Buttons and jumpers
Reset button
Hold this button during boot time until LED light starts flashing, release the button to reset RouterOS
configuration (total 5 seconds).
Keep holding for 5 more seconds, LED turns solid, release now to turn on CAP mode. The device will now
look for a CAPsMAN server (total 10 seconds).
Or Keep holding the button for 5 more seconds until until LED turns off, then release it to make the
RouterBOARD look for Netinstall servers (total 15 seconds).
Regardless of the above option used, the system will load the backup RouterBOOT loader if the button is pressed
before power is applied to the device. Useful for RouterBOOT debugging and recovery.
Mode button
There are two mode buttons on this unit, but they both are performing the same action. The action of the mode
buttons can be configured from RouterOS software to execute any user supplied RouterOS script. You can also
disable this button. By default, the buttons will enable “dark mode”, which disables beeps and LED lights.
LED indicators
There are eight LED lights on the unit, which can be controlled in RouterOS software, or disabled altogether.
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Both the central LED on the large mode button, and the first LED on the side of the unit are the user LEDs.
The user LEDs can be configured from RouterOS.
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5G and 2G indicate the wireless activity on the 5GHz and 2GHz wireless interfaces.
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E1 and E2 indicate the port activity of the respective ethernet ports.
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PoE out LED is lit when a device is being powered from the Eth2 port.
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Power LED is lit when the cAP ac is powered from the Eth1 port.
Operating system support
The device supports RouterOS software with the version number at or above what is indicated in the RouterOS
menu
/system resource
. Other operating systems have not been tested.
See
www.mikrotik.com
for more information or contact
24-Aug-17
