First time accessing the router

MikroTik Router OS is an operating system which can be installed on a PC or RouterBOARD hardware and will turn them into a router with all the necessary features:
Routing,
Firewall,
Bandwidth management,
Wireless Access Point,
Hotspot Gateway,
VPN server and more.

After you have installed the RouterOS software, or turned on the Router for the first time, there are various ways how to connect to it:
1- Accessing Command Line Interface (CLI) via Telnet, ssh, serial cable or even keyboard and monitor if router has VGA card.
2- Accessing Web based GUI (WebFig).
3- Using WinBox configuration utility.


Every router is factory pre-configured with IP address 192.168.88.1/24 on ether1 port.
Default username is admin with empty password.
Winbox is configuration utility that can connect to the router via MAC or IP protocol. ( Winbox is a small utility that allows administration of Mikrotik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI)
Winbox program can be downloaded from the Mikrotik site of RouterBOARD.