Tutorials - MikroTik Masters

MikroTik for Gaming: How to Set Up a Lag-Free Experience

Gaming relies on low latency, stable connections and optimised network settings. A MikroTik router, with its robust features, can be tailored to create a lag-free gaming experience. Below is a step-by-step guide to achieving this setup. Prioritise Gaming Traffic (QoS Configuration) Gaming devices and applications should have a high priority on your network. Use MikroTik’s […]

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MikroTik SNMP Traffic Monitoring: Queue Usage on PRTG

Using MikroTik SNMP Traffic Monitoring by identifying OID to poll specific Queues usage on MikroTik via PRTG to get a visual graph of traffic. A useful tool for monitoring and troubleshooting. Firstly if not already installed, go to: https://www.paessler.com/download/prtg-download and install the free trail. PRTG allows a full trial for 30 days however this period

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Setting Up MikroTik WireGuard VPN server: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction: What Is WireGuard? WireGuard is a modern, efficient, and highly secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) protocol designed to simplify the complexities of traditional VPNs like L2TP/IPsec. It boasts lightweight architecture, faster performance, and seamless encryption, making it a popular choice for secure communication. Key Benefits of WireGuard: In this guide, we’ll walk you through

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MikroTik Policy Based Routing

Option 1: Mangle Rules To achieve policy based routing on a MikroTik, this option leverages mangle rules to match the source traffic and then marks the traffic with a new routing mark which corresponds to a new FIB routing table. The traffic then gets routed by new routes (in our case a new default route)

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Controlling Bandwidth with CAKE

Traffic Matching Address List Mangle Rules Upload Download Queues Queue Types Overhead Definition: The overhead value accounts for extra bits added to each packet by lower layers (like Ethernet or DSL headers) Why It Matters: Setting the correct overhead ensures accurate bandwidth measurement, preventing under- or over-throttling. Type Overhead (bytes) Ethernet 18 PPPoE 40 VLAN

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Use Pushover Notifications on MikroTik

Pushover Log in or sign up for a Pushover account Log in to mobile device with same details to register device Testing can be done from main page to confirm Notifications sent to device New accounts are allowed 30 days free trial, after that a license is required per end-user device User Key/Token On the

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How to use DDNS on CloudFlare DNS

Cloudflare API and DNS For this example we are using a Free Cloudflare account to manage our DNS records. If you don’t have one or your domain is hosted elsewhere you can either transfer it to Cloudflare or update your current providers Name Servers to point to Cloudflare. Retrieve Zone ID Once logged in click

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Introduction to IPsec and GRE Tunnel Configuration (Using Certificates)

IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of protocols that provides secure communication over an IP network by encrypting and authenticating the packets between devices. It is widely used for setting up secure VPNs, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and authenticity. On the other hand, a GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunnel is a simple, point-to-point connection

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MikroTik IPSec Tunnel with GRE (Using PSK)

For the Latest Deals on MikroTik products click here! Introduction to MikroTik IPsec and GRE Tunnel Configuration IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of protocols that provides secure communication over an IP network by encrypting and authenticating the packets between devices. It is widely used for setting up secure VPNs, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality,

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