{"id":23274,"date":"2021-11-27T06:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T06:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/?p=23274"},"modified":"2025-12-24T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:36:05","slug":"essential-facts-of-mikrotik-routeros-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/de\/essential-facts-of-mikrotik-routeros-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Facts of MikroTik RouterOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I am going to discuss another Essential fact of <a href=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/what-is-mikrotik-and-what-does-it-do\/\">MikroTik<\/a> RouterOS. <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In the following pages, you will find examples of some of the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">most important RouterOS features.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">most critical RouterOS features<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Wireless<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hotspot<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Quality of Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Web Proxy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Dude<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Licenses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Wireless<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">A variety of Wireless technologies are supported in RouterOS, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the most basic of them being the wireless access point and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">client. Also, whether it&#8217;s a small home hotspot network or a citywide mesh network, RouterOS will help you in all situations.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0In Addition, some of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the features supported by RouterOS: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">IEEE802.11a\/b\/g\/n wireless client and access point<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Nstreme and Nstreme2 proprietary protocols<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Client polling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RTS\/CTS<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Wireless Distribution System (WDS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Virtual AP<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Access control list<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Wireless client roaming<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WMM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">HWMP+ Wireless MESH protocol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">MME wireless routing protocol<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RouterOS also features the proprietary NStreme wireless protocol, which extends connection range and speed when using MikroTik routers at both ends<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. Also, this has helped achieve the current non-amplified Wi-Fi link-length world record in Italy.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> Also supported is NSteme dual, which allows the use of two antennas at each end, one for receiving and one for transmitting<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hotspot<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The MikroTik HotSpot Gateway provides public network access to clients via wireless or wired <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">connections. So The user will be presented a login screen when <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">first opening his web browser. Once a login and password are <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">provided, the user will be allowed internet access. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">This is ideal for hotels, schools, airports, internet cafes, or any other public place where the administrator doesn&#8217;t have control over users&#8217; computers.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0No software installation or network configuration is needed; the hotspot will direct any connection request to the login form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Extensive user management is possible by creating multiple user profiles, each with configurable uptime, upload and download speed limits, transfer limits, and more.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hotspot also supports authentication against standard RADIUS <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">servers. MikroTik&#8217;s own user manager provides centralized management of all users across<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0your networks. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Plug-n-Play access to the Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Authentication of Local Network Clients<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">User Accounting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RADIUS support for Authentication and Accounting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Configurable bypass for non-interactive devices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Walled garden for browsing exceptions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Trial user and Advertisement modes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Quality of Service<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Bandwidth Control is a set of mechanisms that regulate data-rate allocation, delay variability, timeliness, and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">reliability. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Quality of Service <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quality_of_service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(QoS)<\/a> enables the router to prioritize and shape <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">network traffic. Some features of the MikroTik RouterOS traffic control <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">mechanism are listed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Limit data rate for certain IP addresses, subnets, protocols, ports, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and other parameters<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">limit peer-to-peer traffic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Prioritize some packet flows over others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Use queue bursts for faster web browsing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Apply queues on fixed time intervals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">share available traffic among users equally, or depending on the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">load of the channel<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RouterOS supports the Hierarchical Token Bucket (HTB) QoS system, which includes CIR, MIR, burst, and priority support. It provides both advanced queuing and an easy solution for basic QoS implementation, known as Simple Queues. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">PCQ was introduced to optimize massive QoS systems, where most queues are identical<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0for different sub-streams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">For <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">example, a substream can be downloaded or uploaded for a specific client<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> (IP) or connection to the server. The PCQ algorithm is straightforward: initially, it uses selected classifiers to distinguish one sub-stream from another. Then it applies individual FIFO queue sizes and limits to each sub-stream. Next, it groups all sub-streams and applies a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">global FIFO queue size and restriction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Web Proxy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RouterOS includes a custom-built MikroTik proxy server for caching web resources, accelerating user browsing by delivering cached content at local network speeds<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">MikroTik RouterOS implements the following proxy server <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Regular HTTP proxy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Transparent proxy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Access list by source, destination, URL, and requested <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">method (HTTP firewall)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Cache access list to specify which objects to cache, and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">which not. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Direct Access List to specify which resources should be <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">accessed directly, and which through another proxy <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">server<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Logging facility<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">SOCKS proxy support<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Parent proxy support<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Cache storage on external drives<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RouterOS can also act as a Transparent Caching server, with no <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">configuration required in the customer PC. RouterOS will take <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">all HTTP requests and redirect them to the local proxy service. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">This process will be entirely transparent to the user, and the only <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">difference they will notice will be increased browsing speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Equipment<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">To help you manage your network, RouterOS also provides a wide range<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0of small network tools to optimize your everyday <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">tasks. Here are some of them:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ping, traceroute<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Bandwidth test, ping flood<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Packet sniffer, torch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Telnet, SSH<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">E-mail and SMS send tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Automated script execution tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">CALEA data mirroring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">File Fetch tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Active connection table<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">NTP Client and Server<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">TFTP server<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Dynamic DNS updater<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">VRRP redundancy support<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">SNMP for providing graphs and stats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RADIUS client and server (User Manager)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Dude<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Dude Network Monitor is an application by MikroTik that can significantly enhance your network management capabilities<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor the services of your devices, and alert you in case some service has problems.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Not only can you monitor your RouterOS devices, but you can also <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">monitor any device that is accessible by Ping or provides SNMP <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> You can create traffic and availability graphs, generate outage reports, and utilize<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0the Dude as a Syslog server for your <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">RouterOS device log files. Also, The Dude can manage your RouterOS device configurations, automate their software upgrades, and mass configure them.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> Best of all &#8211; The Dude is free of charge. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">License<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">After installing the free trial version of RouterOS on a PC, you will <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">undoubtedly want to keep using it. To do this, you need to purchase <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a license key. There are four types of RouterOS license keys <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">available, indicated by a \u201clevel number&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The lowest level is 3, which has wireless client functionality and a limited number of active users, and the highest is level 6, which doesn&#8217;t have any limitations, as you can see in the table on the left.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0It\u2019s essential to note that regardless of the license level chosen, all RouterOS installations enable the use of an unlimited number of interfaces, include limited technical support via email, and remain operational without interruption<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. In fact, the RouterOS license allows you to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">install any upgrades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">That MikroTik might release, up until the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">last upgrade of the next major release, since you purchased <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">your key. If you want, you can keep using RouterOS on that final <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">release &#8211; the RouterOS license never expires. Therefore, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">it\u2019s also important to note that each license is bound to the drive <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">it\u2019s installed on, which means that each Router needs a separate <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">license key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">All RouterBOARD devices made by MikroTik are already <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">preinstalled with a licensed RouterOS version and don\u2019t require <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">additional purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<div id=\"rank-math-rich-snippet-wrapper\"><div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is MikroTik RouterOS?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>MikroTik RouterOS is a powerful network operating system used for routing, firewall, wireless, and bandwidth management.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What key features does RouterOS include?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It includes advanced routing protocols, firewall rules, VPN support, traffic shaping, and hotspot\/captive portal functionality.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Who uses MikroTik RouterOS?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Network administrators and service providers use it to build scalable, customizable, and cost-effective network infrastructures.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I am going to discuss another Essential fact of MikroTik RouterOS. In the following pages, you will find examples of some of the most important RouterOS features. 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