MikroTik RouterOS MIPSBE Firmware 7.17 Beta 4

What's new in 7.17beta4:

- device-mode - after upgrade, mode "enterprise" is renamed to "advanced" and bandwidth-test, traffic-gen, partition (command "repartition"), bootloader and downgrade features will be disabled;
- !) webfig - redesigned HTML, styling and functionality (additional fixes);
- arm64 - fixed for bare-metal servers to be able to access more than 2GB RAM;
- arm64 - show CPU frequency on bare-metal installations;
- bridge - correctly display PPP interfaces in VLAN menu;
- bridge - fixed first host table response for SNMP;
- bridge - fixed VLAN overlap check;
- bridge - improved port handling;
- certificate - fixed handling of capsman-cap certificates (introduced in v7.16);
- console - added more argument definitions for mac-protocol property;
- console - execute: return command without error;
- crypto - improve crypto speeds (additional fixes);
- crypto - use hardware accelerator for GCM cipher in TLS connection on Alpine CPUs;
- defconf - changed wireless installation from "indoor" to "any";
- defconf - disable 5GHz secondary channel on RB4011;
- defconf - fixed new port name recognition;
- device-mode - changed "partition" to allow activate and do not allow repartition (introduced in v7.17beta2);
- device-mode - clarify message that pressing a button will reboot device;
- device-mode - limit "/tool/ping-speed" and "/tool/flood-ping" under "traffic-gen" feature;
- device-mode - show all features and active restrictions with "print" command;
- dhcp-relay - added "local-address-as-src-ip" property;
- dhcp-server - use interface ID for NAS-Port and added interface name to NAS-Port-ID attribute in RADIUS requests;
- dhcp-server - use single RADIUS accounting session for IPv4 and IPv6 when dual stack is used;
- dhcpv4-client - fixed crash when releasing disabled DHCP client;
- dhcpv4-server - properly detect DHCP server address when underlying interface has multiple IP addresses configured;
- dhcpv4-server/relay - added additional error messages for DHCP servers and relays;
- discovery - added support for LLDP DCBX (additional fixes);
- disk - added sshfs client to "/disk" menu (CLI only);
- disk - improve slot naming and improvements for visualizing complex hardware topology;
- disk - improve test to report zero byte iops;
- disk - save raid superblock and raid bitmap superblock on member devices in 1.2 format/location;
- disk - try all NFS versions (4.2,4.1,4.0,3,2) when mounting NFS in that order;
- dns - added option to create named DNS servers that can be used as forward-to servers (CLI only) (additional fixes);
- dns - do not look up local cache when executing ":resolve" command with specified "server" parameter (introduced in v7.16);
- dns - refactored DNS service internal processes;
- ethernet - log warning only about excessive broadcast (do not include multicast) and reduced log count;
- file - do not needlessly scan large filesystems, could prevent unmounting;
- graphing - fixed graphing rule removal (additional fixes);
- health - changed PSU state from "no-ac" to "no-input";
- igmp-proxy - refactored IGMP querier (additional fixes);
- iot - fixed duplicate LoRa payloads in the traffic tab;
- iot - limit mqtt publish message size to 32 KB;
- iot - LoRa traffic tab RSSI now shows proper values for ARM architecture;
- iot - mqtt improvement to support large payloads and gracefully discard payloads above size limit;
- iot - removed some LoRa radio related parameters (e.g. RSSI-OFF and Tx-enabled) that were not meant to be changed (additional fixes);
- ipv6 - added comment property to "/ipv6/nd/prefix" menu;
- l3hw - improved system stability;
- l3hw - rate limit error logging;
