Will the config file work for another device?

Question

Computer networks

Hello. I'm going to move from Mikrotik 951g-2ndH to hap ac2. I saved the configuration file from the 951, and when HaP AC2 arrives tomorrow, I want to deploy it there. Question - will it work?

Answer 1

will not work correctly! how did you dump the config?
the backup definitely does not need to be deployed on another router. as far as I remember, the poppy addresses of interfaces, bridges, and something else that can greatly interfere there merge. I don't remember now.
it is better to make an export and correct it in a notepad. here it is worth considering that system/users is not exported.
so when parsing the export, you can see your shortcomings or remove some options that "I once experimented and forgot."
when importing, it is better to exclude the /interface ethernet section.
I strongly recommend that you first upgrade to the latest version of ROS, then export.
on a new one by analogy - update and then import.
there may be command/path differences in different versions

Answer 2

It will work, but jambs will come out like mixed up port names.
Use the command export compact fileto upload the text configuration, but it will also have to be inserted into the new router in parts.

Answer 3

what will not work - will say in the console with an error

Answer 4

it will be necessary to "sort" the config (if it is an rsc file, but if it's a backup, it's better not to upload it, and it's unlikely to work), change the names of the interfaces, the rules on the interfaces, the mangle and everything related to them. it will also be necessary to check the operating modes of wi-fi chips and their configs, port speed modes.
check the installed packages, as an example, you may have an NTP server setting there, and on the second one, this package may not be installed, and so go through all the parameters. the same with routing and other packages.
how I did it: I
took the config, and edited several lines - uploaded it. like changing it to a configuration suitable for a new router, removing unnecessary