Open-source firewall OS

A firewall OS is a specialized operating system designed to run on dedicated hardware, offering advanced tools to control and monitor network traffic. It enforces security policies, supports VPNs and intrusion detection, and is highly customizable for specific needs

Here are a list of open-source firewall OS 👇

Find pdf books with all my Linux and cybersecurity related infographics at https://study-notes.org

Network Monitoring on Linux

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Windows 11 Installation Bypassing the Microsoft Account

New Trick in Windows 11 Installation: Bypassing the Microsoft Account Requirement

For IT professionals, sysadmins, and power users — here’s a useful Windows 11 installation tip.

Microsoft recently removed the hashtag
hashtagBypassNRO.cmd script from Windows 11 preview builds, which previously made it easier to bypass the Microsoft Account (MSA) requirement during setup.

While registry tweaks still technically work, they now require more manual input.

But a new, much simpler workaround has surfaced:

Steps to bypass the Microsoft Account requirement during setup:

1. When you reach the “Let’s connect you to a network” screen, press Shift + F10 to open the Command Prompt.
2. Type: start ms-cxh:localonly
3. Hit Enter — this forces Windows into a local account setup flow, bypassing the MSA prompt entirely.

This method, discovered by X user Wither OrNot and verified by BleepingComputer, provides a more streamlined way to install Windows 11 with a local user account.

Great little trick for clean installs

Note:
• This method is confirmed to work on Windows 11 22H2 and later.
• Future updates may disable this workaround.
• Not recommended for managed work or school devices, as organizational policies may block or restrict local account setups.

Disclaimer:
This information is intended strictly for legitimate and educational purposes — such as setting up personal devices or regaining access to your own system. Always respect software terms of use and organizational IT policies.

Network Address Translation

🔹 Understanding NAT (Network Address Translation): The Optimal Solution for IPv4 Address Exhaustion 🔹
In today’s fast-growing networking world, NAT (Network Address Translation) stands as one of the key technologies that helped keep the internet running the way we know it. Here’s a quick breakdown of what I’ve learned during my CCNA journey:
💡 What exactly does NAT do?
It allows multiple devices on a local network to access the internet using a single public IP address.
Think of it as a translator between the internal language of your network and the global internet.
🔸 Types of NAT:
1️⃣ Static NAT – One-to-one mapping. Perfect for public servers.
2️⃣ Dynamic NAT – Assigns a public IP from a pool when needed.
3️⃣ PAT (Port Address Translation) – Most common! Uses one public IP and distinguishes devices by port numbers.
🔐 Why Use NAT?
✅ Saves limited IPv4 addresses
✅ Adds a layer of security
✅ Makes switching ISPs easier
✅ Simplifies routing inside private networks
📌 Did you know?
Without NAT, we would’ve run out of IPv4 addresses a long time ago. It bought us valuable time before the full shift to IPv6.
🚀 Challenge:
How would you configure Static NAT for a web server on a Cisco router?
Share your thoughts or real-world examples in the comments 👇
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PPPoE Server Configuration in MikroTik Router

anna lungeli

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Nov 14, 2018

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PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) is one of the most popular services in MikroTik Router. PPPoE is an extension of the standard Point to Point Protocol (PPP). The difference between them is expressed in transport method: PPPoE employs Ethernet instead of serial modem connection. PPPoE is a client-server protocol that means PPPoE client (IP devices such as Desktop, Laptop, wireless Router etc.) will request for IP information to PPPoE server providing security information (username and password) and PPPoE server will provide IP information by matching that security information.

PPPoE provides extensive user management, network management and accounting benefits to ISPs and network administrators. PPPoE is used mainly by ISPs to control client connections for xDSL and cable modems as well as plain Ethernet networks. PPPoE is now most popularly used in local ISP company because local ISP user can so easily be maintained with this service. So, this article is designed to show how to maintain ISP clients by configuring a PPPoE server in MikroTik Router.

