Installation of the MikroTik

Overview:

This program allows remote installation of the MikroTik RouterOS over

Ethernet or to any local disk from a Windows computer.

Before you start:

Unzip and save the two netinstall files in the same directory.  The two

files are "netinstall.exe" and "mingwm10.dll".

Installation methods:

• over the network using floppy boot disk on the target machine;
• over the network using PXE boot system on the target machine;
• on a locally connected hard/flash disk that will be used to run RouterOS.

For floppy boot:

• configure the target PC's BIOS to boot from a floppy disk;
• make a boot floppy using the netinstall "Make floppy" button;
• boot the target "PC router" with the boot floppy.

Note: the installation method requires floppy drive presence on the

target PC at least for the installation time. The source and target

machines must be connected to the same Ethernet network (to the same

hub/switch).

For PXE boot:

• configure the target PC's BIOS to boot using PXE;
• select the "PXE booting" box, enable PXE boot support, set a free IP
• address reachable from this machine.

Note: the source and target machines must be connected to the same

Ethernet network (to the same hub/switch).

For local disk installation:

• install the target drive on this PC;
• assign the driveletter to the target drive (it may require formatting of the target drive).

Note: the installation method works on Windows NT4/2000/XP only. The

target machine must have at least 32MB of RAM.

Installation:

• wait approximately 30 sec for the netinstall window to show the new target "PC router" if you are using network installation methods;
• under the "Packages" window, use the browse button to select the directory with the RouterOS software packages (you may download these from www.mikrotik.com -- select only the packages you need or download the archive file "all packages")
• the packages in the local folder must be unzipped to ".npk" format --the extension on the end of the file names will be ".npk")
• select the packages you would like to install, "system" is required (some other may have dependencies that will automatically be marked when a file with dependencies is selected)
• enter the appropriate software key (you may also enter it after the installation is finished using the keyboard and console of the target PC router)
• enter the initial IP address and default gateway of the Ethernet interface (after reboot, you can telnet to it and configure the router as needed) and the baudrate of system console serial port (to configure the router using serial console cable). Alternatively you may choose to keep old configuration.
• select install to begin.