Network Operating Systems2

Objectives
• Quickset
• Setup Internet connection via router;
- WAN DHCP-client (or Static IP)
- LAN IP address and default gateway
- Basic Firewall - NAT masquerade
- DNS
• Please see following articles to learn more
about web interface configuration:
• Initial Configuration with WebFig
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Initial_
Configuration
• General WebFig Manual
• http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Webfig
• Quickset is a special configuration
menu that prepares your router in a few
clicks.
• It is available in Winbox and Webfig. New devices come
ready for quickset, so when you enter their IP address in
your browser, it will directly open the Quickset menu.
• Quickset is available for:
1- CPE (Customer Premise Equipment ) devices (License
Level 3, One wireless, One Ethernet)
2- AP devices since RouterOS v5.15 (License Level 4, One
Wireless AP, More ethernets).
What s is difference between Router and
Bridge mode?
1- Bridge mode adds all interfaces to the bridge allowing to
forward Layer2 packets (acts as a hub/switch).
2- In Router mode packets are forwarded in Layer3 by
using IP addresses and IP routes (acts as a router).
CLI
• Command Line Interface (CLI) allows
configuration of the router s settings using
text commands.
• Follow URL below for CLI syntax and
commands.
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Console
CLI
• There are several ways how to access
CLI:
• winbox terminal
• telnet

• ssh
• serial cable (HyperTerminal).

Laptop IP addressing
Configuration
• Disable any other interfaces (wireless)
in your laptop,
• Set 192.168.X.1 as IP address,
• Set 255.255.255.0 as Subnet Mask, and
• Set 192.168.X.254 as Default Gateway
X represent your network number. Each student
has a different number