Installation and Upgrade
This section provides guidance on installing and upgrading RouterOS using Netinstall, covering procedures for initial setup or system recovery.
This section provides guidance on installing and upgrading RouterOS using Netinstall, covering procedures for initial setup or system recovery.
This page introduces Netinstall, the MikroTik utility for installing and reinstalling RouterOS, helps choose between the Windows, Linux, and Netinstall package methods, and describes the common device installation workflow using Etherboot mode.
This page documents netinstall-cli, the Linux command-line version of the MikroTik Netinstall utility, covering all command-line options for single and multiple device reinstallation, scripting and configuration flags, network options, and a step-by-step installation example.
This page explains how to install or reinstall RouterOS on MikroTik devices using the Netinstall utility on Windows, covering prerequisites, network preparation with a static IP, booting the device in Etherboot mode, installation parameters, and post-installation steps.
This page documents the RouterOS Netinstall package, which allows reinstalling RouterOS on MikroTik devices remotely from another router running RouterOS 7.24beta1 or newer, covering prerequisites, the /tool/netinstall menus and parameters, caching, and a Preboot Etherboot recovery use case.