Step-by-Step
• Upload desired RouterOS packages to a router (not the one that you will upgrade)
• Add this router's IP address, user name and password to /system upgrade
upgrade-package-source
• Refresh available software package list /system upgrade refresh
• See available packages, using /system upgrade print command
• Download selected or all packages from the remote router, using the download or
download-all command
Property Description
download - download packages from list by specifying their numbers
download-all - download all packages that are needed for the upgrade (packages which are
available in '/system package print' list)
name ( read-only: name ) - package name
refresh - updates currently available package list
source ( read-only: IP address ) - source IP address of the router from which the package list entry
is retrieved
status ( read-only: available | scheduled | downloading | downloaded | installed ) - package status
version ( read-only: text ) - version of the package
Example
See the available packages:
[admin@MikroTik] system upgrade> print
# SOURCE NAME VERSION STATUS COMPLETED
0 192.168.25.8 advanced-tools 2.9.11 available
1 192.168.25.8 dhcp 2.9.11 available
2 192.168.25.8 hotspot 2.9.11 available
3 192.168.25.8 isdn 2.9.11 available
4 192.168.25.8 ntp 2.9.11 available
5 192.168.25.8 ppp 2.9.11 available
6 192.168.25.8 routerboard 2.9.11 available
7 192.168.25.8 routing 2.9.11 available
8 192.168.25.8 security 2.9.11 available
9 192.168.25.8 synchronous 2.9.11 available
10 192.168.25.8 system 2.9.11 available
11 192.168.25.8 telephony 2.9.11 available
12 192.168.25.8 ups 2.9.11 available
13 192.168.25.8 web-proxy 2.9.11 available
14 192.168.25.8 wireless 2.9.11 available
[admin@MikroTik] system upgrade>
To upgrade chosen packages:
[admin@MikroTik] system upgrade> download 0,1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,14
[admin@MikroTik] system upgrade> print
# SOURCE NAME VERSION STATUS COMPLETED
0 192.168.25.8 advanced-tools 2.9.11 downloaded
1 192.168.25.8 dhcp 2.9.11 downloading 16 %
2 192.168.25.8 hotspot 2.9.11 scheduled
3 192.168.25.8 isdn 2.9.11 available
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