MikroTik Specifics

Mikrotik routers have a few interesting things to note in order to understand and use them well. This page documents those interesting pieces and might help clarify some things. This page will be referenced by other pages and should be Mikrotik general.

Device variants

License

Mikrotik software usually requires a license, though all Mikrotik devices come with an internal license, which varies with the model. This router comes with a Level 4 license which is sufficient for its use.

US vs International version

The US versions of the OmniTik and SXTsq don't support the DFS range of 5GHz WiFi. We use the US version of the OmniTik. The US version of the SXTsq is not compatible with a LinkNYC kiosk. All LinkNYC kiosks are on DFS channels.

PoE vs non-PoE

There are models that both have PoE and do not. Be sure to buy a PoE model.

Platform how-tos

Reset

To factory reset a mikrotik router, hold down the reset button (located near the PoE-in port), then plug in the power, until the main power ( or USR led ) light starts flashing, then release the button to reset RouterOS configuration (total 5 seconds).

Connecting

The initial IP address out of the box is 192.168.88.1, so set you computer’s local IP to something similar ( 192.168.88.5 ). The username is admin. Newer devices ship with a default password provided on a sticker/insert within the device's packaging (check inside the Quick Guide if missing). Earlier iterations of the device had no default password (leave the field blank).
Note: Many models have ether1 / Port 1 as WAN by default, you may need to connect your computer to a port besides Port 1 for initial configuration

Configurations

Mikrotik devices have two methods of loading a configuration, both from a config file (.rsc) and from a backup file (.backup).
Unless you are directly copying a configuration from one device to an identical device with the same model and firmware, you should probably use the configuration .rsc file.

See Config Table of Contents for configuration instructions for most of our equipment. Most configurations are generated via configgen tool.