Network Operating Systems4

objectives
• manage routeros services
• reset routeros
• backup and export/import configuration
• save and reload backup
• edit export file
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• routeros license
• levels
• updating license
• ntp client configuration
manage routeros services
• this section lists protocols and ports used
by variousmikrotik routeros services.
• it helps you to determine why your
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mikrotik router listens to certain ports, and
what you need to block/allow if you want to
prevent or grant access to the certain
services.
/ip service
• some service settings can be changed
under /ip service menu.
• you can specify ip addresses from which
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the service is accessible, for example:
– ip service> set www port=8081
address=10.5.0.0/16

(system reset ) configuration reset
• system reset command is used to erase all
configuration on the router. before doing that, it
might be useful to backup the router s
configuration.
• /system reset-configuration
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• the command clears all configuration of the
router and sets it to the default including the
login name and password, ip addresses and
other configuration is erased, interfaces will
become disabled. after the reset command
router will reboot.
backup configuration
• the backup save command is used to store the
entire router configuration in a backup file. the
file is shown in the /file submenu. it can be
downloaded via ftp to keep it as a backup for
your configuration.
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• important! the backup file contains sensitive
information, do not store your backup files inside
the router s files directory, instead, download
them, and keep them in a secure location.