MikroTik CLI: A Basic Introduction to It for New Users

In this video, we'll be going over the MikroTik CLI, a powerful command line interface that lets you manage your MikroTik routers from a terminal window.

We'll introduce you to the different commands available on the CLI, give you a basic understanding of how it works, and show you how to use it to manage your routers. After watching this video, you'll be able to start working with the MikroTik CLI comfortably and confidently!

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🕘Timestamps🕘
📕00:00 - Introduction
📕00:35 - Popular terminal access methods
📕03:35 - Navigating the CLI
📕12:25 - Performing full basic setup from CLI

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[batsirayimavunga]

You have definitely made the cli easier to navigate, thabks

[drumaddict]

thanks johnny

i'll definitely show this video to my colleagues at work, which are completely new to MT
great works as always - and it's just the beginning of the video ;)

[TheTechCatalyst]

Coming from the Cisco world this was very helpful. Thanks!

[IG]

Great, thank you. Many things now are clear

[brodie]

I love the rOS CLI. It helped me to understand that the structure of it follows the GUI, so if you can learn the GUI, you've effectively learned most of the CLI already. After that, the majority of rOS's learning curve boils down to understanding how Mikrotik implements different technologies in their platform, just like any other vendor.

[caezariidecastro]

Thank you so much Man, I started in Mikrotik GUI and switch to pfsense for GUI ease of use. Now adding back my Mikrotik CLI to my portfolio because there's a limitation on how you can control traffic in pfsense. Thank you!

[mikkio]

Thank you soo much for these informative video

[jakirbasha]

Thanks sir

From now on atleast i will try to do my config in cli

[Anavllama]

Nice touch! Its halloween here on Monday. I reviewed the MT FORUM useful user article titled: "New User Pathway to Config Success", and specifically para M: "First Access Including Winbox" and noted that this video has already been added to the list. As a matter of fact, all the links in para M, connect to your youtube videos. Much thanks for this continuing series into demystifying ROS. I learned CLI the hard way trial and error. :-). It quickly became an important tool to have under one's belt, especially for rejigging parts of configs.

[tobias]

Typically, Mikrotik devices allow serial access over USB. Plug a USB ttl device into an USB-A port on a MT device. At the other end convert serial back to USB with a ttl to USB converter. I've successfully tested this setup with Prolific and FTDI converters.

[AdrianuX]

+1
Unless I'm mistaken, "swOS" still only allows configuration via HTTP, not HTTPS.
Is there an unofficial project for automating "swOS"?
Something like reverse engineering:
HTTP --> PYTHON --> ANSIBLE

[ChristopherMcAvaney]

Great video - qn - why is wlan1 in blue when you tab complete the interfaces when adding ports to the bridge?

[s.m.shawon]

i want to change only the username and password of my pppoe-out interface by command line..anyone know the command line here ??

[norepeat]

I hate mikrotik devices, i really can't understand why I must type so many commands to configure access and trunk ports . I can't force myself to learn it, but I need it and it makes me sad