ISP Setup with PPPoE Configuration

As a system administrator of an ISP company, you have to maintain various offered bandwidth packages such as 512kbps connection, 10Mbps connection, 20Mbps connection and so on. The users of these packages can so easily maintain with MikroTik PPPoE service. Now I’ll show you how to configure a PPPoE service in MikroTik router to maintain your various offered packages. But before starting configuration, I’ll show you a basic simple network diagram where a MikroTik router is serving as a PPPoE server.

In the above network diagram, MikroTik router WAN port (ether 1) is connected to internet and LAN port (ether 2, where we’ll configure PPPoE server) is connected to a distribution switch. PPPoE clients (PC, Laptop, Tablet and Wireless Router) are connected to the PPPoE server through this distribution switch. This is a basic and small network. In practical, your network will be an enterprise network where there may have thousands of clients. But the configuration will be almost same. Only the difference is that you might use multiple Ethernet ports for network simplicity, where we are using only one port here. You might use multiple WAN ports for handling load balancing or network redundancy where we are using only one WAN port here. I’ll discuss load balancing or network redundancy in my coming article. If you want to use multiple Ethernet ports for your LAN, you have to create MikroTik Bridge virtual interface for accumulating multiple interfaces into a single interface and then configure PPPoE server in that virtual interface.

As PPPoE is a client-server protocol, there are two end configurations for PPPoE service.

PPPoE server configuration in MikroTik Router
PPPoE client configuration

To run a PPPoE service in your network, first you have to configure PPPoE server in MikroTik router and then you have to learn how to configure various PPPoE clients. In the rest of this article I’ll show you how to configure PPPoE server in MikroTik router and how to configure PPPoE client in windows operating system. However, I’ll recommend you that search in Google and learn how to configure PPPoE client in various operating platform.

5 Steps to Configure PPPoE Server in MikroTik Router

Now we are going to configure PPPoE server in MikroTik to maintain the clients of a Local ISP. Generally any ISP company has various offered packages depending on bandwidth. It is always better to maintain client bandwidth with MikroTik Queues service although bandwidth can also be maintained with PPPoE service. Specially I‘ll recommend you to use MikroTik PCQ service which I have explained in my previous article about ISP bandwidth management with MikroTik PCQ to maintain your different bandwidth packages. Now we’ll use PPPoE server only for assigning different IP Block’s IP to different clients according to their bandwidth packages. For example, our proposed IP blocks for different bandwidth packages will be like below.

512kbps client will get 172.16.0.0/24 block IP
10Mbps client will get 172.16.1.0/24 block IP
20Mbps client will get 172.16.2.0/24 block IP

So, now we will configure our PPPoE server like that when a user purchase 512kbps connection, he/she will get a 172.16.0.0/24 block IP with his username and password. Similarly, when a user will purchase 10Mbps connection, he/she will get a 172.16.1.0/24 block IP and a 20Mbps user will get a 172.16.2.0/24 block IP. Complete PPPoE server configuration in MikroTik router can be divided into 5 steps.

MikroTik router basic configuration
IP Pool configuration
PPPoE server configuration
PPP profile configuration
PPP secrets (username and password) configuration

Step 1. MikroTik Router Basic Configuration

MikroTik router basic configuration is the prerequisite to complete PPPoE server configuration. MikroTik router basic configuration includes assigning WAN and LAN IP addresses, Gateway configuration, DNS configuration and NAT configuration. If you are a new MikroTik user, feel free to spend some time to study my previous article about MikroTik router basic configuration using Winbox because how to configure MikroTik router from very beginning has been explained in that article. In this article, I assume that you have some knowledge about MikroTik router. So, if you are familiar with MikroTik router, follow below steps to complete MikroTik router basic configuration.

Step 2. IP Pool Configuration

We will now create three IP Pools because we assume that we have three offered packages and our user will get different IP block IP according to their package purchase. So, follow below steps to create IP Pools in your MikroTik router.

Step 3. PPPoE Server Configuration

Now we’ll configure our PPPoE server in MikroTik router. Follow bellow steps carefully for proper PPPoE server configuration in MikroTik router.

