Is there a way to make it so that when a Metal 5 AP is reset, using the button on the bottom of the device, it defaults to a configuration I specify? This way no computer is required to interface with it in the event of an error and settings will not need to be reconfigured or uploaded via a backup file.

Thanks Nick

As long as it functions like every other routerboard I've encountered, you can do a netinstall with an alternate base configuration.

@csohns: how can this alternative Base configuration be installed with netinstall? I unsuccessfully looked many times for all documentation.

I suppose it can be done with flashfig http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Flashfig

Thanks for the responses.

As long as it functions like every other routerboard I've encountered, you can do a netinstall with an alternate base configuration.

Can you elaborate on this or point me towards the documentation that would explain how to do this?

I suppose it can be done with flashfig http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Flashfig

Unfortunately it looks like on the flashfig page that if a reset is done it goes back to default and not flashfig configurations... :/

The warning on the bottom of this page talks about it
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Co ... Management

I know I've run across several posts on this board about loading a custom initial config, but I'm having a hard time finding them.

This is a link to a post where an MT staffer mentioned the default script is set upon install
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28169

Netinstall and/or Flashfig is the way to go.