time to be at least at package build time minus 1d;
*) system - improved HTTPS speed;
*) system - improved stability on busy systems;
*) system,arm - automatically increase boot part size on upgrade or netinstall (fixed upgrade failed due to a lack of space on kernel disk/partition);
*) tile - improved system stability;
*) traceroute - added “too many hops” error when max-hops are reached;
*) traceroute - limit max-hops maximum value to 255;
*) user - improved authentication procedure when RADIUS is not used;
*) vxlan - added disable option for VTEPs;
*) vxlan - added option to dynamically bridge interface and port settings (hw, pvid);
*) vxlan - added TTL property;
*) vxlan - changed default port to 4789;
*) webfig - added confirmation when quitting in Safe Mode;
*) webfig - do not reload form when failed to create new object;
*) webfig - fixed “TCP Flags” property when inverted flags are set in console;
*) webfig - fixed datetime setting under certain menus;
*) webfig - fixed displaying passwords;
*) webfig - fixed Switch/Ports menu not showing correctly;
*) webfig - hide certificate information in IP Services menu when not applicable;
*) webfig - remember expand/fold state;
*) wifi - added max-clients parameter;
*) wifi - avoid excessive re-transmission of SA Query action frames;
*) wifi - fix issue which made it possible for multiple concurrent WPA3 authentications to interfere with each other;
*) wifi - implement steering parameters to delay probe responses to clients in the 2.4GHz band;
*) wifi - log a warning when a client requests power save mode during association as this may prevent successful connection establishment;
*) wifi - re-word the “can’t find PMKSA” log message to “no cached PMK”;
*) wifi - try to authenticate client as non-FT client if it provides incomplete set of FT parameters;
*) wifi-qcom - fix reporting of radio minimum antenna gain for hAP ax^2;
*) winbox - added “Copy to Provisioning” button under “WiFi/Radios” menu;
*) winbox - added “Last Logged In/Out” and “Times Matched” properties under “WiFi/Access List” menu;
*) winbox - added L3HW Advanced and Monitor;
*) winbox - added TCP settings under “Tools/Traffic Generator/Packet Templates” menu;
*) winbox - do not show 0 Tx/Rx rate under “WiFi/Registration” menu when values are not known;
*) x86 - fixed “unsupported speed” warning;
To upgrade, click “Check for updates” at /system package in your RouterOS configuration interface, or head to our download page: http://www.mikrotik.com/download
If you experience version related issues, then please send supout file from your router to support@mikrotik.com. The file must be generated while a router is not working as suspected or after some problem has appeared on the device
Please keep this forum topic strictly related to this particular RouterOS release.