PPoE server configuration in MikroTik router has been completed. Now we’ll create three profiles from where our clients will get IP address.

Step 4. PPP Profile Configuration

Now we will create there profiles those will be used by our clients for getting IP addresses.

PPP profile configuration has been completed. Now we will create user secret (username and password) so that they can connect to our PPPoE server with this secret.

Step 5. PPP Secret Configuration

Now we will create secret that means username and password of a client by which he/she will be connected to our network.

PPP secret configuration has been completed as well as all the steps for configuring a PPPoE service in MikroTik router has been completed. Now I’ll show you how to configure PPPoE client in windows operating system in the rest of this article.

PPPoE Client Configuration

We have completely configured a PPPoE service in MikroTik router. Now your MikroTik is ready to accept PPPoE client. A number of PPPoE clients are present now a day. Among them, now I’ll show you how to configure PPPoE client in windows 7 operating system. All other versions of windows operating system follow almost the same procedure. So, you don’t face any difficulty, I think. However, if you feel any problem to configure PPPoE client of any operating platform, I recommend you to do Google and learn how to configure PPPoE client of that specific operating platform.

How to Use Old Router as Range Extender to Boost WiFi Signal

WiFi is a technology to turn wired internet into WiFi internet and used in every home and office. Wireless internet gives you the freedom to use the internet without sitting in a single place. It is also true that speed performance drop in Wi-fi due to weak signal or interference. Sometimes laying a physical wired connection in every room is not possible. So Wi-Fi range extender setup helps you to boost signal strength. Instead of buying a new range extender device use old wifi router as range extender mode to boost Wifi signal.

The easy method to boost Wi-fi signal coverage without using a range extender device is make wifi router as repeater mode which will extend signal. This post will help you turn old router as a range extender mode to improve wireless signals in the low signal areas.

Setup WiFi Router as Range extender Mode

To use the router as repeater mode need to access the settings page. To access the router login page use default IP Address router or Make factory reset if forget IP address.

Connect Router LAN port to Desktop or Laptop LAN port.
Use Static IP Address of the same series in LAN settings of Laptop/PC. Exp: if WiFi router login IP 192.168.1.1, use 192.168.1.10 in PC/Laptop LAN.
Open Web browser and access router IP Address.
Use default Login username password as mention in manual or Router sticker.

Change Operation Mode to Repeater Mode

Once you login to router, finds the Wireless tab.

Wireless – Wireless Repeater
Enable Repeater Mode (checkbox to enable)
Click the Site Survey button to search the Host WiFi network.

Connect Range extender to Main Wi-Fi Router Wirelessly

Site survey will take 5-10 seconds to scan all wifi networks running nearby.

Select your main Wifi router from the list. Click the Next button.

Provide the Host WiFi password to allow connection from the main WiFi router.

You need to keep your main WiFi router password to allow connection from the range extender device. Always use an Alfa numeric strong combination password for main wifi network so no one can easily hack Wi-Fi.

Wireless Security Settings

Pre-Shared Key: Provide a password in this option and press the Next button.

Change Range Extender IP Address

The next step is to change the repeater device in the same network of main WiFi router.

IP Address: 192.168.0.10 (my main router default IP is 192.168.0.1 so I use 0.10)

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Click the Finish button and you will get confirmation to turn router into repeater mode. Press OK button accepts and the router will reboot.

After a few seconds routers will turn into a range extender mode which will get internet from the main WiFi modem router and broadcast the same with the extended network. You can use any brand WiFi router as repeater mode using this user guide. Turning old WiFi router into range extender mode is the best and simple way to improve the low signal problem in the home. You can also use router WPS button to connect wifi without password from mobile.

Range Extender Router Placement

WiFi Range extender placement is most important to get high performances and proper signals of extending networks. There are some points to keep in mind while placing the wifi repeater device to boost the signal.

