Full MikroTik MTCNA - Brief overview of Winbox
Summary
TLDRThis video tutorial delves into the functionalities of WinBox, a popular tool for managing MikroTik routers. It covers the interface's three main sections: session, settings, and dashboard, highlighting features like safe mode, which allows for reversible changes, and the ability to customize the dashboard with widgets. The script also touches on various configuration options available in WinBox, including interfaces, wireless settings, and IP addressing, offering a comprehensive introduction to the tool's capabilities for network management and troubleshooting.
Takeaways
- π The video provides an in-depth look at how WinBox, a MikroTik router configuration tool, works.
- π₯οΈ The presenter demonstrates connecting to a MikroTik router using WinBox by entering the IP address, admin login, and a blank password.
- π The WinBox interface is explained, highlighting three main options: Session, Settings, and Dashboard.
- π The 'Safe Mode' feature is introduced, which allows for temporary changes that can be reverted if the session is not closed or the mode is deactivated.
- π The 'Settings' option lets users customize their experience, such as hiding passwords, adding inline comments, and zooming in for better visibility.
- π The 'Dashboard' is showcased as a useful feature for monitoring device statistics like CPU usage, memory, and uptime.
- π The 'Undo' and 'Redo' functions are mentioned for correcting accidental changes in the router's configuration.
- π The 'Interfaces' section is discussed, which includes configuration for physical ports and VLANs on the router.
- πΆ The 'Wireless' section is briefly mentioned, indicating where one can configure WLAN settings for access points or wireless clients.
- π The 'Bridge' section is touched upon, explaining its role in allowing certain ports on the router to function as a switch.
- π οΈ The 'Tools' section is highlighted for its exclusive troubleshooting utilities available for managing and diagnosing network issues.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the video?
-The purpose of the video is to provide an in-depth explanation of how WinBox works and the various features and capabilities it offers for managing MikroTik routers.
What are the three main options visible at the top of WinBox?
-The three main options at the top of WinBox are Session, Settings, and Dashboard.
What information does the Admin app display in WinBox?
-The Admin app displays the login credentials used to access the device, the IP address, the session details, the device's name or router identity, and the version of WinBox.
What is the function of the Settings in WinBox?
-The Settings in WinBox allow users to configure options such as hiding passwords, adding inline comments, and zooming in to make the interface larger for better visibility.
What can be monitored and managed through the Dashboard in WinBox?
-The Dashboard in WinBox allows users to monitor and manage various aspects of the router such as CPU usage, memory usage, uptime, and other system statistics through widgets.
What is the significance of the Undo and Redo functions in WinBox?
-The Undo and Redo functions in WinBox provide a way to revert or reapply changes made in the configuration, which can be useful if a mistake is made or a command is accidentally removed.
What does Safe Mode in WinBox allow you to do?
-Safe Mode in WinBox allows users to make changes on the router without applying them immediately. If the session is closed or Safe Mode is toggled off, any changes made while Safe Mode was active will be reverted.
What is the role of the Interfaces section in WinBox?
-The Interfaces section in WinBox is used to configure and manage the physical interfaces on the router, including setting up VLANs and checking the status of ports.
What can be configured in the Wireless section of WinBox?
-In the Wireless section of WinBox, users can configure WLAN settings to connect to an access point or set up the router as an access point.
What is the purpose of the Bridge section in WinBox?
-The Bridge section in WinBox is used to create certain ports on the router to function as a switch, allowing for more flexible network configurations.
What does the Tools section in WinBox offer for network management and troubleshooting?
-The Tools section in WinBox provides exclusive MikroTik tools for network management and troubleshooting, which can help in effectively managing and diagnosing network issues.
Outlines
π§ Introduction to WinBox Features
This paragraph introduces the audience to the functionalities of WinBox, a software used for managing MikroTik routers. The speaker begins by connecting to a MikroTik router using its IP address and explains the three main options at the top of the WinBox window: session, settings, and dashboard. The session shows the login details, including the IP address used to log in, the device's name, and WinBox's version. The settings allow for customization such as hiding passwords, adding inline comments, and zooming in for better visibility. The dashboard is highlighted for its ability to add widgets for monitoring CPU usage, memory, and uptime, which are essential for assessing the device's performance. Additionally, the paragraph touches on the undo and redo functions and the importance of safe mode, which allows for temporary changes that can be reverted if the session is closed or if safe mode is deactivated.
