You can upgrade RouterOS in the following ways: Even if custom packages are installed, downloader will take that into account and download all necessary packages. The package upgrade feature connects to the MikroTik download servers and checks if there is a new RouterOS version for your device.Īfter clicking the Upgrade button in QuickSet or in Packages menu upgrade window will open with current Changelog (if newer version exists) and buttons to download and install latest versions.īy clicking 'Download & Install', downloads will start and after successful download will reboot to install downloaded packages.

Development: Released almost daily, available for RouterOS developers, used for internal tests, must not be used in production.

Testing: Released every few days, only undergoes basic internal testing, should not be used in production.

Stable: Released every few weeks, includes all tested features and fixes.

When a Stable release has been out for a while and seems to be stable enough, it gets promoted into the Long Term branch, replacing an older release, which is then moved to Archive.

Long term: Released rarely, and includes only the most important fixes, upgrades within one number branch do not contain new features.

When upgrading RouterOS, you can choose a release chain from which to install the new packages. RouterOS versions are released in several 'release chains': Long term, Stable, Testing, and Development. Therefore v5.2 is older than v5.18, which is newer. An identifier of 2.5, for instance, is not 'two and a half' or 'half way to version three', it is the fifth second-level revision of the second first-level revision. RouterOS versions are numbered sequentially when a period is used to separate sequences, it does not represent a decimal point, and the sequences do not have positional significance. The upgrade procedure on already installed devices is straight forward. To purchase this license, you have to intsall MikroTik RouterOS on your IDE disk or CompactFlash card (using CD images downloaded from here.MikroTik devices are preinstalled with RouterOS, so installation is usually not needed, except in the case where installing RouterOS on an x86 PC. all information about licenses can be found in the FAQ.each license is only for one installation.can be upgraded to the last version of the next release.include 15-30 day free support over e-mail.

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