- log - added hostname support to remote logging action;
- log - added regex parameter for log filtering in rules;
- lte - fixed "default-name" property in export when multiple LTE interfaces are used;
- lte - fixed "lte monitor" signal reporting for RG520F-EU modem when connected to 5G SA network;
- lte - fixed "operator" setting for EC200A-EU modem;
- lte - fixed LTE band setting for SXT LTE 3-7;
- lte - fixed roaming barring (allow-roaming=no) for EC200A-EU modem;
- lte - set IPv6 address reporting format in modem init for AT modems and MBIM modems with AT channel;
- mac-server - allow MAC-Telnet access through any bridged port when bridge interface is allowed;
- mpls - added fast-path support for VPLS (additional fixes);
- netwatch - added "ignore-initial-up" and "ignore-initial-down" properties (CLI only);
- netwatch - fixed probe toggle when adding a comment;
- ovpn-server - added "user-auth-method" property and allow mschap2 for RADIUS authentication;
- ppp - added support for bridge-port-pvid configuration via ppp profile (additional fixes);
- ppp - reuse link-local IPv6 address for static bindings when possible;
- pppoe - added support for PPPoE server over 802.1Q VLANs (additional fixes);
- ptp - added PTP support for CRS320-8P-8B-4S+ device;
- ptp - make PTP process more stable and deterministic when applying configuration;
- qos-hw - improved PFC behavior (additional fixes);
- qos-hw - improved WRED and ECN behavior (additional fixes);
- qos-hw - reworked PCP and DSCP mapping (now supports single, multiple and range values, previous configuration with minimal value mapping is converted to a single value);
- rip - improved stability when changing metric;
- route - fixed minor typo in failure message;
- route - increased interface name length limit in log messages;
- route - removed possibility for IPv6 routes to specify interface in the dst-address;
- routerboot - fixed boot MAC for devices with Alpine CPU ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
- sfp - improved initialization for certain SFP modules on CRS309 and CRS317 devices ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
- smb - stability improvements for client/server (additional fixes);
- snmp - added wifi fields to MIKROTIK-MIB;
- ssh - added option to configure SSH ciphers (replaced allow-none-crypto parameter);
- ssh - improved speed;
- ssh - prefer GCM ciphers for arm64 and x86 devices when ciphers=auto;
- storage - preserve permissions,owners,attributes when syncing under "/file/sync";
- storage,rsync - fixed to work with clients passing "-a" option;
- supout - added device-mode section;
- switch - updated dynamic switch rules when using HW bridge with IGMP snooping (224.0.0.0/24 and ff02::/16 destination addresses are forwarded and copied to CPU) (additional fixes);
- system - moved "/system/upgrade" to "/system/package/local-update";
- vxlan - fixed issue causing to loose IPv6 VTEP address setting;
- webfig - improved keyboard navigation (additional fixes);
- webfig - reduce flickering when table is sorted by column with duplicate values (additional fixes);
- wifi - added extra info to CAPsMAN about message;
- wifi - fixed "disabled" property in certain cases;
- wifi - fixed occasional failure to bring up management frame protection and channel switch capabilities;
- wifi - improved FT roaming with WPA3 for some Apple devices;
- wifi-qcom - updated regulatory info for Ukraine, Australia and United States;
- winbox - renamed and moved "System/Auto Upgrade" to "System/Packages" menu;
- winbox - show MLAG settings for CRS326-4C+20G+2Q+ device;
- wireless - enable all chains by default for RB911 and RB922 series devices;

