Mikrotik Winbox introduction

Introduction

Winbox is a Windows-based configuration utility for Mikrotik routers. It allows you to perform commands from an intuitive user interface.

How to download Winbox?

Winbox can be downloaded from the Mikrotik downloads section: Winbox

How to access your router through Winbox?

You can access your router via its IP address or MAC address

Overview

Navigation panel

You can use the left panel to navigate the main functions and tools

You can access the different submenus, for example IP > Firewall

The equivalent command line is:

/ip firewall filter

Another example of a command

Let’s add a firewall rule and see the equivalent command

Modify the rule as needed and click ok.

The equivalent command line

/ip firewall filter add chain=forward out-interface=ether1 action=accept

Here’s how the resulting firewall rule is displayed

Final words

So here’s an intro about Mikrotik Winbox, hope it has been helpful (like the post and let us know your feedback or questions by commenting or on our webchat)