Mikrotik Tutorials

If you are managing a network and you would like to filter website domain in MikroTik router (such as Facebook, Youtube,  Twitter, or other social media), it is possible to set up the configurations by following the steps below: Step 1:  add the website name to the list and then take the action to accept or drop the URL. To perform this, go to IP> Firewall > “layer7 protocols”. Step 2: Click on the plus icon. In the opened small window, type a name for the website domain and in the Regexp box type the domain expression like ^.+(yourdomain).*$.Step 3: After adding the sites to...

MikroTik RouterOS is the stand-alone Linux operating system that is used with MikroTik’s networking equipment. However, that is not the only function it can perform. It is more than just an OS for routers. In fact, this software can even be installed on regular PCs to turn them into dedicated routers. Nevertheless, the blog is a step-by-step tutorial on how to configure port forwarding in MikroTik. Before we get into it, however, we will first discuss a little more about the OS itself and give you a general idea of what port forwarding id & Mikrotik port Forwarding, and RouterOS Port...

If you have never experienced a hardware failure or even just a software crash that caused you to lose some important files, you can count yourself as one of the lucky few PC users. As for the rest of us, who at some point had to deal with this painstakingly annoying problem, we learned how to use backups to keep our files safe and avoid headaches. If you never went through this but still use regular MikroTik backup for redundancy, hats off to you; keep up the good job. In most cases, backups can be created with just a few simple clicks of the mouse, and in MikroTik’s case, it is no...

To guarantee the MikroTik security and to avoid any kind of attack, one of the security configurations is changing the port number of MikroTik access utilities like Winbox, SSH, Web, FTP, and some other ways. In this article, you will get to know How to Change MikroTik SSH Port/Change MikroTik Winbox Port. Here we have listed a complete guide about it that you need to follow with steps given below: How to Change MikroTik SSH Port/Winbox Port [A Step By Step Guide] Step 1: First, Use the Winbox application or any other method to log in to the MikroTik router. Here, we are using the Winbox...

to Block IP address in MikroTik Router, follow below steps: Step 1: At first, we should log in to the MikroTik router OS. Open router login page (use winbox or web access), enter IP address, username, and password, and click connect. ( as shown below ) Step 2: In opened windows, click on “IP” menu and select firewall in submenu. Select the first tab named as “Filter Rules”. Note: when list is empty, all IP and networks can access the router. If you add only one rule, all traffic will be re-arranged based on this rule. Step 3: Click on add (blue plus item) to insert a new rule. In...