Other changes since v7.16:

- 6to4 - fixed issue where 6to4 relay would not forward traffic unless destination address is set;
- adlist - improved system stability;
- adlist - improved logging;
- adlist - optimized import on system with low disk space;
- api - fixed REST API serialization of binary data;
- arm64/x86 - added missing PCI id for mlx4 driver;
- bridge - add HW offload support for active-backup bonds on 98DXxxxx, 88E6393X, 88E6191X and88E6190 switches;
- bridge - added interface-list support for VLANs;
- bridge - disallow duplicate static VLAN entries;
- bridge - disallow multicast MAC address as admin-mac;
- bridge - enable faster HW offloading when detect-internet is disabled;
- bridge - fixed incorrect HW offloaded port state in certain cases on MSTI add;
- bridge - fixed missing slave flag on port in certain cases;
- bridge - fixed port monitor with interface-lists;
- bridge - fixed port move command;
- bridge - fixed setting bridge MTU to L2MTU value;
- bridge - fixed unstable MLAG when host moved between bonds too quickly;
- bridge - ignore disabled interfaces when calculating bridge L2MTU;
- bridge - improved stability;
- bridge - removed support for master port config conversion (used before version 6.41);
- bth - improved stability on system time change;
- chr/arm64 - fixed kernel crypto use without crypto extensions for RPi CM4;
- cloud - changed ddns-enabled setting from "no" to "auto" (service is enabled when BTH is enabled);
- cloud - improved DDNS and VPN state stability;
- console - added: range command;
- console - added group-by property for print command;
- console - added lf/crlf options to: convert transform;
- console - added password property to "/system/ssh-exec" command;
- console - added to/from=num option for: convert command;
- console - allow clearing history for a specific user;
- console - allow setting width to supout.rif output;
- console - clear history when removing user;
- console - disallow autocomplete hints for user without read policy;
- console - fixed endless loop when closing input prompt;
- console - force print paging when output does not fit terminal width;
- console - improved printing output in some menus;
- console - improved scripting system stability;
- console - print warning in CLI after enabling protected bootloader;
- console - removed "chain" names from print parameter list and show all print parameters in "/ipv6/firewall/filter" directory;
- container - allow import from .tar.gz file;
- device-mode - added "basic" mode;
- device-mode - added bootloader, downgrade and partitions features;
- device-mode - allow feature and mode update on x86 via power button and reboot/shutdown from AWS;
- device-mode - fixed feature and mode update on ARM64 Hetzner;
- device-mode - fixed feature and mode update via power-reset on MIPSBE devices;
- dhcpv4-client - correctly handle adding/setting emtpy dhcp-options;
- dhcpv4-client - respect Renewal-Time (58) and Rebinding-Time (59) options;
- dhcpv4-server - do not remove options set config when DHCP network is changed;
- dhcpv4/v6-server - added address-list parameter to which address will be added if the lease is bound;
- dhcpv6-client - added prefix-address-list parameter;
- dhcpv6-client/server - added support for DHCPv6 reconfigure messages;
- dhcpv6-server - include all existing prefixes (with lifetime 0) in renew reply and new prefix if RADIUS returns different prefix;
- discovery - use LLDP description field to populate platform, version and board-name;
- disk - allow to configure global and per disk mountpoint template - [slot],[model],[serial],[fw-version],[fs-label],[fs-uuid],[fs] variables supported;
- disk - improved system stability;
- disk - read/show exfat filesystem label;
- disk - remove 32 character slot name limit;
- disk - show detailed mountpoint users when unable to unmount;
- disk,nvme - show nvme namespaces if configured more than one on a nvme drive;
- dns - DoH whitelist support for adlist using static FWD entries;
- dns - whitelist support for adlist using static FWD entries;
- ethernet - improved interface stability for RB4011 devices;
- fetch - fixed certificate check when provided hostname is IP address;
- fetch - fixed large file (over 4GB) fetch in HTTP/HTTPS mode;
- file - correctly identify mounted disks;
- file - improved handling of changes to the file system;
- file - support files over 4GB size;
- file - update file size before trying to request content;
- firewall - added none-dynamic and none-static arguments for IPv6 address-list-timout settings;
- firewall - added warning log for TCP SYN flood;
- firewall - fixed "dst-limit" and "limit" mathers when using zero value for burst argument;
- firewall - removed default mangle passthrough=yes configuration from export;
- graphing - fixed queue graph storing on disk;
- health - added cpu-overtemp-check on ARM, ARM64 devices (CLI only);
- health - hide settings in CLI if there is nothing to show;
- health - removed board-temperature on RB5009UPr+S+IN device;
- ike2 - improved performance by balancing multicore CPU usage for key exchange calculation also for initiator;
- iot - added an option to print out LoRa traffic in CLI (not GUI-only option anymore);
- iot - added new LoRa traffic FCnt packet counter parameter;
- iot - bluetooth peripheral device menu now displays correct iBeacon major/minor values;
- iot - fixed incorrect LoRa joineui filter export behavior;