Do not put repeater router inside box or cupboard.
Keep external antenna straight in up direction so it can air signal in every direction.
Do not install the extender router under the table.
Always find a place where a range extender device can get at least a 40% signal of a main wifi router.
Place repeater device in centralize location where no obstructed between main Wi-Fi router and repeater.

Static Routing Configuration in MikroTik Router

Static Routing is an important topic to any network administrator who works with multiple MikroTik RouterOS and wants to establish communication among Router’s local networks. For example, say a network administrator maintains two MikroTik RouterOS connected with any communication medium and each RouterOS has its own networks and network resources such as servers, printers etc. and he wants that each network and network resources will be accessible from other networks. In this case, static routing configuration between two RouterOS will be a better solution. In this article, I will explain how to configure static routing between two MikroTik RouterOS so that each RouterOS networks will be accessible from other RouterOS networks. But before going to start our configuration, we need to be familiar with some basic routing topics which are necessary for static routing configuration.

Hops

In a Network, each layer 3 device endpoint (router) is called a HOP. In RIP and Static Routing concept, HOP is very important term to understand.

Routing

Routing is the process used to find other networks which is not directly connected in the local router. There are two types of routing.

Static Routing is a process where route is manually generated in routing table. In static routing, the network administrator must know the next hope IP address or outgoing interface in which the network router is connected. Static route format: Route add Network Subnet {next hop IP address/ outgoing interface}. Mikrotik Example: /ip route> add dst-address=Network/Subnet gateway=Next Hop IP Address
Dynamic Routing is a process of learning networks from different routers connected each other. Routers learn network by building neighbor relationship with adjacent router. Examples of dynamic routing are OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, BGP, and ISIS etc.

Static/Specific Routing Configuration

Now we will start static routing configuration in MikroTik Router. Our proposed network will be like below diagram.

There are two office networks in this diagram and each office network has a MikroTik RouterOS (R1 & R2). R1 Router is connected to WAN1 having IP address 192.168.110.2/28 and R2 Router is connected to WAN2 having IP address 192.168.10.2/30. R1 Router has its own LAN IP block (172.22.10.0/24) and R2 also has its own LAN IP block (172.22.20.0/24). Both Routers are connected with a communication medium having IP address 10.10.10.1/30 and 10.10.10.2/30 respectively. Now we will configure static routing in both RouterOS so that each LAN IP block can be accessible from other LAN IP block.

As there are two RouterOS (R1 & R2) in this diagram, we have to configure both RouterOS and now I will show this configuration from very beginning.

R1 Router Configuration

In R1 RouterOS, we will perform basic RouterOS configuration as well as static routing configuration. The following steps will show how to do MikroTik Router basic configuration and static routing configuration in R1 RouterOS.

Login to R1 RouterOS using winbox and go to IP > Addresses. In Address List window, click on PLUS SIGN (+). In New Address window, put WAN IP address (192.168.110.2/28) in Address input field and choose WAN interface (ether1) from Interface dropdown menu and click Apply and OK button. Click on PLUS SIGN again and put LAN IP (172.22.10.1/24) in Address input field and choose LAN interface (ether2) from Interface dropdown menu and click on Apply and OK button. Again click on PLUS SIGN and put 10.10.10.1/30 (Gateway address for R2 to access LAN IP block) in Address input field and choose ether3 (RouterOS interface that is connected to R2) from Interface dropdown menu and click on Apply and OK button.
Go to IP > DNS and put DNS servers IP (8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4) in Servers input field and click Apply and OK button.
Go to IP > Firewall and click on NAT tab and then click on PLUS SIGN. Under General tab, choose srcnat from Chain dropdown menu and click on Action tab and then choose masquerade from Action dropdown menu. Click on Apply and OK button.
Go to IP > Routes and click on PLUS SIGN (+). In New Route window, click on Gateway input field and put WAN Gateway address (192.168.110.1) in Gateway input field and click Apply and OK button.
Static Routing means providing the destination IP Block and the Gateway address to reach that destination IP Block. As we want to reach R2 Router’s LAN IP Block (172.22.20.0/24) and according to network diagram the Gateway IP Address to reach this destination IP Block is 10.10.10.2, we will provide this information in R1 Router’s Routing table. For this, Go to IP > Routes and click on PLUS SIGN (+). In New Route window, put destination IP Block (172.22.20.0/24) in Dst. Address input field and put the Gateway address (10.10.10.2) in Gateway input field. Click Apply and OK button. If you have more LAN IP Blocks that you need to reach, you can add those IP Blocks according to this step.

