How to Properly Configure a Network With a Mikrotik

   

MikroTik RouterOS™ is an operating system and software that can be used to turn computers into reliable network routers, including features made for IP networks and wireless networks, suitable for use by ISPs and hotspot providers. For Mikrotik installation, no additional software or other additional components are needed. Mikrotik is designed to be easy to use and very well used for computer network administration purposes such as designing and building a small to complex computer network system.

In this discussion, we will explain how to configure a proxy, namely using a topology like the one below:

for Client 1 it connects to ethernet 2 in the proxy and then, for client 2 it will connect to ethernet 3. the configuration is described in the steps below:

Now we use the Winbox application to configure, Winbox is a utility for Remote GUI on Mikrotik via the Operating System Window. Make sure the Winbox software is already on your PC. If so, run it, the display will appear as below.

Enter the mac-address that matches the proxy used or you can click the small box next to connect to see the mac-address of the proxy. then click connect

Then the initial display will appear as below.

After the display appears as above, select interfaces, it will appear how many interfaces are in our proxy. because we use ethernet 2, it can be seen in the picture that only ethernet 2 is active. and for wireless just turn it off because we don't use it.

To configure Ethernet 2, you can see in the image below by clicking Ether2 and changing the name as desired. Then click Ok

Next Set the Ip Address by selecting the IP on the menu and clicking the address list. if there is no previous configuration then the display is blank.

Then click the + (plus) sign to create a new configuration, enter the IP address and change the name according to what was set earlier. after that Ok

After that we set the DHCP ip, select the LAN name that was set earlier then Next

Enter the DHCP address then Next

Then enter the DNS by entering the IP gateway. in this lab I entered the ip from the PC/Client that I used the ip to the Lab, from the PCR router, and the PCR Public IP. then Next

Next set the DHCP Lease Time, where this lease time functions for the duration of the configuration we have done, Then Next

And the results of the configuration that was made earlier will appear.

It can be seen in the command prompt that the DNS SERVER AND THE GIVEN IP have been configured

Furthermore, in the same way, connect client 2 to the proxy and provide the IP address as shown in the picture.

And it will automatically connect and enter on leases. like in the following picture

And the results look as follows

Please try and hopefully useful