- iot - improvements to LoRa device's stats tab;
- iot - removed crc-disabled and crc-error options from the LoRa forwarding;
- iot - removed LoRa pause traffic option/setting;
- ipv6 - added IPv6 settings related to stale IPv6 neighbor cleanup;
- isis - do not disable fast-path when isis is enabled on an interface;
- isis - fixed console flags;
- isis - fixed invalid L2 LSP type;
- isis - make it work when MTU is larger than 1500;
- isis - update interface MAC address on change (caused neighbor to stuck in init state);
- kid-control - use time format according to ISO standard;
- leds - fixed issue where interface LEDs might not properly disable in some cases;
- log - added basic validation for "disk-file-name" property;
- log - use time format according to ISO standard;
- lte - added option to check/install modem firmware from early-access/testing channel (CLI only);
- lte - added provider specific firmware update (FOTA) for Cosmote GR networks on Chateau 5G;
- lte - fixed long "PLMN search in progress" for SXT 3-7;
- lte - fixed signal info reporting for FG621-EA modem in UMTS network;
- lte - improved modem FW upgrade for Chateau 5G;
- lte - improvements to modem "firmware-upgrade" command;
- lte - modem firmware update (FOTA), added support to install provider specific version;
- lte - removed trailing "F" symbol from uicc;
- mac-telnet - use ASCII DEL as erase/backspace char instead of BS (fixes mac-telnet backspace for WinBox4);
- macvlan - improved error when trying to create new interface on already busy parent interface;
- macvlan - updated driver;
- mpls - added MPLS mangle support;
- mpls - added support for "ICMP Fragmentation needed";
- mpls - do no drop LDP peering session on PW deactivation;
- mpls - do not reconnect VPLS on name or comment changes;
- netinstall - save and restore device-mode configuration on format;
- netinstall-cli - added "-o" option to install devices only once per netinstall run;
- netinstall-cli - fixed x86 detection;
- ospf - fixed memory corruption;
- ovpn - added VRF support to OVPN server (server menu now supports multiple entries and previous server configuration is automatically imported);
- ovpn - improved system stability;
- poe-out - upgraded firmware for PSE (BT) controlled boards (the update will cause brief power interruption to PoE-out interfaces);
- ppp - set APN/PDN type "IPv4/v6" according assigned PPP profile protocol setting;
- profiler - classify ppp processing;
- profiler - improved process classification;
- profiler - renamed radv process to radvd;
- ptp - added dynamic switch ACL rules in order to trap PTP packets to CPU instead of forwarding;
- ptp - added option to configure L2 transport with forwardable and non-forwardable MAC destination;
- ptp - display warning when none of the PTP ports has a link;
- ptp - restrict configuring g8275 profile with IPv4 transport;
- qos-hw - allow to disable/enable profiles, disabled or removed profile gets replaced with the defau<
- qos-hw - enabling PFC on port also requires setting egress-rate-queueN;
- qos-hw - fixed export when changing default Tx Manager;
- qos-hw - fixed incorrect port byte-use counter;
- qos-hw - rename pfcN-pause and pfcN-resume to pfcN-pause-threshold and pfcN-resume-threshold;
- qos-hw - switch-cpu port trust settings are forced to "keep";
- queue - improved system stability when too many simple queues are added;
- quickset - added "LTE AP" quickset profile with one wifi interface;
- romon - send uptime in discovery (CLI only);
- rose-storage - allow to set iscsi-iqn only when type=iscsi and allow nvme-tcp-name only when type=nvme-tcp;
- rose-storage - do not allow to format exported disks;
- rose-storage - enable autocomplete for local-path property in "/file/sync" menu;
- rose-storage - enable more threads for faster RAID sync;
- rose-storage - ensure unique nvme-tcp-names for nvme-tcp clients;
- rose-storage - improved error messages;
- rose-storage - improved system stability;
- rose-storage,raid - improved stability of degraded arrays on startup;
- rose-storage,raid - store superblock in 1.2 format, show raid super block info when detected to help with reassembling arrays;
- route - improved stability;
- routerboot - fixed boot MAC for MIPSBE CRS3xx and CRS5xx switches ("/system routerboard upgrade" required);
- rsync - fixed when used over ssh and spaces in directory names;
- sfp - fixed linking with 1Gbps optical modules with "combo-mode=sfp" configuration for CRS312 device;
- sfp - improved initialization and linking for some SFP modules;
- sfp - improved power control configuration for QSFP optical modules according to the EEPROM field;
- sfp - improved SFP auto-negotiation for L22, L23 devices;
- socks - fixed comment property for access configuration;
- ssl/tls - improved performance;
- sstp - added pfs=required option to allow only ECDHE during TLS handshake;
- supout - print non BGP and OSFP routes if route list is too large;
- supout - reduce minimal RAM required for export to be included;
- supout - use separate LTE section;
- switch - added "all" argument for "new-dst-ports" switch rule property for CRS3xx, CRS5xx, CCR2116 and CCR2216 devices;
- switch - added IPv6 flow label matching in switch rules for CRS3xx, CRS5xx, CCR2116 and CCR2216 devices;
- switch - allow bond interfaces in switch rules for CRS3xx, CRS5xx, CCR2116 and CCR2216 devices;
- switch - allow matching network bitmask for IPv4 and IPv6 dst/src-address properties in switch rule;
