by Maher Haddad | Jun 10, 2022 | Entry Level
Now it is time to speak about how we can reset the MikroTik RouterOS. Reset means that you wipe all configuration on the router to do a new one. On MikroTik, there are 2 ways to do the reset: Soft reset: in case you have access to the router (for example via Winbox)...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 10, 2022 | Entry Level
Having a backup of our configuration on the MikroTik RouterOS is very crucial. This is not only for MikroTik but also for any other network devices, it is always recommended to have a backup of the configuration and be saved in a safe place then in case we want to...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 10, 2022 | Entry Level
MikroTik RouterOS has services which are enabled always by default. Those services have ports assigned to them and they can be a way for the hackers to attack our router through them. For this reason, it is always recommended to disable the non-important ones, and to...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 10, 2022 | Entry Level
When you take a MikroTik router out of the box, it comes with a default account having a username as “admin” and no password. If you wish to add new users, this is possible on the RouterOS. Also, you can give privileges to those created users. For example, you can say...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 10, 2022 | Entry Level
Router identity is the name that you wish to provide to your router. When you have a big network with many MikroTik routers, you better choose the right name for each of the routers. Setting up a name for the router can be done from different places. I will show you...
by Maher Haddad | Jun 10, 2022 | Entry Level
MikroTik RouterBOARD devices also have a secondary (backup) bootloader, which can be used in case the main doesn’t work. It is possible to call the backup loader with a configuration setting in RouterOS: It is always recommended that you upgrade the RouterBoot...
