Press the NetInstall 'Net Booting' button, enable the Boot Server, and enter a valid, usable IP address (within the same subnet of the IP address of the Notebook) that the NetInstall program will assign to the RouterBoard to enable communication with the Notebook computer.

Run the NetInstall program on your notebook computer.

Serial configuration example in in the Serial console manual

Connect the routerboard to the notebook computer via serial, and establish a serial communication session with the RouterBoard.

The notebook computer Ethernet port will need to be configured with a usable IP address and subnet.

Connect the routerboard to a switch, a hub or directly to the Notebook computer via Ethernet.

The NetInstall program available from the Downloads page at Connection process.

zip file) of the RouterOS version that you wish to install onto the Routerboard.

Serial communications program (such as Hyper Terminal).

The Notebook computer must be equiped with the following ports and contain the following files: This is a step by step example of how to install RouterOS on a RouterBoard 532 from a typical notebook computer. The connection should be directly from your Windows PC to the Router PC (or RouterBOARD), or at least through a switch/hub.

for installation over network, don't forget to enable the PXE server, and make sure Netinstall is not blocked by your firewall or antivirus.After installation just move the disk to the Router machine and boot from it. Netinstall can also directly install RouterOS on a disk (USB/CF/IDE) that is connected to the Netinstall Windows machine.See your RouterBOARD manual PDF for details. Note: For RouterBOARD devices with no serial port, and no RouterOS access, the reset button can also start PXE booting mode. All RouterBOARDs support PXE network booting, it must be either enabled inside RouterOS 'routerboard' menu if RouterOS is operable, or in the bootloader settings. Your device must support booting from ethernet, and there must be a direct ethernet link from the Netinstall computer to the target device.NetInstall is also used to re-install RouterOS in cases where the the previous install failed, became damaged or access passwords were lost. You can download Netinstall on our download page.

NetInstall is a program that runs on Windows computer that allows you to install MikroTiK RouterOS onto a PC or onto a RouterBoard via an Ethernet network.

Mikrotik netinstall mode