Bios Upgrading - MikroTik RouterOS v2.9 Reference Manual

• Health monitoring (RouterBOARD 200 series only)
• LED control (may be used in scripting)
• Fan voltage control (on/off) (RouterBOARD 200 series only)
• Console reset jumper (RouterBOARD 200 series only)
Specifications
Packages required: routerboard
License required: level1
Home menu level: /system routerboard , /system health
Hardware usage: works only on RouterBOARD platform

BIOS upgrading

Home menu level: /system routerboard
Description
The BIOS is needed to recognize all the hardware and boot the system up. Newer BIOS versions
might have support for more hardware, so it's generally a good idea to upgrade the BIOS once a
newer version is available.
The newest versions of BIOS firmware is included in the newest routerboard software package.
BIOS firmware may also be uploaded to router's FTP server (the file is called wlb-bios.rom). This
way, for example, BIOS firmware may be transferred from one router to an another.
Property Description
current-firmware ( read-only: text ) - the version and build date of the BIOS already flashed
model ( read-only: text ) - RouterBOARD model
routerboard ( read-only: yes | no ) - whether the motherboard has been detected as a
RouterBOARD
serial-number ( read-only: text ) - RouterBOARD serial number
upgrade-firmware ( read-only: text ) - the version and build date of the BIOS that is available for
flashing
Command Description
upgrade - write the uploaded firmware to the BIOS (asks confirmation, and then reboots the router)
Example
To check the current and available firmware version numbers:
[admin@MikroTik] system routerboard> print
routerboard: yes
model: 230
serial-number: 8524983
current-firmware: 1.3.4beta7 (Nov/12/2004 17:12:58)
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