Basic configuration and static routing configuration in R1 RouterOS has been completed and R1 Router is now ready to access R2 Router’s LAN IP Block. Now we will configure our R2 Router so that it can access R1 Router’s LAN IP Block.

R2 Router Configuration

Like R1 RouterOS, we will perform basic RouterOS configuration as well as static routing configuration in our R2 RouterOS. The following steps will show how to do MikroTik Router basic configuration and static routing configuration in R2 RouterOS.

Login to R1 RouterOS using winbox and go to IP > Addresses. In Address List window, click on PLUS SIGN (+). In New Address window, put WAN IP address (192.168.10.2/30) in Address input field and choose WAN interface (ether1) from Interface dropdown menu and click Apply and OK button. Click on PLUS SIGN (+) again and put LAN IP (172.22.20.1/24) in Address input field and choose LAN interface (ether2) from Interface dropdown menu and click on Apply and OK button. Again click on PLUS SIGN (+) and put 10.10.10.2/30 (Gateway address for R1 to access LAN IP block) in Address input field and choose ether3 (RouterOS interface that is connected to R1) from Interface dropdown menu and click on Apply and OK button.
Go to IP > DNS and put DNS servers IP (8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4) in Servers input field and click Apply and OK button.
Go to IP > Firewall and click on NAT tab and then click on PLUS SIGN (+). Under General tab, choose srcnat from Chain dropdown menu and click on Action tab and then choose masquerade from Action dropdown menu. Click on Apply and OK button.
Go to IP > Routes and click on PLUS SIGN (+). In New Route window, click on Gateway input field and put WAN Gateway address (192.168.10.1) in Gateway input field and click Apply and OK button.
As we want to reach R1 Router’s LAN IP Block (172.22.20.0/24) and according to network diagram the Gateway IP Address to reach this destination IP Block is 10.10.10.1, we will provide this information in R2 Router’s Routing table. For this, Go to IP > Routes and click on PLUS SIGN (+). In New Route window, put destination IP Block (172.22.10.0/24) in Dst. Address input field and put the Gateway address (10.10.10.1) in Gateway input field. Click Apply and OK button. If you have more LAN IP Blocks that you need to reach, you can add those IP Blocks according to this step.

Basic configuration and static routing configuration in R2 RouterOS has been completed and R2 Router is now ready to access R1 Router’s LAN IP Block.

Now connect IP devices in both network and ping these devices. If everything is OK, you will be able to access both network successfully.

You will be able to configure static routing in MikroTik Router if you follow the above steps properly. However, if you face any confusion to do above steps, watch my video about MikroTik static routing configuration step by step. I hope, it will reduce your any confusion.

MikroTik Router Auto Backup via Email

MikroTik Router is popularly used not only in ISP network but also in enterprise office network. So, MikroTik is a popular item to network administrator. A regular task of a network administrator is to keep and store router configuration file backup.

Almost every network administrator takes configuration file backup manually. But MikroTik Router has an E-mail tool by which network administrators can automate configuration file backup regularly via email and can reduce his daily manual task easily.

E-mail tool is not configured by default in MikroTik RouterOS. So, network administrators must configure E-mail tool as well as do some scripting for getting email backup service. In this article, we are going to see how to configure MikroTik E-mail tool to get configuration file backup via email with a few steps.

MikroTik Router Automated Email Backup Configuration

We will now configure MikroTik E-mail tool so that it can send configuration file backup via email. Complete configuration for storing backup and then sending via email can be divided into 3 steps.

