How to Safely Transfer and Link Your MikroTik License After a Software ID Change
If you have purchased a standalone license (Level 4, 5, or 6) for an x86 machine or custom hardware, it arrives in your account as a "Prepaid Key". You must manually map it to your target machine's Software ID to activate it. mikrotik change software id link
Only use this command before you have obtained a paid or trial license on that CHR instance. Once a license is tied to an ID, generating a new ID will break the license, and you cannot reapply the old key. How to Safely Transfer and Link Your MikroTik
If your Software ID has changed (e.g., due to a drive failure), you generally cannot "link" the old license yourself. You must contact MikroTik Support to request a . Important Commands CLI Command View Current ID /system license print Generate New ID /system license generate-new-id Renew/Update License /system license renew (Requires account login) Once a license is tied to an ID,
For virtual installations using MikroTik CHR , the licensing model is different:
Technically, to match another one. The ID is automatically generated based on the hardware it is installed on—specifically the storage drive's serial number (for x86/PC) or the internal flash of a RouterBoard.
You typed a Software ID manually (impossible). You must let the system generate it.