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Network Controller Normalization Guide 

Viasat Inc. Proprietary & Confidential 

 

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9)  Open the downloaded zip and save the file locally (for instance on your 

desktop) on the computer being used to interface with routerOS.  

 

 

NOTE:

 there can be no changes to the name of this file otherwise the 

normalization process will fail. Verify that the files were saved to your computer 
with the exact filename “InstallDefaultsOmnitik.rsc”.  
 

NOTE:

 these files must be unzipped before proceeding into the“.rsc” file. If you 

cannot open the zip, download a program such as 

7-Zip

 to do so. 

 

10) Once the files are saved, return to the Winbox application and select “Files” 

on the left-hand pane: 

 

 

11) Select “Upload” then find and click on the saved file on your computer titled, 

“InstallDefaultsOmnitik.rsc”. 

 

 

 
12) Click on “New Terminal”. 

 

13)  Copy and paste the command shown below into the terminal and press 

“Enter”.  

 

/import InstallDefaultsOmnitik.rsc 

 

WInbox willreturn a successful output, similar to the following: 

  

 

 

The Normalization process is now complete. 

 

NOTE: Now that normalization is complete, these devices SHOULD NOT be 
factory reset again. If the device is subject to a factory reset, it must be 
normalized once more.  

 
NOTE: These devices still need to be staged before use in an install.  

Summary of Contents for Network Controller

Page 1: ...Network Controller Normalization Guide Viasat Inc Proprietary Confidential 1 6 Network Controller Normalization Guide Viasat Community Internet Revision 1 0 2020 12 02 ...

Page 2: ...o Viasat satellite network is NOT required for normalizing or factory resetting these devices Furthermore the Network Controller MUST NOT be connected to an internet source during normalization REQUIRED ITEMS One Mikrotik Network Controller NC One NC power cord comes with the device One NC PoE injector comes with the device A laptop with an ethernet port and Winbox installed o Winbox can be downlo...

Page 3: ...ormalization Instructions section of this document 1 Plug the NC power cord into the PoE injector and connect the power cord to a functioning power outlet 2 Plug an ethernet cable to the other end of the PoE injector a light on the injector indicates successful connection to power DO NOT CONNECT THE PoE TO A MODEM OR ANY OTHER INTERNET SOURCE 3 Perform a Factory Reset on the NC Hold down the Reset...

Page 4: ... turns solid while still pressingthe reset button then it was held for too long If this happens unplug the ethernet cable and perform another factory reset per the above steps NC Normalization Instructions Purpose To normalize WiFi devices that do not match the factory configuration advertised by MikroTik 1 To normalize the NC Controller first power on the controller by plugging an ethernet cable ...

Page 5: ...device s MAC address and select Connect to establish a session with the device Leave the username as admin and password blank 4 On the left pane select New Terminal 5 Copy and paste the following command into the command prompt and press the Enter key system reset configuration no defaults yes caps mode no 6 When prompted with the below warning type in y without quotation marks and press the Enter...

Page 6: ...nload a program such as 7 Zip to do so 10 Once the files are saved return to the Winbox application and select Files on the left hand pane 11 Select Upload then find and click on the saved file on your computer titled InstallDefaultsOmnitik rsc 12 Click on New Terminal 13 Copy and paste the command shown below into the terminal and press Enter import InstallDefaultsOmnitik rsc WInbox willreturn a ...

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