#How to setup mikrotik router how to#
#How to setup mikrotik router manual#
#How to setup mikrotik router password#

Step 3: Configure the Internet Gateway & DNS Settings In this case, we will assign an IPv4 address 192.168.1.253 to WAN port with a CIDR notation of /24 to ether1. Choose an IPv4 address to be assigned to the WAN interface that belongs to the same subnet that has been set up on the ISP (main) router.

#How to setup mikrotik router password#

If you had already assigned some username and password to the routerboard then use those credentials.Д¬lick вЂConnectвЂ™ to log in to the MikroTik router.

Go to вЂNeighborsвЂ™ -> Click on detected router.Дefault username: admin. Now, double click on the Winbox setup which you must be having it on your desktop/laptop already. (Note: Any port on the MikroTik router can be configured as an Internet/WAN port, in our case, we have selected the 1st port itself) Attach another cable from the LAN port of the MikroTik router to your laptop/desktop. In this example, we will use the ether1 port as the default WAN port but you can use any port as WAN port but make sure the LAN port is also connected with that Ether port. Now detach the ethernet cable from your Laptop/Desktop and attach it to the WAN (Ether1) port of the routerboard, as illustrated below.

Step 2: Configure a Static IP to the routerboard for internet access.

With subnet mask details, we can figure out the IP range available in the DHCP Pool (192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254) Now we have the following details available from the ISP (main) router. Note down the IPv4 Default Gateway (192.168.1.1) and IPv4 Subnet Mask (255.255.255.0) which has been set up on the ISP (main) router. Right-click on the Ethernet adapter and click on вЂStatusвЂ™, then click on the вЂDetailsвЂ™ button. In the Run window that pops up, type вЂncpa.cplвЂ™ and hit Enter. Step 1: Identify the DHCP Range of ISP (main) routerД¬onnect an ethernet cable from the LAN port of the ISP (main) router to your Windows Laptop/Desktop in order to get internet connectivity on your device.Д¬lick on Windows + R buttons on the keyboard simultaneously. Now, we are ready to proceed with the configuration setup. If you already have the WINBOX installed on your laptop/desktop - then make sure you have the latest version to avoid any configuration issues. Go to and download the latest вЂњWINBOXвЂќ Configuration Tool under the Tools and Utilities section to your desktop. else you should go with the вЂњDynamic IPвЂќ setup which is faster than Static IP setup. for CCTV camera access or SQL server setup) as all the forwarding rules can only be assigned to a particular IP only. We recommend вЂњStatic IPвЂќ setup if you are planning to forward any ports access from the ISP router to the routerboard (e.g. Make sure this IP address should fall within the DHCP range set up in the ISP router.Дynamic IP: Configure the WAN port on MikroTik Routerboard as a DHCP Client, so that the WAN port is dynamically assigned an IP address belonging to the DHCP pool on the main router when an ethernet cable is connected from the LAN port of the main router to the WAN port. 192.168.0.253) to the designated WAN port on the MikroTik router (generally Ether1).

#How to setup mikrotik router manual#

Manual IP: In this we manually assign an IP address (e.g. This article provides step-by-step guide to configure internet connection on any Mikrotik Routerboard from the ISP (main) router.

#How to setup mikrotik router how to#

How to setup internet connection on MikroTik routerboard?