- switch - disallow switch-cpu in "ports" and "new-dst-ports" rule properties for CRS3xx, CRS5xx, CCR2116, CCR2216 and RB5009 devices;
- switch - fixed L2MTU for 25Gbps ports;
- switch - fixed RSPAN error message when using mirror-target=cpu;
- switch - fixed rule disable in certain cases for 98DX224S, 98DX226S, and 98DX3236 switch chips;
- switch - force "mac-protocol" when matching IPv4 or IPv6 specific properties;
- switch - improved CPU performance for CRS328-24P-4S+ switch;
- switch - make switch rule "ports" property not required and unsettable (allows matching packets on all switch ports);
- system - make ICMP error source address selection configurable (icmp-errors-use-inbound-interface-address parameter in ip settings);
- system - make TCP timestamp handling configurable (tcp-timestamps parameter in ip settings);
- upnp - rename service description file from gateway_description.xml back to gateway.xml;
- user-manager - improved stability;
- vrf - fixed packet handling with enabled queues;
- webfig - added search option for settings;
- webfig - fixed uploading files with Windows style newlines;
- webfig - hide inherited wifi password;
- webfig - Skin Designer moved to centralized page;
- webfig - status page is deprecated, old status page config will work, but can't be updated or created;
- webfig - support unicode strings;
- wifi - added a debug log entry when switching channel;
- wifi - added ability to set security.owe-transition-interface to "auto";
- wifi - added access-list stats (CLI only);
- wifi - added configuration.installation property to limit use of indoor-only channels;
- wifi - added debug log messages on station authentication mismatch;
- wifi - added last-activity property in registration table;
- wifi - added multi-passphrase (PPSK) support (CLI only);
- wifi - added option to reset MAC address (CLI only);
- wifi - added station-roaming support;
- wifi - allow IPv6 LL address in caps-man-addresses;
- wifi - disabled 802.11h on 2.4GHz station;
- wifi - fixed failure to resume operation after DFS non-occupancy period has elapsed;
- wifi - fixed the "no available channels" message still being displayed after a setting change has made some channels available;
- wifi - indicate radios' ability to perform a channel switch in their "hw-caps" attribute;
- wifi - indicate which channels are subject to DFS, or are indoor-only in output of "monitor" command;
- wifi - re-word the "SA Query timeout" log message to "not responding";
- wifi - show authentication type and wireless standard used by each client in registration table;
- wifi - show regulatory limits on maximum bandwidth in output of radio/reg-info command;
- wifi - when operating in station mode, log more information when AP switches to an unsupported channel;
- wifi-qcom - added Superchannel country profile;
- wifi-qcom-ac - allow use of channel 144 under "Japan" regulatory domain;
- winbox - added "Scan" and "Test Disks" features under "System/Disks" menu;
- winbox - added MAC address support for "Group" property under "Bridge/MDB" menu;
- winbox - added missing properties under "IP/Neighbors" menu;
- winbox - fixed duplicate timezone names;
- winbox - fixed typo in "System/Reset Configuration" menu;
- winbox - minimal required version is v3.41;
- wireguard - do not initiate handshake when peer is configured as responder;
- wireless - added option to reset MAC address (CLI only);
- wireless - added vlan-id to registration-table;
- wireless - allow to set Canada2 country profile when locked with US lock package for CubeG device;
- wireless - fixed antenna gain for SXT5ac device;
- wireless - preserve configured country while using setup-repeater, added "country" argument (CLI only);
- zerotier - added debug logging;
- zerotier - do not show default settings in export;
- zerotier - upgraded to version 1.14.0;

About Router Firmware:

Before you consider downloading this firmware, go to the system information page of the router and make sure that the currently installed version isn't either newer or matching this release.

Due to the large variety of router models and different methods for upgrading the device, it is highly recommended that you read and, above all, understand the installation steps before you apply the new firmware, even if you are a power user.

In theory, these steps shouldn't be much of a hassle for anyone, because manufacturers try to make them as easy as possible, even if they don't always succeed. Basically, you must upload the new firmware to the router through its administration page and allow it to upgrade.

If you install a new version, you can expect increased security levels, different vulnerability issues to be resolved, improved overall performance and transfer speeds, enhanced compatibility with other devices, added support for newly developed technologies, as well as several other changes.

If you're looking for certain safety measures, remember that it would be best if you perform the upload using an Ethernet cable rather than a wireless connection, which can be interrupted easily. Also, make sure you don't power off the router or use its buttons during the installation, if you wish avoid any malfunctions.

If this firmware meets your current needs, get the desired version and apply it to your router unit; if not, check with our website as often as possible so that you don't miss the update that will improve your device.