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MikroT ikRouterOS FAQ

What is MikroTik RouterOS??What does MikroTik RouterOS? do?

MikroTik RouterOS? is a Linux-based router operating system and software which turns a regular Intel PC or MikroTikRouterBOARD? hardware into a dedicated router. It does not require any additional components and has no softwareprerequirements. It is designed with easy-to-use yet powerful interface allowing network administrators to deploy networkstructures and functions. For the further detail you can go through Reference Manual which is easily available in the net.

Can I test the MikroTik RouterOS? functionality before I buy the license?Yes, you can download the installation from MikroTik's webpage and install your own MikroTik router. The router has fullfunctionality without the need for a license key for 24h total running time. That's enough time to test the router for 3 days at8h a day, if you shut down the router at the end of each 8h day.

Where can I get the License Key?Contact to the Authorize Dealer.

Can I use MikroTik router to hook up to a service provider via a T1, T3, or other high speed connection?Yes, you can install various NICs supported by MikroTik RouterOS? and get your edge router, backbone router, firewall,bandwidth manager, VPN server, wireless access point, HotSpot and much more in one box.

How fast will it be?An Intel PC is faster than almost any proprietary router, and there is plenty of processing power even in a 100MHz CPU.

How does this software compare to using a Cisco router?You can do almost everything that a proprietary router does at a fraction of the cost of such a router and have flexibility inupgrading, ease of management and maintenance.

What OS do I need to install the MikroTik RouterOS??No Operating System is needed. The MikroTik RouterOS? comes with its own Operating System and Software. The OS is Linuxkernel based and very stable. Your hard drive will be wiped completely by the installation process. No additional disk support,just one PRIMARY MASTER HDD or FlashDisk, except for WEB proxy cache.

How secure is the router once it is setup?

Access to the router is protected by username and password. Additional users can be added to the router, specific rights canbe set for user groups. Remote access to the router can be restricted by user, IP address. Firewall fi ltering is the easiest wayto protect your router and network.

InstallationHow can I install RouterOS?Basic installation guide, Netinstall

How large HDD can I use for the MikroTik RouterOS??MikroTik RouterOS? supports disks larger than 8GB (usually up to 120GB). But make sure the BIOS of the router'smotherboard is able to support these large disks.

Can I run MikroTik RouterOS? from any hard drive in my system?Yes

Is there support for multiple hard drives in MikroTik RouterOS??A secondary drive is supported for web cache. This support has been added in 2.8, older versions don't support multiple harddrives.

Why the CD installation stops at some point and does not go "all the way through"?The CD installation is not working properly on some motherboards. Try to reboot the computer and start the installationagain. If it does not help, try using different hardware.

Logging on and PasswordsWhat is the username and password when logging on to the router for the first time?Username is 'admin', and there is no password (hit the 'Enter' key). You can change the password using the '/password'command.

How can I recover a lost password?

If you have forgotten the password, there is no recovery for it. You have to reinstall the router.

After power failure the MikroTik router is not starting up againIf you haven't shut the router down, the file system has not been unmounted properly. When starting up, the RouterOS?will perform a fi le system check. Depending on the HDD size, it may take several minutes to complete. Do not interrupt thefile system check! It would make your installation unusable.

How can I access the router if the LAN interface has been disabled?You can access the router either locally (using monitor and keyboard) or through the serial console.


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What features doesRouterOS? have? RouterOSfeaturesRouterOS is MikroTik's stand-alone operating system based on linux v2.6 kernel. The following list shows features found in thelatest RouterOS release:

Hardware Support

i386 compatible architecture

SMP - multi-core and multi-CPU compatible

Minimum 32MB of RAM (maximum supported 2GB)

IDE, SATA, USB and flash storage medium with minimumof 64MB space

Network cards supported by linux v2.6 kernel (PCI, PCI-X)

Partial hardware compatibility list (user maintained)

Switch chip configuration support

Installation

Netinstall: Full network based installation from PXE or

EtherBoot enabled network card Netinstall: Installation to a secondary drive mounted in Windows

CD based installation

Configuration

MAC based access for initial configuration

WinBox - standalone Windows GUI configuration tool

Basic web interface configuration tool

Powerful command-line configuration interface with

integrated scripting capabilities, accessible via localterminal, serial console, telnet and ssh

API - the way to create your own configuration

and monitoring applications.

Backup/Restore

Binary configuration backup saving and loading

Configuration export and import in human readable text format

Firewall Statefull filtering

Source and destination NAT

NAT helpers (h323, pptp, quake3, sip, ftp, irc, tftp)

Internal connection, routing and packet marks

Filtering by IP address and address range, port and port

range, IP protocol, DSCP and many more

Address lists

Custom Layer7 matcher

IPv6 support

PCC - per connection classifier, used in load balancingconfigurations

Routing Static routing

Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)

Policy based routing

Interface routing

ECMP routing

IPv4 dynamic routing protocols: RIP v1/v2, OSPFv2, BGP v4

IPv6 dynamic routing protocols: RIPng, OSPFv3, BGP

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

MPLS

Static Label bindings for IPv4

Label Distribution protocol for IPv4

RSVP Traffic Engineering tunnels

VPLS MP-BGP based autodiscoveryand signaling

MP-BGP based MPLS IP VPN

complete list of MPLS features

VPN

Ipsec - tunnel and transport mode, certificate or PSK, AHand ESP security protocols. Hardware encryption support on

RouterBOARD 1000.

Point to point tunneling (OpenVPN, PPTP, PPPoE, L2TP) Advanced PPP features (MLPPP, BCP)

Simple tunnels (IPIP, EoIP)

6to4 tunnel support (IPv6 over IPv4 network)

VLAN - IEEE802.1q Virtual LAN support, Q-in-Q support

MPLS based VPNs

Wireless

IEEE802.11a/b/g wireless client andaccess point

Full IEEE802.11n support

Nstreme and Nstreme2 proprietaryprotocols

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

Virtual AP

WEP, WPA, WPA2

Access control list

Wireless client roaming WMM

HWMP+ Wireless MESH protocol

MME wireless routing protocol

DHCP

Per interface DHCP server

DHCP client and relay

Static and dynamic DHCP leases

RADIUS support

Custom DHCP options

Hotspot

Plug-n-Play access to the Network

Authentication of local Network Clients

Users Accounting RADIUS support for Authentication and Accounting

QoS

Hierarchical Token Bucket (HTB) QoS system with CIR, MIR,

burst and priority support

Simple and fast solution for basic QoS implementation -Simple queues

Dynamic client rate equalization (PCQ)

Proxy

HTTP caching proxyserver

Transparent HTTPproxy

SOCKS protocolsupport

DNS static entries

Support for caching on a separatedrive

Parent proxy support

Access control list

Caching list

Tools

Ping, traceroute

Bandwidth test, pingflood

Packet sniffer, torch

Telnet, ssh

E-mail and SMS sendtools

Automated scriptexecution tools

CALEA

File Fetch tool

Other features

Bridging - spanning tree protocol (STP, RSTP), bridge firewall and

MAC natting. Dynamic DNS update tool

NTP client/server and synchronization with GPS system

VRRP

SNMP

M3P - MikroTik Packet packer protocol for wireless links andethernet

MNDP - MikroTik neighbor discovery protocol, supports CDP

(Cisco discovery protocol)

RADIUS authentication and accounting

TFTP server

Synchronous interface support (Farsync cards only)


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Asynchronous - serial PPPdial-in/dial-out, dial on demand

ISDN - dial-in/dial-out, 128K bundle support, Cisco HDLC, x75i,

x75ui, x75bui line protocols, dial on demand

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