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MikroTik VRRP Configuration with DHCP Server
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 again. In my previous article, I discussed how to configure MikroTik VRRP to establish a high available internet network. But most of the office network as well as ISP network use DHCP Server to assign their device IP automatically. So, in this article I will show how to configure MikroTik VRRP with active and backup DHCP Server. Network Diagram To configure VRRP network with MikroTik DHCP Server, I am following a network diagram like the below image. In this network, two MikroTik RouterOS (Master_RouterOS and Backup_RouterOS) are the member of a MikroTik VRRP. So, when both routers are up and running, network traffic will pass through Master_RouterOS. If Master_RouterOS fails to operate due to hardware failure or any other cause, [...]
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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 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 Backup and Restore Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks | August 13, 2015
Bookmark is one of the most important and useful features in Mozilla Firefox Browser. If Bookmark is lost, Firefox users become very anxiety to recover it. But Mozilla Firefox also provides a tool to backup and restore Bookmarks so easily. So don’t need to be worried. If you know the proper steps about how to take a backup of your bookmark file and how to restore that bookmark backup file again, it will be very beneficial for you. So, this [...]
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Latest Google Chrome Free Download and Install | August 23, 2015
Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers to any online user. Google Chrome is a free application by Google. So, you can download and install Google Chrome in your operating system at any time. Google Chrome is too easy to use and bug is so less. Google Chrome has an awesome look and a lot of functionalities which help to use Google Chrome so easily. It is said that any online user cannot go a single day without Google [...]
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MikroTik RADIUS Server (User Manager) Installation | October 28, 2017
RADIUS Server is a centralized user authentication, authorization and accounting application. RADIUS authentication gives the ISP or network administrator ability to manage PPP users, login users and Hotspot users from one server throughout a large network. MikroTik RouterOS has a RADIUS client that is able to authenticate login users, Hotspot users and PPP users through a RADIUS server. MikroTik team also developed a totally separate RADIUS server package named User Manager that can be used to authenticate MikroTik users smoothly. [...]
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Create System Restore Point in Windows OS | August 27, 2015
System Restore utility in windows operating system helps a windows user to take one or more snapshots of his/her windows system when windows operating system is working well. If any system crash occurs in future due to virus attack or critical system update or any unwanted program, the system can be reverted to its previous snapshot when windows OS was working well. So, System Restore utility in windows operating system is a very helpful service for windows users to protect [...]
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OpenVPN Configuration over Port 443 on Ubuntu Linux | June 20, 2022
OpenVPN provides a secure and encrypted VPN tunnel across public network. Unlike PPTP and L2TP VPN Services which can be blocked, OpenVPN can highly be customized and even can be run over so popular TCP Port 443. So, OpenVPN cannot easily be blocked. OpenVPN uses SSL/TLS Certificates. So, OpenVPN Tunnel is a trusted tunnel to send and receive data across public network. OpenVPN Server can easily install on Ubuntu Server. Installing OpenVPN Server on Ubuntu Server, we can connect Windows, [...]
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MikroTik Hotspot with Bandwidth Limitation and Prepaid Billing System | January 14, 2018
Say, you are a network administrator and want to establish a network that will have user bandwidth package management facility with prepaid billing system as well as partner advertisement facility. Then, MikroTik Hotspot Server Configuration with MikroTik User Manager Radius Server will be a wise decision. Because, MikroTik User Manager Radius Server is a user authentication, authorization and accounting application that will give facility to manage user bandwidth package with prepaid billing system. On the other hand, you can easily [...]
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Static Routing Configuration in MikroTik Router | February 11, 2018
Static Routing is an important topic to any network administrator who works with multiple MikroTik RouterOS and wants to establish communication among Router’s local networks. For example, say a network administrator maintains two MikroTik RouterOS connected with any communication medium and each RouterOS has its own networks and network resources such as servers, printers etc. and he wants that each network and network resources will be accessible from other networks. In this case, static routing configuration between two RouterOS will [...]
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