This DHCP server will populate the gateway for the clients with the router IP (192.168.88.1) Firewall and NAT Setup Setup the actual DHCP server on the bridged interfaces (wireless lan, ether2-8) /ip dhcp-serverĪdd address-pool=dhcp authoritative=yes disabled=no interface=bridge This should be setup by default, but to set it up again…Īdd a pool of IPs for the DHCP server to use. We should see that we have a public IP assigned to us by the ISP. > ip dhcp-client add interface=vlan10 use-peer-dns=yes use-peer-ntp=yes add-default-route=yes Hopefully your ISP has a DHCP server, if not goto IP->Addresses add new Static IP.
Setup VLAN10 on Port1/Eth1 by: > interface vlan add vlan-id=1 interface=ether1Īttach your WAN cable to Port 1. In New Zealand, most ISPs use VLAN10 to provide your internet. I was getting login attempts from Russia only 5 minutes after plugging in! /ip serviceĪ note about VLANs. Also change the default SSH port to something other than 22. It’s also good to disable most router services that you are not using. The first thing you should do after logging in, is to set up a proper password. Connect to the router via 192.168.88.1 with the admin user, there is no password.ĭon’t be like me and connect it up to port1 and wonder why I cannot connect to the router. As there is a DHCP server we can leave or NIC to be configured for DHCP. (winbo圆4.exe) Check the Mikrotik website to see what the default configuration is.įrom this description, we need to connect up our computer to one of the switched ports (2 to 8). Connect to Deviceĭownload the WinBox configurator tool. When the “USER” led begins to flash, release the button to clear config. Press and hold the reset button while turning the unit on. It’s a good idea to reset the entire config. I will configure the router for services (HTTPS, SSH etc) which I need to access from the internet.Initial Configuration and getting started.In addition to reliable internet, I will guide you through I decided to get a solid router appliance as opposed to using the free ones given to me from the ISP. Like all of you, I just want reliable internet, especially when it comes to WiFi. There are numerous forum posts as well as Wikis out there which describe how to setup various parts, but this post will try to consolidate it. The RouterOS using the Mikrotik CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD-IN. Learning about setting up the NAT, firewall, VPN and other routing terms definitely helped me tackle my next setup. While it worked quite well for several months, the hardware was not quite up to the level of performance I would expect or would use long term.
I used a Rock64 with a USB3 Gigabit NIC along with it’s built in Gigabit NIC. A while ago, I had a go at setting up a router using Linux.
0 kommentar(er)
