I have purchased two R522 (outdoor routerboard 433's in flat panel enclosure) and they came with level 4 license.

I am considering getting two R52n's to take advantage of the n technology.

do i need to upgrade both of these to level 5 now?

pls advise!

where did you read that? simply upgrade your license to new SoftID format (run WinBox, select System - License, and press Upgrade)

the thing is running as a bridge so it has no net access...

your client computer should have access to Internet, not router

You also need to upgrade the ROS to 4.0beta3. Older versions do not support 802.11n cards.

Can you ping the internet from your routerboards? If not, assign then IP addresses to them and put a gateway for that network on your router. We assign private networks to our bridged radio groups and each radio has an IP address in that group. You need that for upgrades and monitoring.

Tom

so is 4.0b3 enough for n and level 4?

so what will you do with only one antenna?

what do u mean? doesnt "n" work with only one antenna?

this is getting annoying .. the fact that we need more than one antenna for nstreme and now "n"

you are so funny. It will work, but any benefits will come only from two antennas.

This is like asking - "this is getting annoying, why does a bicycle need two wheels for fast traveling? i can ride it with one!"

i am glad i made you laugh but the fact of the matter is i am not too keen on the routerboard operating system and wireless stuff as much as you. i am still learning.

i also find the ros very lacking in documentation. i mean this isnt like a regular os where i can buy a book online or whatever and learn it... its ever chaging.
the wiki is all and great but i am afraid i am seeing the only way to learn is to ask 100000 questions on these forums and try to attend the MUM ...

You also need to upgrade the ROS to 4.0beta3. Older versions do not support 802.11n cards.

Can you ping the internet from your routerboards? If not, assign then IP addresses to them and put a gateway for that network on your router. We assign private networks to our bridged radio groups and each radio has an IP address in that group. You need that for upgrades and monitoring.

Tom

ok well i worked around this by adding a pppoe client account ...

next question is: you said goto System --> License --> Upgrade key...
i put in my username for http://www.mikrotik.com and password then i select my license level . i left the server box alone, . but the next option is Pay method ...whatever i select i get an error with...

if i select Credit keys it says :: Not enough Credit keys
if i select deposit it says:: You do not have enough deposit money!
if i select Prepaid keys it says:: Not enough prepaid keys.

how did u resolve this?

it's 'Buy a new key...', I think... 'Update License Key' do not ask any info... it just updates a key automatically

it's 'Buy a new key...', I think... 'Update License Key' do not ask any info... it just updates a key automatically

The button label has been changed. in 3.x you had:

Buy new key
Update licnese key

well now in 4.x you have:

Upgrade/Get new key
Update License key

essentially though the "Buy new key" and "Upgrade/Get new key" are the same.
and yes thats the option i selected.

sorry for inconvenience and inaccuracy, you should press 'Update License key' =)

Chupaka,

Thanks for the clarification.

I did the "Update.." key and it then said the router needs to be restarted.

i assume that did it ... no way to verify yet since i dont have a r52n card at this time

also, i noticed one of my routers had the "Old software ID" field with a number while the other did not.

also, i noticed one of my routers had the "Old software ID" field with a number while the other did not.

that router has old license. when license is updated, then you only see SoftID in form of 'XXXX-YYYY', not 'XXXX-ZZZ', and when you press 'Update License' button, it says that it's already updated