Howto mikrotik

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initial setup

update user admin password:

/user set admin password=mypassword

set timezone:

/system clock set time-zone-name=America/Puerto_Rico

update clock with ntp:

/system ntp client set enabled=yes primary-ntp=0.0.0.0 secondary-ntp=0.0.0.0 server-dns-names=us.pool.ntp.org

check routeros version:

/system resource print

mikrotik distribution channels are:

stable (former current)
long-term (former bugfix)
testing
development

change the current channel:

/system package update set channel=development

update router os:

/system package update download

update router firmware:

/system routerboard upgrade

configure ip address:

/ip address  add address=192.168.75.93/24 interface="ether1"

configure gateway:

/ip route  add gateway=192.168.75.1

configure dns:

/ip dns set servers=4.2.2.1,4.2.2.2 allow-remote-requests=yes

configure dhcp server:

/ip address add address=172.16.77.244/24 interface=ether2
/ip pool add name=dhcp-pool ranges=172.16.24.50-172.16.24.100
/ip dhcp-server add name=dhcp interface=ether2 address-pool=dhcp-pool
/ip dhcp-server network add address=172.16.24.0/24 gateway=172.16.24.244 dns-server=4.2.2.1,4.2.2.2

configure firewall:

/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat src-address=172.16.24.0/24 comment="nat rule for internet on 172.16.24.0 subnet" disabled=no out-interface=ether1

other commands

search for file on routeros:

/file print where name~".npk"

monitor interface ether1 using torch:

/tool torch ip-protocol=any port=any src-address=0.0.0.0/0 interface=ether1

secure router

change ssh port:

/ip service set ssh port=5000

wireguard

for wireguard support we need to switch to development channel:

/system package update set channel=development

then download the latest update:

/system package update download

reboot the router:

/system reboot

add wireguard interface:

/interface/wireguard add name=wg0 mtu=1420

add wireguard peer using server information:

/interface/wireguard/peers add endpoint=12.34.56.78:51820 persistent-keepalive=61 public-key="75VNV7HqFh+3QIT5OHZkcjWfbjx8tc6Ck62gZJT/KRA=" allowed-address="10.10.10.0/24" interface=wg0

add ip address to interface:

/ip/address add address=10.10.10.3/24 network=10.10.10.0 interface=wg0

add the following on the server configuration:

[Peer]
PublicKey=pEU+xV6YeWOKT34iECYDPRW99oLZKYodkUtjdIV8CwI=
AllowedIPs=10.10.10.3/32

restart wireguard on server:

systemctl restart wg-quick@wg0.service