π‘ Exploring WinBox's Advanced Configuration Options
The second paragraph delves into the advanced configuration options available in WinBox. It discusses the various sections of the software, including Quick Set for basic configurations, CAPsMAN for managing wireless networks, Interfaces for configuring physical ports and VLANs, and Wireless for setting up WLAN connections. The paragraph also covers Bridge, which allows certain ports to function as a switch, and Triple P for connecting via PPPoE or L2TP. The Switch section is mentioned but not elaborated upon, and the speaker reassures that it won't be part of the MTCNA exam. The IP section is highlighted for its extensive submenus, and the speaker notes that not all options will be covered in the video. The paragraph concludes with mentions of MPL, Routing, System, Captive Portal (CUE), Files, Logs, and Tools, emphasizing the latter for its exclusive troubleshooting tools available for network management.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Winbox
π‘MikroTik Router
π‘Session
π‘Settings
π‘Dashboard
π‘Safe Mode
π‘Interfaces
π‘Wireless
π‘PPP
π‘IP Addressing
π‘Tools
Highlights
Introduction to WinBox and its functionalities.
Explanation of the three main options in WinBox: Session, Settings, and Dashboard.
Description of the Admin App showing login details and device information.
How to connect to a MikroTik router using its IP address.
Use of settings to hide passwords and add inline comments for configuration.
Zoom feature in WinBox to enlarge the interface for better visibility.
Dashboard widgets for monitoring CPU usage, memory, and uptime.
Undo and redo functions for mistake correction in configuration.
Safe mode feature to make temporary changes without affecting the router's stability.
Safe mode's functionality to revert changes upon disconnection or reboot.
Overview of the taskbar and its various options for router configuration.
Quick Set feature for quick configuration similar to WebFig.
Interface section for configuring physical interfaces and VLANs.
Wireless section for configuring WLAN to connect to an access point or create one.
Bridge section for creating ports that function as a switch.
PPP section for setting up connections like PPPoE or L2TP.
IP addressing section with various options for IP configuration.
System section for configuring system-specific settings like hostname and logging.
Tools section with troubleshooting tools exclusive to MikroTik.
Conclusion summarizing the capabilities of WinBox and its menu options.
Transcripts
welcome back in this video we'll be
going a bit more in depth
in how winbox works and the different
things that you can achieve in one box
so
let's get into it i'm just going to
change my screens
and here we can see the win box window
i'm going to connect to the microtech
router
using its ip address
login admin password blank i'm going to
connect
and the first thing that i want to do is
i want to explain
what's happening so with one box at the
very top you'll see there's three
different options you get your session
you get your settings and you get your
dashboard
so
even before this if you look at the very
top you can see there's an admin app it
shows you what your login is that you
logged in with
how you logged into the device so what
the ip address is you logged in with the
session what the device's name is or the
router identity
what winbox's version is
and that's about it
so besides that we get these three boxes
uh session settings dashboard with the
setting or the session
uh the biggest things that you'll be
doing here is you'll be disconnecting or
closing windows stuff like that it's
things that's happening in the station
that you're in now when you're connected
to the microtic
your settings it allows you to hide
passwords whenever you're configuring a
password
give you inline comments
and what's useful is for people that
might be because maybe you're like
thinking this screen is too small
we can zoom in using the settings so
what i'll do is i'll just zoom in with
winbox so it makes everything a bit
bigger
and then you can clearly see what the
text is and
what everything else is
the dashboard is quite nice because with
the dashboard if you click any of these
options if i add time it will add a
widget i can say with the time in it
i can add the cpu which tells you how
much of the cpu of the device is being
used
memory uptime
all the good things that you might want
to see on a device i think the memory
usage cpu and uptime is really important
just to give you a good indication of
how long the device has been running and
what the resources look like
other than that you get also these
undo and redo
functions i really use them but the
option is there if you do accidentally
make a mistake you can undo it or you
can redo a command that you might have
accidentally removed
safe mode now this is quite important so
safe mode
allows you to effectively make changes
