Part 1: Netwatch Monitoring 🔧 Objective To monitor the health of 3 WAN interfaces (ISP1, ISP2, ISP3) using Netwatch, dynamically managing routing rules and default routes based on link status. This ensures that the PCC load balancing setup only uses active upstreams. 🧱 Step 1: Rename Interfaces 🌐 Step 2: Configure PPPoE on ISP3 🧭 […]
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Create a dedicated VPN Bridge Assign an IP and VPN Pool IP > Address IP > Pool Generate Certificates CA Cert Server Certificate Sign the Certificate Sign the CA first Sign the Client using the CA Sign the Server using the CA Set the Server Certificate to Trusted Eport the Certificates Export The CA Export
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This step-by-step guide walks you through configuring a MikroTik hEX router as a CAPsMAN controller, using two cAP ax access points connected through a VLAN-capable switch. Ideal for scalable, segmented Wi-Fi deployments. ✨ Network Topology Overview VLAN Plan: This segmentation helps improve security and organize traffic for different device types or user groups. ⚒️ Step
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What is IPv6? IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP). It was developed to replace IPv4, which has been around since the early days of the internet. 🌍 Why do we need IPv6? IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses, which gives about 4.3 billion unique IP addresses. That seemed
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Setting Up an SSTP VPN Server on a MikroTik Router and Configuring Windows Clients This tutorial covers step-by-step instructions to set up an SSTP (Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol) VPN server on a MikroTik router, including generating the Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates, and configuring a Windows client. Step 1: Generate SSL Certificates Open a Terminal and
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WireGuard Interface On both sides (in our case CHR-AU & CHR-UK) we create a Wireguard interface CHR-AU & CHR-UK Make a copy of the Public of each end (not the Private Key – this is only for the device itself and does not need to be shared). NB: Keys should not be publicly shared or
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Server Update Start by updating the software repositories and upgrading the software Install Apache2 (Web Server) Next we install the Apache2 web server Install PHP Now the PHP and associated libraries Install MySQL Database For the database we are using MySQL however if you prefer you can use MariaDB Configure MySQL Once installed we will
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MikroTik’s inbuilt Hotspot allows a quick and simple way to provide Wi-Fi and internet connectivity with the control and flexibility required for public spaces such as cafés, hotels, accommodations, festivals, etc. In this tutorial, we will look at setting up a hotspot on a single router (hAP AX2) and using the built-in user management. There
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The topology consists of a core router (PPPoE server) and 2 client routers, all Mikrotiks. Then each client router has a single host. Each router and test PC has an additional interface in the MGMT network however with no gateway set so this is only used to access the devices remotely for testing/demo purposes. The
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