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  • MikroTik Blocking Websites with TLS Host Firewall Matcher

    Most of the websites now use https and blocking https websites is so much harder with the MikroTik RouterOS version less than 6.41. But from RouterOS v6.41, MikroTik Firewall introduces a new property named TLS Host that is capable to match https websites so easily. So, blocking https websites like Facebook, YouTube etc. can be easily done with MikroTik Router if RouterOS version is greater than 6.41. In my previous article, I discussed how to block websites with MikroTik Router using layer 7 protocol. In this article, I will discuss how to block https websites with MikroTik Firewall using TLS Host matcher. How to Block HTTPS Websites with TLS Host Matcher The TLS Host is a new property of MikroTik Firewall. So, it is only available RouterOS version greater than 6.41. If your RouterOS version is less than 6.41, upgrade RouterOS to the latest bug free version and then do the following steps to block websites with the TLS Host matcher. Go to IP > Firewall menu item and click on Filter Rules tab and then click on PLUS SIGN (+). New Firewall Rule window will appear. Choose forward from Chain dropdown menu. Choose tcp from Protocol dropdown menu. Click [...]

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    MikroTik Hotspot HTTPS Redirect and HTTPS Login Setup |   May 24, 2020

    MikroTik Hotspot is one of the most popular services in MikroTik Router. It is a policy to authorize network clients before to access local network resources as well as public network resources through MikroTik Router. In my previous article I discussed MikroTik Hotspot Configuration using Winbox. But default MikroTik Hotspot configuration faces HTTPS Redirect and HTTPS Login issues. To solve these issues, MikroTik Hotspot HTTPS configuration is required. So, in this article I will discuss how to configure MikroTik Hotspot [...]

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    MikroTik Site to Site SSTP VPN Setup with RouterOS Client |   May 14, 2020

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across a public network. So, a private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network through VPN tunnel as if his/her network device was directly connected to that private network. Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) transports PPP tunnel over TLS channel. SSTP uses TLS channel over TCP port 443. So, SSTP VPN can virtually pass through all firewalls and proxy servers. Because of using TLS [...]

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    MikroTik SSTP VPN Server Configuration with Windows 10 |   April 27, 2020

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across a public network. So, a private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network through VPN tunnel as if his/her network device was directly connected to that private network. Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) transports PPP tunnel over TLS channel. SSTP uses TLS channel over TCP port 443. So, SSTP VPN can virtually pass through all firewalls and proxy servers. Because of using TLS [...]

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    MikroTik OpenVPN Setup with Windows Client |   April 2, 2018

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across a public network. So, a private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network through VPN tunnel as if his/her network device was directly connected to that private network. MikroTik OpenVPN Server provides a secure and encrypted tunnel across public network for transporting IP traffic using PPP. OpenVPN uses SSL Certificates. So, OpenVPN Tunnel is a trusted tunnel to send and receive data across [...]

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    How to Get Free SSL Certificate from ZeroSSL |   June 13, 2020

    SSL/TLS certificate is an essential part in today internet communication. Online communication cannot imagine without SSL/TLS certificate. SSL/TLS certificate makes online communication secure by encrypting data transmitted over public internet. So, most of the applications (Web, Email and VPN services) those transmit data over public internet use SSL/TLS certificate to secure communication. SSL/TLS certificate requires to be signed by Certificate Authority (CA). It is possible to create self-signed certificate with SSL certificate creation tools such as OpenSSL. Some router venders [...]

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    How to Backup and Restore Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks |   August 13, 2015

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    MikroTik Router Auto Backup via Email |   August 23, 2016

    MikroTik Router is popularly used not only in ISP network but also in enterprise office network. So, MikroTik is a popular item to network administrator. A regular task of a network administrator is to keep and store router configuration file backup. Almost every network administrator takes configuration file backup manually. But MikroTik Router has an E-mail tool by which network administrators can automate configuration file backup regularly via email and can reduce his daily manual task easily. E-mail tool is [...]

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    MikroTik IPIP Tunnel with IPsec (Site to Site VPN) |   March 18, 2018

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that provides a secure tunnel across a public network. A private network user can send and receive data to any remote private network using VPN Tunnel as if his/her network device was directly connected to that private network. MikroTik provides IPIP tunnel that is used to create a site to site VPN. IPIP tunnel is a simple protocol that encapsulates IP packets in IP to make a tunnel between two routers. To encapsulate [...]

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    MikroTik Port Forwarding using Winbox |   July 23, 2018

    MikroTik Port Forwarding or Port Mapping is a NAT application that is used to redirect a request from MikroTik IP address and port number combination to a local IP address and port number. For example, if you have a Web Server or FTP Server in your private/local area and want to access this local server from outside of your local area (from internet/public), you can apply MikroTik port forwarding or port mapping and can easily access your Web Server or [...]

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