Reconnect by clicking the MAC address and click the Connect button in WinBox as above. As an example, if your ethernet cable is plugged into port number 2 or ether2, as soon as you add ether2 to the bridge you’ll lose connection to the router. Something to note here is that when you add the interface you are connected to the router by, you will be disconnected. This is sometimes known as the wide area network or the WAN.Īfter creating the bridge we’ll need to add the ethernet ports and the wifi interface/s to it. In this example we will not add ethernet port 1 as it will become the internet port later. This allows us to join the ethernet ports and the WiFi interface/s into our local area network or LAN. Go to Bridge and click the plus symbol to create a new bridge, then click OK. Go to System, Identity and overwrite the default identity with your chosen name and click OK, I chose DemoTest. When the router reboots open WinBox and reconnect to the router as above.

The router will reboot and you will be disconnected. To reset the router and remove all configuration parameters go to System, Reset Configuration then tick No Default Configuration: The default logon credentials are admin (must be lowercase) and no password, therefore leave the password field blank and click on the Connect button. This is the recommended way to connect to a MikroTik device for initial configuration. Note: when you click on the MAC address of the device it automatically appears in the Connect To: field. Just make sure you are not plugged into port 1 on the router as this becomes the internet port later. Open WinBox by double-clicking it (no installation required) and connect to your router by clicking on the MAC address in the Neighbor tab. The book can be purchased here: īasic networking knowledge is required to get the most out of the tutorial.ĭownload WinBox from and save it to you Desktop. Much of the configuration and theory in this tutorial comes from the book RouterOS by Example by Stephen R.W Discher which is an excellent learning tool and companion to anyone beginning to dabble in the MikroTik world. This tutorial is intended to help you understand the MikroTik RouterOS and to show you how to configure a MikroTik router from start to finish with some of the most commonly used settings. The MikroTik RouterOS is very powerful and flexible and is widely used in all kinds of environments from a simple home user network to large enterprise networks.

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