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--- lwc:hardware:networking:mikrotik [2024/10/07 20:21] – created John Harrison
+++ lwc:hardware:networking:mikrotik [2025/11/10 07:55] (current) – John Harrison
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   - point browser to webgui using DHCP server assigned IP address
   - in GUI: ''webfig'' -> ''interfaces'' -> ''disable wlan1''
-  - om GIO: ''quickset'' -> ''CAP'' -> ''apply configuration''
+  - in GUI: ''quickset'' -> ''CAP'' -> ''apply configuration'' <-- **This is critical**
   - mAP lite will be assigned a new IP address. Connect to webgui through Ethernet with new address
+  -
 ==== Assigning a network key to powerline interface ====
 // Stolen verbatim from [[https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/PWR+Line|Mikrotik's documentation]]//
   * The currently configured network-key can be seen using the monitor command as plc-actual-network-key: ''
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   * Set network key: ''/interface pwr-line configure pwr-line1 network-key=cb01fcc6167bf3d1edb1433c2ebde4b3''
   * //for some reason, setting the network password instead of the network key didn't work//
+=== Creating the Network Key ===
+  * ''echo "mynetwork" | hpavkeys -M''
+  * ''hpavkeys'' can maybe be installed with ''apt install plc-utils-extra'' but if not it's relatively easy to compile from source:
+<code>
+git clone https://github.com/qca/open-plc-utils.git
+cd open-plc-utils/
+make
+sudo make install
+</code>