MTCNA Class 02: Setting Up MikroTik Routerboard for Practice

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Objectives -
  1. How to Practice MikroTik on VMware or VirtualBox
  2. Setting up MikroTik Router in a Virtual Environment
  3. Basic Router Setup and Configuration

Practice with MikroTik RouterOS in Virtual Environment -

Using Physical Hardware

  • Required: A MikroTik router (e.g., hAP Lite, RB2011, CCR series) and a PC/Laptop.

  • Connection: Use an Ethernet cable to connect your PC to one of the LAN ports of the router.

Using Virtual Environment

  • Install MikroTik CHR (Cloud Hosted Router) in: VMware Workstation / VirtualBox (Local PC) / GNS3 / EVE-NG (For network simulation)

  • Download RouterOS/CHR


How to Install MikroTik RouterOS in Virtual Box


Step-01: Download the MikroTik RouterOS

https://mikrotik.com/download



Step-02: Click New Option and Follow the bellow image’s instruction


Step-03: Click on Start Button and Select all of the Packages by following included statement in the pictures.



Step-4: Press i for install and y for Yes. And the Installation process will be going on & finally enter for reboot.



Step-05: Finally login the MikroTik Router by using default userID and Password


Practice with a Physical MikroTik Router

Steps:

  1. Connect Router to PC/Laptop:

    1. Plug LAN cable into ether1 (default LAN).

    2. Access router via Winbox or browser (default IP: 192.168.88.1).

  2. Login:

    1. Default user: admin

    2. Password: (blank, set a new one immediately).

  3. Basic Setup:

    1. Assign WAN (ether1) and LAN (ether2–ether5).

    2. Set NAT and firewall rules (similar to virtual setup).

  4. Enable DHCP Server for LAN:

/ip dhcp-server add address-pool=dhcp_pool interface=ether2 disabled=no

/ip pool add name=dhcp_pool ranges=192.168.88.10-192.168.88.100

/ip dhcp-server network add address=192.168.88.0/24 gateway=192.168.88.1 dns-server=8.8.8.8


Basic Setup in Winbox / CLI

Step-01: IP Address Assign -

/ip address add address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=ether2 comment="LAN"

/ip address add address=192.168.0.2/24 interface=ether1 comment="WAN"

Step-02: Set Default Route - 

/ip route add gateway=192.168.0.1

Step 3: Configure NAT (for Internet) - 

/ip firewall nat add chain=srcnat action=masquerade out-interface=ether1

Step 4: Set DNS - 

/ip dns set servers=8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4 allow-remote-requests=yes

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