This article ex"plains' ho\"w to c\'onfigure a Mikrotik device straight off out of the box. It goes through the Winbox configuratoin utility together with to a greater extent than or less of the basic setup procedures to plow your MikroTik device into a abode or component division wireless together with wired router. In this tutorial nosotros volition acquire through a pace past times pace lead to arrive every bit elementary every bit possible to larn together with implement these setting s on your ain routers.
Completed
- Downloading together with running winbox
- Winbox inward to a greater extent than special including configuration files
- Setting an identity on the router
- Setting an IP address on the router
- Setting a password
- Setting upward dhcp client
- Setting upward a dhcp server on a bridge
- Setting upward a nat (Network Address Translation)
- Securing services on the router
- Setting upward the wireless Access Point
- Implementing a basic firewall for security
Downloading together with running Winbox
Winbox is the graphical configuration utility for MikroTik RouterOS. It is a small-scale application that tin live on downloaded from the MikroTik website at htttp://www.mikrotik.com Once y'all download winbox it tin live on run straight off away, every bit no installation is required. It does soundless when running, setup a position out of folders inward your application information folder inward lodge to salve login information together with plugins. This is transparent to the user but worthwhile to live on aware, inward lodge to diagnose problems together with likewise empathize the safety implications of saving sensitive login information inward the utility.
Winbox inward to a greater extent than special - including configuration files
Setting an identy on the router
1. Go to http://www.mikrotik.com/download.html together with download the latest Winbox Configuration Tool nether the Tools together with Utilities department to y'all desktop.2. Double click on the Winbox icon on your desktop.
3. Click on System carte du jour item thus on the Identy sub carte du jour every bit inward the picture below.
4. The Identity dialog volition opened upward every bit inward picture below. Remove the default "Mikrotik" value together with supersede it amongst something important full. Usually the place of the router combiened amongst its role acts every bit a suitable Identity for your router.
To configure your router
Click IP >> Addresses on the left carte du jour inward winbox every bit inward diagram below.
This volition opened upward the Address listing dialog window every bit seen below. Click on the ruby-red addition push clitoris to opened upward the add together IP address window.
When the New IP address dialog opens move inward the address details choose an interface to develop the adress on together with press apply together with OK button.
For information on what IP settings to usage delight encounter a basic tutorial inward IP Networking. But only to explicate ane or ii points almost this dialog...
It is best to delete an address exclusively instead of editing it, every bit I works life that it a cleaner trend of editing an address every bit to modify network or broadcast options tin sometimes non apply 100% properly.
You convey an choice of entering the network together with broadcast address explicitly inward the boxes provided or is y'all prefer y'all tin usage the brusk slash annotation together with press the apply button, this volition populate the broadcast together with network boxes amongst the right settings.
This tutorial demonistrates how to develop the password of the electrical current Mikrotik Winbox user.
Click on the carte du jour item every bit shown below
System >> Password
This volition opened upward the password dialog box every bit shown below.
Enter the erstwhile or electrical current password followed past times the novel password that y'all wishing to use.
If this is your start fourth dimension logging into the router or the router is on manufactory settings the Old password box should live on only left blank. As the default username together with password is admin together with no password.
Note:
This is how y'all develop the password of the electrical current Winbox user. To modify other users y'all must acquire to organization >> users carte du jour item opened upward that dialog together with develop the password for that special user. You must convey adequate user privileges to perform this action.
