For ease of use bridged wireless setup will be made so that your wired hosts are in the same Ethernet broadcast domain as wireless clients. A bandwidth server is used to test throughput between two MikroTik routers. Although the firewall protects the router from the public interface, you may still want to disable RouterOS services. To add additional rules, click on the “+” button for each new rule and fill in the same parameters as provided in the console example. X.x.x.x/yy – your IP or network subnet that is allowed to access your router.
Keep in mind that, to use IP to connect, you need to click on the IP address, but to use the MAC address to connect, click on MAC address. Security profiles are configured from /interface wireless security-profiles menu in a terminal. To restrict MAC connectivity from the WAN port, we’ll disable the default all entry and add a LAN interface.
Command Line Interface (CLI) allows configuration of the router’s settings using text commands. Since there is a lot of available commands, they are split into groups organized in a way of hierarchical menu levels. In this mode all parameters are displayed in columns, first column is parameter name, second column is parameter’s value.
Its interface and feature set are intended to serve both new and advanced users, supporting complex network environments with real-time monitoring and flexible connectivity. The lack of built-in guides and occasional graphical glitches can present challenges. However, it provides core functionality for managing multiple devices and router configurations. If you share a device with someone else, you might wonder if it’s possible to manage two Winbox accounts on the same device. The good news is, yes, you can, but it’s important to log out after each session to prevent any mix-ups or security issues.
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This small program can be run on Linux and macOS using Wine. It is possible to run Winbox on Linux by using Wine emulation software. Depending on your specific needs and objectives, the process of starting Winbox would be different. Make sure that the Microsoft font pack is installed, otherwise, you may see distortions. You need to consider the way you want to download the tool, install it on your device, and launch Winbox. Another difference is the last rule which drops all new connection attempts from the WAN port to our LAN network (unless DstNat is used).
All WinBox interface functions are as close as possible mirroring the console functions, that is why there are no WinBox sections in the manual. Some advanced and system critical configurations are not possible from the WinBox, like MAC address change on an interface. WinBox is a free utility tool developed by MikroTik, a company specializing in providing software and hardware solutions for internet connectivity worldwide. As we have seen, Winbox is a configuration tool that can connect to the mikrotik router via the MAC or IP protocol. In this article, we reviewed the features of Winbox and you learned how to connect to Mikrotik using Winbox.