Received my new LHG today and have yet to put modem/sim in it. I went to boot up the LHG and could not connect with computer. Not getting DHCP IP from ethernet port. Getting Power to it so all that seems fine. Could not connect to 192.168.88.1. Keep gettin local IP on computers 169.x.x.x. Tried two computers and two cables. Does the modem and sim need to be in LHG before board will give an DHCP IP or do I need to set a static IP on my laptop (192.168.88.2 for example). Will get modem in over weekend but wanted to know if I should be able to get to MikroTik quick setup without installed.

Try to connect it using MAC through WinBox.

Regards.

Worked PERFECTLY. Thank you. Didn't know winbox could take MAC.