MikroTik CLI Cheatsheet

MikroTik CLI Cheatsheet

General Commands

CommandDescription
/system identity set name=Router1
Set router name
/system reboot
Reboot device
/system shutdown
Shutdown device
/system resource print
View system resources
/system clock set time=12:00:00
Set time

IP / Interfaces

CommandDescription
/ip address add address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=ether1
Add IP to interface
/ip address print
Show all IP addresses
/ip route add gateway=192.168.88.254
Add default route
/interface print
Show interfaces
/interface enable ether1
Enable interface

Routing

CommandDescription
/ip route add dst-address=10.0.0.0/24 gateway=192.168.88.2
Add static route
/routing ospf instance print
View OSPF instance
/routing bgp instance print
View BGP instance

Firewall / NAT

CommandDescription
/ip firewall filter add chain=input action=accept protocol=tcp dst-port=22
Allow SSH
/ip firewall nat add chain=srcnat action=masquerade out-interface=ether1
NAT for internet access
/ip firewall filter print
View firewall rules

Wireless

CommandDescription
/interface wireless print
View wireless interfaces
/interface wireless set wlan1 ssid=MikroTik
Set SSID
/interface wireless enable wlan1
Enable wireless interface