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MikroTik RouterBOARD mAP 2n

RouterBOARD mAP 2n Compact Router with built-in 2.4GHz Wireless Access Point.Just photos and specs so far, more info to follow. See larger imageMikroTik RouterBOARD mAP 2n 2.4GHz Access Point (Personal...

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MikroTik Tutorial: Adding a 2nd Wireless SSID Virtual Access Point

How to configure a VirtualAP in RouterOSThis example assumes you are starting with the RouterOS default configuration. The screenshots below detail the steps required to add a second access point to a...

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MikroTik Tutorial: RouterOS SSH Public Key Auth using RSA keys

A Step-by-Step guide to configure SSH Public Key Authentication on a MikroTik router using an RSA keysIn RouterOS 6.31, MikroTik introduced support for RSA keys for authentication so I decided to give...

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Mikrotik Search Engine

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MikroTik Script: Push Router Stats to dweet.io

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a RouterOS script to push Router statistics up to dweet.io and then use that data to create a nice monitoring dashboard with slick gauges and graphs over...

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MikroTik: L2TP/IPsec VPN Firewall Rules

When you configure a L2TP/IPSec VPN on a MikroTik RouterOS device you need to add several IP Firewall (Filter) rules to allow clients to connect from outside the network. L2TP/IPSec Firewall Rule Set...

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MikroTik Config: cAP Lite Wifi Router w/L2TP VPN & Guest Wifi

This is an example configuration file for the MikroTik cAP Lite.  The cAP Lite is a tiny access point device w/ full RouterOS router functionality.  The router features 1 10/100 ethernet interface and...

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How to disable & block SSH access to a MikroTik Router

In this article, we will look at several ways to limit or block SSH access to a MikroTik RouterOS device. How to disable the SSH service Launch Winbox and connect to the router Click IP | Services...

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MikroTik Backup and Restore Procedure

I know this topic has been covered elsewhere but I want to provide clear and concise steps on how to backup a MikroTik router.  I will also publish a video that covers these steps. Config Backup...

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MikroTik RouterOS Upgrade Procedure

In this article, I cover the exact steps required to upgrade a MikroTik Router running RouterOS. I will also publish a video that covers these steps. Important: Always remember to backup your routers...

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MikroTik RouterOS Automation with NAPALM

In this tutorial, we will explore using the NAPALM python module to query data from a MikroTik Router. This tutorial was developed as a Jupyter Notebook, it’s available on github if you want to...

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MikroTik Router as a SCADA Serial Server

A large number of MikroTik Router models have a serial port that can be used to configure the device. The serial port can also be configured as an IP-based serial server. This is article I will show...

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How to configure a MikroTik IKEv2 VPN & connect iOS devices (iPhone/iPad)

So you want a better Remote Access VPN option for MikroTik? Lets look at what it takes to setup a IKEv2 VPN that works with iOS Devices. For the record, the configuration should also support Mac OSX...

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MikroTik Script: Authentication Logging w/ Email Reports

In this article I will show you how to configure a separate log file on a MikroTik router that will only contain authentication log entries.  The log file will contain log entries for winbox, webfig,...

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Custom Device Labels in “The Dude” nms

The Dude is a powerful network monitoring server from MikroTik. The majority of people I see only use it to monitor their MikroTik routers and wireless devices. In this article I will introduce you to...

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MikroTik Tutorial: Firewall ruleset for IPsec whitelisting

This article will show you how to setup a firewall whitelist for IPsec peer associations on a MikorTik router. The firewall ruleset will make use of address-lists to allow UDP 500 traffic only from...

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How to convert 48V PoE to 24V PoE

48V PoE (Power over Ethernet) is also know as 802.3af and 802.3at (PoE+) is the most common voltage. Some devices from manufacturers like Ubiquiti require 24V PoE.  In this article I will highlight...

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MikroTik Script: Router Rebooted Script

This is a useful little RouterOS script that will email you a nice report when your router reboots. The emailed report contains recent critical log events that may point you to the cause for the...

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Mikrotik Tutorial: How to configure persistent logging

The default logging configuration on a MikroTik router is to only keep logs in memory. When the router reboots the logging history is erased. In this article I will show you the simple steps to...

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The Perfect MikroTik Config Restore Script

Restoring config files on MikroTik routers have always been a pain. I set out to make the perfect config restore script for MikroTik routers. Have your every tried to paste configuration commands into...

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