Keep Uuyee: Basic configuration of MikroTik router

1. Connect MikroTik router to your Computer. Open the Winbox app to remote the router. Click on the "Neighbors" tab and click the mac address that appears. For new / reset routers, on username login use admin and password emptied.

2. Once successfully logged in, then the router will automatically notify you to delete the configuration. Select "Remove Configuration" to continue.

3. It will show a blank view on winbox and here we can start the configuration mikrotik from the beginning.

4. Click on IP > Addresses.

5. Then the page ip addresses are still empty. Here is the page for you to add the IP address on the MikroTik router.

6. Click the "+" logo to add a new IP address. Here I will add IP address 192.168.1.184/24 to install on Ethernet 1 that I have got from my Network Administrator (in this step you have to request / obtain IP address obtained from your Network Administrator to use for Internet access). When done, click "Apply" and "OK".

7. It will display a list of IP addresses that have been added earlier.

8. We need to set / add a useful routing so that the router you manage can communicate with the router from the administrator. If you forget / do not add this routing then you will not be able to access to the internet.

9. Click the "+" logo to add a new route. For Destination address contents with 0.0.0.0/0 and Gateway content with 192.168.1.1 (This Gateway is the IP address of the Network Administrator party and should not be filled in haphazardly). When done, click "Apply" and "OK".

10. The new route list will appear as below.

11. Perform testing by pinging the network administrator's router. Until this step should be reply, and when reply then the router that you manage already connected with administrator's router.

12. Add a NAT configuration so your router can connect to the internet. Click IP> Firewall> NAT.

13. If it is still empty then add a new NAT configuration.

14. Click the "+" logo to add a new rule. On the General tab, select srcnat in the chain and select Ether1 in the Out Interface.

15. On the Action tab, select "masquerade" in Action. When done, click "Apply" and "OK".

16. Click IP > DNS to add the DNS address as domain name translator to IP address. Suppose you forgot / did not add this configuration then you will not be able to ping google.com because the router can not read the IP address of google.com.

17. Add the server's DNS address as below. Charging this server's DNS address should not be arbitrary. You should ask back to your network administrator to get the DNS server address. When done, click "Apply" and "OK".

18. Perform testing by ping, eg google.com. Until this step should be reply, and when reply then your router has been connected to the internet.

19. On your PC please check, go to cmd and type "ipconfig" then enter. Suppose it still appears as below then your PC has not get the IP address of your router.

20. In order for your PC to get the IP address of your router, re-enter the winbox. Click IP > Address and add a new IP address for ether2. Or you can set it as below.

21. After successful it will display a list of new IP addresses that you have added earlier.

22. Click on IP > DHCP Server.

23. Add a new DHCP Server by clicking on the "DHCP Setup" option.

24. DHCP Server Interface, select ether2 and click "Next".

25. DHCP Address Space, fill it with 192.168.2.0/24 and click "Next".

26. Gateway for DHCP Network, fill with 192.168.2.1 and click "Next".

27. DHCP Relay please empty it and click Next.

28. Address to Give Out, set as below and click Next.

29. DNS Server please fill with DNS Server that had been added.

30. Lease Time is up to you, can be filled with 08:00:00 to 8 hours. Click Next and the DHCP Server stage is complete.

31. Unplug and plug the LAN cable from your router to your PC. On the side of the router you have to plug into the ether / interface 2. After a while your PC will usually appear notification as below. This indicates that your PC is ready to connect to the internet.