AWS Getting Started Guide

Buttons and jumpers:

Reset button:

• Hold this button during boot time until the LED light starts flashing, release the button to

reset RouterOS configuration (total 5 seconds). In other words, press the reset button

before applying power to the device and power on the unit, while keeping the reset button

pressed for 5 seconds (until the last LED [to the right] on the LED panel starts blinking)

– then release the button.

• Keep holding for 5 more seconds, LED turns solid, release now to turn on CAP mode.

The device will now look for a CAPsMAN server (total 10 seconds).

• Or keep holding the button for 5 more seconds until LED turns off, then release it to

make the RouterBOARD look for Netinstall servers (total 15 seconds).

Regardless of the above option used, the system will load the backup RouterBOOT loader if the

button is pressed before power is applied to the device. Useful for RouterBOOT debugging and

recovery.

6 Setup your AWS account and Permissions

Refer to the instructions at Set up your AWS Account. Follow the steps outlined in these

sections to create your account and a user and get started:

• Sign up for an AWS account and

• Create a user and grant permissions.

• Open the AWS IoT console

Pay special attention to the Notes.

7 Create Resources in AWS IoT

Refer to the instructions at Create AWS IoT Resources. Follow the steps outlined in these

sections to provision resources for your device:

• Create an AWS IoT Policy

• Create a thing object

Pay special attention to the Notes.

8 Provision the Device with credentials

MQTT publish to AWS guide is shown over at:

https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63045633

The guide shows how to generate certificates using AWS portal

(https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63045633#heading-Certificates)

and how to import the certificates into the Router

(https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63045633#heading-Certificates-

2).