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the basic configuration of a Mikrotik Router using (7)
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Pre-requirements to configure Mikrotik Router

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1. Basic knowledge on IP Addressing.
 2. A Mikrotik RouterBOARD.
3. Winbox Software. Tips & Tricks
4. PC with RJ45 cables.
Setting Google as
To configure Mikrotik Router properly, this article is Default Search
using the below information. Engine

1. Mikrotik RouterBOARD 1100 AHX2 Internet

2. WAN IP: 172.22.3.99/25 and Gateway: Connection

Sharing Ethernet
172.22.3.1
to Ethernet
3. Public DNS: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
4. LAN IP Network: 192.168.10.0/24 Turn Computer
into Wi-Fi Hotspot
Follow below steps to configure your Mikrotik How to Assign
Router from very beginning… Static IP Address
in Windows OS
1. Download winbox from Wireless Connect
site. Free Internet
2. Connect your PC and Mikrotik Router with Speed Test Online

RJ45 cable. System Restore

3. Open Winbox and click on search button Windows 10
located after Connect To: input box. Connected
Create System
Ethernet’s MAC will appear now. Click on the Restore Point on
MAC address. Default username of Mikrotik Windows OS
router is admin and Password is blank. So, type
Enable F8 Menu to
admin in the login input box and password field
Enter Safe Mode
left blank and then click on Connect button.
in Windows 8 & 10
Mikrotik GUI will appear now.
Hard Disk
Partition in
Windows 7, 8 & 10

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Interface MAC from Search Button

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MIKROTIK
ROUTER BASIC
 CONFIGURATION
USING WINBOX

MikroTik Router
Bandwidth
Management

Single IP NAT
Strategy in
MikroTik Router

DHCP Server
configuration in
Login Information in Winbox MikroTik Router

MikroTik Router
4. Now click on Remove Configuration button.
Static DHCP
Server
Configuration

Install MikroTik
OS on PC

ISP Bandwidth
Management with
MikroTik PCQ

Remove Previous Configuration

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5. Go to IP > Addresses to open Address List
Computer
Programming
window. Click on plus sign (+) button and put
your WAN IP address that is provided to you by
Are you a
ISP into address box and then select interface
Computer
on which you want to set WAN IP. Now click
Programming
Apply and then OK button. Click on plus sign (+)
fan? If so, go to
button again to set up your LAN IP address at Programming
the same way. Sphere where
Computer
Programming
Language, Web
Design, Web
Development,
PHP, MySQL,
HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, AJAX,
jQuery,
Wordpress CMS,
IP Setup in Interface
6. Go to IP > Routes. You can see two dynamic Wordpress
routes are already added. Click on plus sign (+) Plugin and
button to add a new static route. In Gateway Computer
field put your gateway address provided by ISP Programming
related topics are
and click Apply and then OK button.
discussed so
easily and
professionally.

Route or Gateway Setup

7. Go to IP > DNS to set DNS. Put your primary

and secondary DNS server IP provided to you
by ISP or you can use public DNS server those
are being used in this article. Click Apply and
then OK button.

DNS Setup

8. Now go to IP > Firewall and select NAT tab

and then click on plus sign (+) button to set a
new NAT rule. In General tab select srcnat
from Chain dropdown box and put your
network address in Src. Address box. Now click
on Action tab and choose masquerade from
Action dropdown box. Click Apply and then OK
button.
 NAT Rule for IP Natting

Masquerade Action

9. Your Mikrotik is ready now. Connect your PC

to LAN interface and ISP RJ45 cable to WAN
interface. Set your PC’s IP address to your LAN
IP network series and browse any website or
ping google.com. If your ISP is OK, you will be
able to browse any website successfully.

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Winbox has been explained in this article from
very beginning. I hope you are now able to
configure Mikrotik Router successfully. If you face
any problem, feel free to discuss here or contact
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3 comments

EDElSON MACUNE
February 18, 2016 at 8:18 pm

I’ve liked the explanation, but I got a problem

with my DHCP it is not distributing the ip’s into
my network.

I need your help, please!

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Sayeed
February 25, 2016 at 4:03 pm
 Please follow http://systemzone.net/dhcp-
server-configuration-in-mikrotik-router/
this article for DHCP Server configuration

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Hosting Fever
May 21, 2016 at 12:30 am

Hii..I want to configure Router to use to

different WAN connections from different ISP
and route half traffic to both. Is this possible
with Mikrotik Router ?? If yes, how ??

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