Hi! I have te same problem and it seems that reset button is not working in my case. I'm holding it for a very long time but leds are not blinking(thee of them are always on - pwr, ap/cap, eth).https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Reset_button
Also, set wlan interface protocol to 802.11.
I try this, but no result.That page on how to reset your router desperately needs re-working to make it unambiguous and bring it into line with reality.
I too am struggling with resetting a mAp lite. From reading around it seems that:
1. Pressing the reset button before applying power uses the backup boot loader
2. Pressing it just after applying power uses the primary boot loader
I'd appreciate if anyone who actually knows can say whether this is right or not.
After that there's a short period where nothing seems to happen. Not sure what would happen if you released it in this period.
Then after about 5 seconds you get two LEDs flashing alternately - the WiFi one and the AP/CAP one. Releasing it during this period produces some sort of reset, but it's not clear what. The reset device picks up an IP address through its Ethernet port, but will not respond to any attempt to configure it through there. Presumably it regards this as its WAN connection. However, the WiFi is also off, so there then seems to be no way to connect to it to take control.
After about 5 seconds more, the flashing goes to just the AP/CAP light flashing - no longer alternating with the other one. If you release in this period it resets in CAP mode. Again it picks up an IP address through its Ethernet port and now you can get in (via any method, through the Ethernet port) to configure it. Still no WiFI though so you have to explicitly turn that on. Doing a system reset via command line or web interface seems to take you back to the same as the previous option - still useless.
If you wait longer still it appears to go into Netinstall mode. Unfortunately the NetInstall server is Windows only so I have no way of playing with that.
So, as far as I can make out, the only useful way of resetting it is to go for the CAP mode one, then manually change things back to what should be the factory settings. A real pain.
Buttons and jumpers
RouterBOOT reset button has the following functions:
Hold the button before powering on the device, and at power-up, the button will force load the backup boot loader. Continue holding the button for the other two functions of this button.
Release the button when green LED starts flashing, to reset RouterOS configuration. To not load the backup boot loader, you can start holding the button after power is already applied.
Release the button after LED is no longer flashing (~20 seconds) to cause the device to look for Netinstall servers (required for reinstalling RouterOS over the network).
Regardless of the above option used, the system will load the backup RouterBOOT loader if the button is pressed before power is applied to the device. Useful for RouterBOOT debugging and recovery.
This is what I did to reset it. It will not exactly reset but at least give it an IP:That page on how to reset your router desperately needs re-working to make it unambiguous and bring it into line with reality.
I too am struggling with resetting a mAp lite. From reading around it seems that:
1. Pressing the reset button before applying power uses the backup boot loader
2. Pressing it just after applying power uses the primary boot loader
I'd appreciate if anyone who actually knows can say whether this is right or not.
After that there's a short period where nothing seems to happen. Not sure what would happen if you released it in this period.
Then after about 5 seconds you get two LEDs flashing alternately - the WiFi one and the AP/CAP one. Releasing it during this period produces some sort of reset, but it's not clear what. The reset device picks up an IP address through its Ethernet port, but will not respond to any attempt to configure it through there. Presumably it regards this as its WAN connection. However, the WiFi is also off, so there then seems to be no way to connect to it to take control.
After about 5 seconds more, the flashing goes to just the AP/CAP light flashing - no longer alternating with the other one. If you release in this period it resets in CAP mode. Again it picks up an IP address through its Ethernet port and now you can get in (via any method, through the Ethernet port) to configure it. Still no WiFI though so you have to explicitly turn that on. Doing a system reset via command line or web interface seems to take you back to the same as the previous option - still useless.
If you wait longer still it appears to go into Netinstall mode. Unfortunately the NetInstall server is Windows only so I have no way of playing with that.
So, as far as I can make out, the only useful way of resetting it is to go for the CAP mode one, then manually change things back to what should be the factory settings. A real pain.
/system reset-configuration
You might want to consider netinstall.Than it has to be my unit that is not working as it should.
Maybe a hardware issue or something like that.
I will test with an upgade, and see how that works out.
This is the correct procedure and how the manual should be written. The manual is garbage. Why don't they just make it a wiki so we can update it if they're too lazy to?I can exactly confirm what johnw said:
This is what I did to reset it. It will not exactly reset but at least give it an IP:That page on how to reset your router desperately needs re-working to make it unambiguous and bring it into line with reality.
I too am struggling with resetting a mAp lite. From reading around it seems that:
1. Pressing the reset button before applying power uses the backup boot loader
2. Pressing it just after applying power uses the primary boot loader
I'd appreciate if anyone who actually knows can say whether this is right or not.
After that there's a short period where nothing seems to happen. Not sure what would happen if you released it in this period.
Then after about 5 seconds you get two LEDs flashing alternately - the WiFi one and the AP/CAP one. Releasing it during this period produces some sort of reset, but it's not clear what. The reset device picks up an IP address through its Ethernet port, but will not respond to any attempt to configure it through there. Presumably it regards this as its WAN connection. However, the WiFi is also off, so there then seems to be no way to connect to it to take control.
After about 5 seconds more, the flashing goes to just the AP/CAP light flashing - no longer alternating with the other one. If you release in this period it resets in CAP mode. Again it picks up an IP address through its Ethernet port and now you can get in (via any method, through the Ethernet port) to configure it. Still no WiFI though so you have to explicitly turn that on. Doing a system reset via command line or web interface seems to take you back to the same as the previous option - still useless.
If you wait longer still it appears to go into Netinstall mode. Unfortunately the NetInstall server is Windows only so I have no way of playing with that.
So, as far as I can make out, the only useful way of resetting it is to go for the CAP mode one, then manually change things back to what should be the factory settings. A real pain.Now it should get an IP from DHCP and you can connect to and reset it by:
- Disconnect the power cord from the unit.
- Hold the reset button and do not release.
- Plug the power cord in and wait until:
- AP/CAP and WiFi LEDs blink alternately (still hold button)
- AP/CAP only blink (now release button) (about t=11 sec)
- AP/CAP will blink multiple times very fast
- Don't disconnect the power
- Wait until you see something like a reset:
- AP/CAP, ETH and WiFi blink together (t=36 sec)
- Only AP/CAP blinks (t=48 sec)
- AP/CAP fixed (t=60)
- Disconnect power and connect it to a DHCP router via LAN
Code: Select all/system reset-configuration