Email configuration
Writing script for storing backup and sending Email
Creating scheduler for executing script regularly

Step 1: MikroTik Router Email Configuration

For sending email from MikroTik RouterOS, we first need to configure sender email. MikroTik does not have a SMTP Server. For this, we have to provide SMTP server as well as email username and password so that MikroTik RouterOS can send mail through that SMTP Server.

So, to setup SMTP Server and email username and password in MikroTik RouterOS, follow the below steps carefully.

Go to Tools > Email and provide sender email information as below:
Server: SMTP Server IP address (Use your mail server IP or try using Gmail IP: 173.194.77.108)
Port: SMTP Server Port (usually 25 or if you use Gmail SMTP, use 587)
From: Put your email address which will indicate from address for the mail.
User: Put email user name (first part of @ sign) or full email address if applicable.
Password: Put the email password.
Alternatively, we can do cmd:/tool e-mail
set address=173.194.77.108
set port=587
set from=systemzonedotnet@gmail.com
set user= systemzonedotnet
set password=*******
Where 173.194.77.108 is Gmail SMTP Server IP, systemzonedotnet@gmail.com is a test mail ID created for this article and “*******” is the password.
For checking email configuration, send a test mail from MikroTik with below cmd:/tool e-mail send to=sezan.sayeed@yahoo.com subject=”email test” body=”email test” tls=yes

If everything is OK, the test email will be sent to the receiver email address. We will now write script for storing backup file and sending via mail.

Step 2: Script for Storing Backup File and Sending via Email

After completing email configuration, we will now write a script that will store backup file and then send the backup file to the desired mail address. Follow below steps to write script in MikroTik RouterOS.

Go to System > Scripts and click on PLUS SIGN (+) to add a new script. New Script window will appear.
Type a script name (for example, Mail Backup) in Name input field and then copy and paste the below code in source box.
:log info “Mikrotik Backup JOB Started . . . “
:global backupfile configbackup
:log info “Deleting old Backup File If available otherwise ignore & process further . . . “
/system backup save name=$backupfile
:log info “Backup process pausing for 10s so it complete creating backup file”
:delay 10s
:log info “Start Sending Backup File via Email using GMAIL SMTP . . .” tool e-mailsend to=sezan.sayeed@yahoo.com subject=([/system clock get date] . \ ” MikroTik Backup”) body=”MikroTik email Backup” tls=yes file=$backupfile
:delay 40s
:log info “Backup Finished”
:log info “Deleting Backup File. All Done.”
/file remove $backupfile
Now click Apply and OK button for saving this script.
You can run this script manually by clicking Run Script button or typing this cmd: > system script run 0

Script for storing configuration file backup and sending the file via email is now ready. We will now create a scheduler so that this script can be run regularly at a fixed time.

Step 3: Scheduler for Executing Script Regularly

We have created script for storing configuration file and sending via mail. But the script cannot execute itself. So, we have to create a scheduler that will execute the above script regularly at our desired time. For creating a scheduler in MikroTik RouterOS, follow below steps.

Go to System > Scheduler and click on PLUS SIGN (+) to add new scheduler.
Type scheduler name in Name input box and put script executing time in Start Time input box. For example, if you want to execute the script at 5:30 PM, put the time as 17:30:00.
Put sending time interval at Interval input field. For example, if you want to execute the script daily, put the value as 24:00:00
Now put your script name that you have provided at step 2(here, Mail Backup) in On Event box and then click Apply and OK button.

Scheduler is now ready. If everything is OK, MikroTik Router will send a mail regularly to the desired email address where configuration file should have attached.

You should follow above steps one by one otherwise your desired result may not come. If you face difficulty to do above steps properly, please watch the video tutorial carefully about MikroTik Router Auto Backup via Email. I hope, it will reduce your confusion.

Note: This configuration has been done in MikroTik Router OS version 5.20. If you face any problem in upgraded version, please let me know. I will try to solve the problem.

