MikroTik RouterOS: A Closer Look at Features and Licensing
MikroTik RouterOS is a powerful router operating system that can be run on regular hardware, turning it into a dedicated router. Learn about its features including firewall, routing, VPN, DNS, wireless capabilities, and more. Understand the licensing issues such as one license per installation and the flexibility to transfer licenses to different hardware. This presentation by Mohammed Ibrahim delves into practical configuration aspects like IP addressing, gateway setup, DNS configuration, DHCP, and firewall management.
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Presentation prepared by prepared by Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Ibrahim Programmer Programmer Computer & Internet Center Computer & Internet Center Mosul University Mosul University
WHAT IS WHAT IS MIKROTIK MIKROTIK ROUTEROS ROUTEROS ? ? MikroTik RouterOS is a router operating system and software which turns a regular Intel PC or MikroTik RouterBOARD hardware into a dedicated router. The MikroTik RouterOS is standalone Operating System. The OS is Linux kernel based and very stable.
LICENSING ISSUES LICENSING ISSUES How many How many MikroTik one license cover? one license cover? The license is per RouterOS installation. Each installed router needs a separate license. Does Does the the license license expire? expire? The license never expires. The router runs for ever. Your only limitation is to which versions you can upgrade. For example if it says "Upgradable to v4.x", it means you can use all v4 releases, but not v5 This doesn't mean you can't stay on v4.x as long as you want. MikroTik RouterOS RouterOS installations does installations does
LICENSING ISSUES LICENSING ISSUES Can I use my Can I use my MikroTik license on a different hardware? license on a different hardware? MikroTik RouterOS RouterOS software software Yes, (motherboard, NICs), but you should use the same HDD. The license is kept with the HDD unless format or fdisk utilities are used. It is not required to reinstall the system when moving to different hardware. When paying for the license, please be aware, that it cannot be used on another harddrive than the one it was installed upon. License transfer to another hard drive costs 10$. Contact support to arrange this for more support visit www.mikrotik.com you can use different hardware
WHAT FEATURES DOES ROUTEROS HAVE? Firewall Firewall Routing Routing Forwarding Forwarding VPN VPN DNS DNS Wireless Wireless Hotspot Hotspot Quality Quality of of Service Web Web Proxy Proxy Tools Tools Ping, traceroute, Bandwidth test, Telnet, SSH, E-mail, TFTP server, SNMP for providing graphs, statsRADIUS client and server (User Manager), IP Scan, . Service
PRACTICAL PART PRACTICAL PART Configuration Configuration Introduction Introduction IP IP Address Address Getway Getway DNS DNS DHCP DHCP Firewall Firewall Hotspot Hotspot
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