Connecting to MT

This section covers how to connect to your MikroTik router using WinBox and SSH.

Default credentials

You can find default credentials, including the MAC address, on the MikroTik device label typically located at the bottom. Here's an example:

Device Label

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Using WinBox

1

Download & Install WinBox

Windows

You can download latest version of WinBox from official website.

MikroTik

MikroTik Downloads

Linux

First things first you will need snap package manager, you can install it using:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd

Then you can simply install WinBox using snap:

sudo snap install winbox

And you are ready to go

Mac

First things first you will need Wine which you can download and install from GitHub:

https://github.com/Gcenx/macOS_Wine_builds/releases

Then download latest version of WinBox from official website:

MikroTik

MikroTik Downloads

And launch WinBox64.exe using Wine64.app

Android

Simply go to Google Play Store and search for Mikrotik Pro.

MikroTik Pro - Apps on Google PlayGooglePlay

Google Play Store - MikroTik Pro

2

Connect WinBox to MT

You can enter either your IP or MAC address with user and password manually or you can click on Neighbors Tab and find your MT and just enter user and password.

WinBox Login

3

Start configuring

When you connect for the first time you will be prompt to change the password.

WinBox Config

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Using SSH/telnet