on the router without breaking anything
let me just quickly reconnect sorry i
dropped my session to this device
uh for some reason
let me just connect onto the mac address
there we go so safe mode what this
allows us to do let me just zoom back in
control there we go
so if i click on safe mode you'll see it
actually gets pressed in it gets grayed
out
and then what that is telling us is
anything that i
change on the device during safe mode
it will revert if my session isn't
closed or if i don't click the safe mode
button again so if i click save mode i
make any changes and i accidentally get
knocked off of the router and i reboot
the device
all of the configuration that i made
will be reverted which is a good thing
sometimes because maybe you made a
mistake and that caused an issue safe
mode allows you to revert the changes in
a good manner
so to reiterate if you click save mode
any commands that you change or any
settings that you change will only take
effect once you click save mode again
if you click save mode you make changes
and you log out of the router you're
going to lose all of your changes so
make sure if you're using safe mode what
you're doing with it
if safe mode is off and you make changes
they're applied and they just on the
router automatically
now we've got this nice big taskbar and
each taskbar or each of these items
represent a different thing that you can
access through inbox obviously so we've
got our quick set which is the same as
on webfig that you can quickly
set or configure the device with certain
settings
caps man we're not gonna look at this uh
course
interfaces so this is quite important so
interfaces is the actual physical
interfaces on the router that you can
see so you can also configure stuff like
vlans which we'll look at at the re
course
but
these physical interfaces these ports
are all listed on the interface list and
this will also tell you whether a port
is up and running so if it's got the r
it's actually receiving signals and it's
able to connect and communicate
if you double click on a
option or a thing here you'll actually
see
what what the name is
all of the different features but i'll
go over the interfaces in a separate
setting i just want you to understand
this will cover all of the physical
interfaces
as well as any other type of tunneling
software you might configure on the
device
we get our wireless which is where we
can configure wlan to connect either to
an access point or to make the router
and access point which we'll go over in
the wireless section
we've got a bridge and i explained
earlier kind of what a bridge does
and there is a separate section
specifically for bridges but in short it
allows us to
create certain ports on the router to
work as a switch
we've got our triple p
so this is effectively like connecting
on pppoe or lttp or stuff like that
there's the switch chip so if if it's a
physical router board you'll obviously
have the switch option here and this
will allow you to do different type of
switching functions but don't worry too
much about it you won't get quizzed on
it on the mtcna
measures don't worry about that ip
addressing here so this is what i need
to show you with one box as well besides
these options here
if the option has this arrow going to
the right it means there's more sub
menus that you can go through so with ip
as you can see ip actually has a lot of
different things that you can do with it
so i'm not going to go through every
last thing in this video it's just to
show you that there are more options
than what you see if there are arrows
mpl is you really don't need to worry
about in the mtcna this is covered in
the mtc ine which is the last
certification that you can get with
microtig
there's the routing
so dynamic routing will cover not in
mtcna some of it in mtcre a lot of it in
mtc ine
system so this is where we can configure
system specific stuff like an identity
which is the host name
we can configure logging so this is
effectively things related to the system
itself to the physical router board
cues we will be playing around with some
cues or qos later on in the course so
quite exciting
files so this is a separate section
we'll go through in a video quite soon
logs just shows you all of the logs
that's being picked up
and tools
which is awesome because there are some
great troubleshooting tools that
microtic has exclusively available that
you can use to
you know
manage your network or do some
troubleshooting which i enjoy
so this is going to cover
one box itself um i'm not going to go
into like i said all of the menus i
don't want to explain everything it's
just to show you or make you understand
that there are options in the menu that
you can go into and you can access
different sub menus from the options so
that covers winbox i hope you enjoyed
the video and i'll catch you in the next
video bye
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