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  • MikroTik Backup and Restore Configuration using Winbox

    Backup and Restore feature in MikroTik Router helps to recover router configuration when running router fails to operation due to hardware failure. If you have a backup copy of your failed router and purchase a new MikroTik Router and then upload and restore that backup file, you will get your running network without any hassle. MikroTik Backup file is also useful when you unfortunately forget your admin privilege user password. You can easily recover your forgotten password with backup file using MikroTik password recovery tools. So, taking regular backup of running MikroTik configuration is so useful to a network administrator. How to backup MikroTik configuration file automatically via email was discussed in my previous article and in this article I will show how to backup and restore MikroTik configuration file manually using Winbox. How to Backup MikroTik Configuration File It is easy to backup MikroTik configuration using Winbox GUI but you can use WebFig web interface that follows same procedure as Winbox. The following steps will show how to backup MikroTik configuration file using Winbox GUI. Login to your MikroTik Router using Winbox with admin privilege. Click on Files menu item. File List window will appear now. Click on Backup [...]

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    MikroTik RouterOS Device Mode: Home, Basic, and Advanced – and Their Impact on Hotspot Setup |   November 4, 2025

    MikroTik RouterOS offers flexible configuration options for everything from home routers to ISP-grade hotspots. When setting up your MikroTik device, you’ll see a Device Mode option in Quick Set — allowing you to choose between Home, Basic, or Advanced modes. These modes define how much control you have over the router’s features and directly affect your ability to create and manage a Hotspot network. In this guide, we’ll explain each mode, show you how to check and change device mode [...]

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    MikroTik VRRP Configuration with Load Sharing |   November 19, 2018

    MikroTik VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) ensures high availability internet network. If any organization requires uninterrupted internet connection, MikroTik VRRP implementation will be a vital solution for them. MikroTik VRRP creates a virtual router accumulating two or more physical routers and ensures uninterrupted internet connection keeping activate one physical router always. That means, if any physical router fails to operate due to any hardware failure, MikroTik VRRP uses another backup router for internet gateway until the running router comes back [...]

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    MikroTik VRRP Configuration with DHCP Server |   October 22, 2018

    MikroTik VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) ensures high available internet network. If any organization requires uninterrupted internet connection, MikroTik VRRP implementation will be a vital solution for them. MikroTik VRRP creates a virtual router accumulating two or more physical routers and ensures uninterrupted internet connection keeping activate one physical router always. That means, if any physical router fails to operate due to any hardware failure, MikroTik VRRP uses another backup router for internet gateway until the running router comes back [...]

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    MikroTik Hardware Redundancy with VRRP |   October 8, 2018

    MikroTik VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) ensures high availability internet network. If any organization requires uninterrupted internet connection, MikroTik VRRP implementation will be a vital solution for them. MikroTik VRRP creates a virtual router accumulating two or more physical routers and ensures uninterrupted internet connection keeping activate one physical router always. That means, if any physical router fails to operate due to any hardware failure, MikroTik VRRP uses another backup router for internet gateway until the running router comes back [...]

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    How to Recover MikroTik User Password |   August 9, 2018

    MikroTik Wiki and Forum say that there is no way to recover MikroTik user password without losing MikroTik configuration. But if you have an unencrypted configuration file backup taken before, you will be able to recover your user password using MikroTik password recovery tools. How to Backup and Restore MikroTik configuration file manually was discussed in my previous article. I also discussed how to backup MikroTik configuration file automatically via Mail in another article and in this article I will [...]

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    How to Block MAC Address in MikroTik RouterOS 7 |   July 11, 2024

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    Firewalld Installation and Configuration in Ubuntu Server |   May 5, 2022

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