The next step is to update firmware, so packages (RouterOS) and firmware (bootloader) are in the same 7.x.x versiop (Figure > system routerboard printįigure 5 - Firmware Version 7.x.x. Now, check RouterOS version again your device should report that system is up to date (Figure > system package update print However, the long-term channel may be a better option for you if you want a completely error-free version of > system package update set channel=stable I prefer the stable channel as I haven't experienced any problems so far. Set the channel to long term, stable or updated depending on the channel you want to receive updates from. Packages have been updated to new 7.x.x version Figure 3). The device starts downloading packages, restarts, and finally installs a new RouterOS > system package update install Update the packages using the command below. We will choose channel to 'upgrade' to switch from 6.x.x to > system package update set channel=upgrade The firmware (bootloader) version is also version 6.49.2 (Figure 2).įigure 2 - Firmware Version 6.x.x Before Upgrade Obviously, it does not offer an upgrade to version 7 (Figure 1).įigure 1 - RouterOS Version 6.x.x Before Upgrade As you can see, the system is up to date and uses the latest 6.49.2 RouterOS.

Start your favorite terminal program and use ssh utility to connect to the IP that the device is listening on. First, we will check the current version of RouterOS device is running.

If you already have a RouterOS version 6 system, upgrading to the latest version 7 is really easy and can be done from CLI. The purpose of this guide is to provide a procedure that you can use to upgrade the RouterOS system (packages) and firmware (bootloader) from version 6 to version 7.

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