MikroTik Router configuration file backup via email has been discussed in this article. I hope, you will now be able to configure MikroTik Router for sending configuration file backup via email. If you face any problem, feel free to discuss in comment or contact me from Contact page. I will try my best to stay with you.

MikroTik RouterOS 7 Quick Setup using Winbox 4

MikroTik RouterBoard and MikroTik Wireless Router are popularly used now a days. MikroTik RouterBoard is used in ISP Network and MikroTik Wireless Router is specially used for home users. MikroTik RouterBoard requires custom configuration because it is used for large network. On the other hand, MikroTik Wireless Router is used in home for a small network.

MikroTik Wireless Router requires quick setup because home users are so hurry and not so technical. So, MikroTik RouterOS 7 provides a quick setup option. In this article, we are going to see the quick setup option of MikroTik RouterOS 7 using Winbox 4.

MikroTik Winbox 4

MikroTik Winbox 4 is a modern, simple and fast RouterOS 7 GUI. It is now available to download from MikroTik Software Download page for any OS platform. If you are yet not familiar with Winbox 4, download and install it in your OS and follow Quick Setup guide. We are using Winbox 4 for our quick setup guide.

MikroTik RouterOS 7 Quick Configuration

Connect the ISP cable to first ether port (ether1) and then connect a RJ45 cable to your PC and any other port of your MikroTik Router. Open Winbox 4 and select Neighbors from right panel of the login window.

The MAC of connected interface will be shown in Neighbors panel. Click on it and it will be assigned in Connect To input box of login panel.

Now put admin in Login input box and keep password field blank and then hit Connect button. You will now be able to login to MikroTik RouterOS 7.

Now follow the following steps to do quick setup of MikroTik RouterOS 7.

From Winbox 4, click on Quick Set menu item from left menu bar. Quick Set window will appear.
Choose Home AP from Quick Set dropdown menu. Home AP setup window looks like the following window.

MikroTik Home AP Quick Setup

Quick Wireless Setup

Click the Wireless panel and put an SSID (such as: MikroTik AP) in Network Name input box.
Click on WiFi Password Plus Sign (+) and put network password in the appeared input box.

Quick Internet Setup

ISP connection will be configured here. An ISP can provide three type connections – Automatic (DHCP), PPPoE or Static. Automatic has no extra configuration because everything will be assigned dynamically. PPPoE requires username and password and will be provided by your uplink ISP. Static connection requires IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.

Click on Internet panel and choose your ISP connection type from Address Acquisition radio button.

For Automatic Connection

No need to do anything. Just select Automatic radio button and it will enable a DHCP client on ether1 port and connect to ISP DHCP Server.

For PPPoE Connection

Collect PPPoE Username, Password and PPPoE Service Name provided by ISP and put them accordingly and then click Reconnect button.

For Static Connection

Collect IP Address, Netmask and Gateway from ISP and put them accordingly. Also put DNS Server IP Address if your ISP provide you or you can use Google public DNS IP: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

Quick Local Network Setup

Click on Local Network panel and do the following steps.

Put LAN gateway IP address (such as: 192168.100.1) in IP Address input box.
Choose netmask from Netmask dropdown menu. For example: to get available 256 IP Addresses in Local network, choose 255.255.255.0(/24) option.
Click on Bridge All LAN Ports checkbox.
Click on DHCP Server checkbox.
Put DHCP Server IP address range (192.168.100.2-192.168.100.200) in DHCP Server Range input box.
Also click on NAT checkbox.

Now click Apply and OK button.

MikroTik RouterOS 7 Quick Setup

Your MikroTik Wireless Router is now ready. You can connect any device using wire or wireless, the device will get an IP address from LAN DHCP Server and can access internet connection.

If you face any confusion, follow the below video on MikroTik RouterOS Quick Setup using Winbox. It will be so helpful for you.

MikroTik RouterOS 7 quick configuration using Winbox 4 has been discussed here. I hope, you will now be able to configure MikroTik RouterOS 7 using Winbox 4. However, if you face any confusion, feel free to discuss in comment or contact me from Contact page. I will try my best to stay with you.