HOW TO

BUILD

YOUR OWN MIKROTIK WIFI

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE START

COUTION: Thing You Need To Know

I. Please do it with your own risk.

II. Im a nubs in the computer skills, so if you need for Technical Support please see links I was

provided in the last page (sources and citation).

III. Im not professional in Networking System, so I just provided very simple explanation in this

tutorial because my knowledge and experience limitation.

IV. Please remember that this tutorial is not based on my idea. See source and citation page for

further information!

V. If you have problem when try this tutorial, you can contact me. I will so glad if we can share and

solve problems together.

UNDERSTAND: My Assumptions about You

I. You have basic knowledge and experienced working with popular operating system, such as:

Windows and Linux Ubuntu.

II. You have basic knowledge about Networking System, such as: IP, DNS and MAC.

III. You have basic knowledge about related hardware, especially Network Hardware, such as: ADSL

Router, Router/Switch/Hub and Access Point

Say thank to Mr Nathan Gusti Ryan

:D

PREPARE!

Sketch the topology

That's why you must have basic knowledge about Network System. There's many variation of network

building depend on the access scale and networking size. Large network may need more node to

connecting each other and you may pay attention with the extra requirements, such as hardware,

access point and privacy.

Hunting for Hardware

There is many hardware type in the market depend on bandwidth, network support (ADSL, Satellite,

3G, LAN, WLAN etc.) and network scale. So you must have perfect plan for your network criteria. Have

suitable hardware may increase efficiencies and reduce the cost.

Because my limitation and I'm only have basic knowledge about Network System, so this tutorial have

limitation on implementation. This tutorial may only suitable for small networking scale, such as private

network, home network and small public network. See pictures below:

Picture 1.1

(http://thinkxfree.wordpress.com)

Picture 1.2

(http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/85948446.png)

Both of pictures above have same mechanism, that's must be easy for you to understand. First thing

you must know, in the mikrotik mechanism there's must have RouterOS which control your network

I/O. The only different between them is where RouterOS planted, in the picture 1.1 topology use

standard PC, but in the picture 1.2 topology use RB 750*.

*RouterBoard (RB) is hardware product from mikrotik. If you want easier method, I recommended you

to use RouterBoard.

So, I recommended you must prepared:

UTP Cable

Routerboard or PC with dual PCI LAN Card (Realtek / DLink / Intel etc.)

ADSL Modem

Router Switch

Access Point (optional)

NETWORK CONFIGURATION

&

ROUTEROS SETUP

FIRST STEP

Connect basic peripheral (Modem RouterBoard / PC Router Access Point)

If you use RouterBoard, you can skip this step

If you use PC Router:

1. Build your PC specification

RouterOS can run low spec PC specification:

Minimal processor : Pentium II 400 MHz or Pentium III

Minimal storage : 1 GB of Hard disk and 64 /128 MB of RAM

Dual port LAN Card : for ADSL Modem and Access Point

2. Download RouterOS from http://www.mikrotik.com/download

In RouterOS category choose PC / x86

3. Burn downloaded RouterOS (.iso file) to CD

SECOND STEP

Before use RouterOS, you must configure ADSL Modem as Bridge

THIRD STEP

If you use RouterBoard, see ip configuration in the next page *or you can skip step.

If you use PC as PC Router, Install RouterOS first!

There are many option as you see in the picture above, but dont confuse, stay calm. RouterOS is a

standalone OS that will be your default OS, its lightweight that only need 64 MB of RAM to run, thats

why you can use old PC. Follow the instruction, or you can press a then press spacebar to install

instantly.

After reboot. You will see login prompt to get RouterOS access, if you dont create the password before

(in user-manager option), default password is empty.

Now you must pay more attention in this step. You have basic knowledge about networking system, so

you understand that each peripheral must have address to talk each other. Interesting point here, you

can create any IP address you want for each peripheral depend on your topology plan.

See picture 1.1

You know that common IP for Speedy ADSL Modem (TP-LINK) is 192.168.1.1, so will be like this:

Ether1 (mikrotik to modem) : 192.168.1.10

Ether2 (mikrotik to LAN) : 192.168.88.251

You may not confuse with IP configuration because PPPoe Dial Up can automatically search the Bridge

Modem, if DHCP Server enable. But create your own IP configuration make your work easily. So do this:

Type: /ip address print

If theres empty, then you must add the IP manually

Type:

ip address add interface=ether1 address=192.168.1.10 netmask=255.255.255.0 network=192.168.1.1

broadcast=192.168.1.255

* You can add ethernet2 IP with same method but easier to do it through WinBox in the next step

FOURTH STEP

Your Mikrotik ready to use, but your work not yet done, you need more configuration to make your

Mikrotik Network work perfect.

First thing, you must download WinBox from http://www.mikrotik.com/download or you can use

Telnet utility in windows. For me, easier to use WinBox because its have small size but powerfull to

control and easy configure your Mikrotik.

In the WinBox, you will find two interface. To make your work easier, change each interface name

whatever you want. In the picture below, I change two interface name with LAN and SPEEDY

Then setting each interface IP address

LAN: 192.168.88.251/24 and SPEEDY: 192.168.10/24

Then setting IP DNS dor SPEEDY interface:

Go to or click IP option

Then create PPPoE Client:

When prompt new dialog, in the General Tab, you can change name and type, but no problem if you

want to use the default setting, then choose which interface to be PPPoe Client

In Dial Out Tab type your Speedy Account

Or you can input your Speed username and password trough WebBox. The WebBox provide

configuration option like WinBox, but WebBox easier to use, recommended if you beginner level in the

Network System.

If username and password are correct, automatically microtic DialUp to ADSL Modem to request

authentication then you will see new IP address (125.164.75.150) in the Address List dialog box.

You need ensure that clients computer can get Internet Access, so you must create NAT Rule which

has Masquarade Action

Go to Ip -> Firewall -> NAT

On General Tab -> Chain = srcnat -> OutInterface = pppoe out1

On Action Tab -> Masquarade

If you look for easier way, you can create NAT trough WebBox

Public Interface = pppoe out1 and check NAT

Now your mikrotik provide Internet Access to your ADSL Modem for client computer as pppoe client,

but the client cannot connect to the internet directly because theres no gateway to your ISP. This is

the important step: You must provide Route the pppoe connection.

Click on the IP Network of PPPoe-out1 interface (125.164.72.1), this is a IP Gateway of your ISP (Telkom

Speedy). Then add new Route which configuration setting: Destination: 0.0.0.0/0 and gateway:

125.164.72.1

Yes its done !

Your Mikrotik ready to use !

You can test the internet connection by PING.

202.134.1.10 is Surabaya Speedy DNS. If your connection configuration correct, your mikrotik

should success ping to that DNS Address.

If PC Client can not get internet connection, the common cause this problem is in the IP configuration,

maybe DHCP connection not enable in PC Client. So do it manually on PC client

ITS TIME FOR INTERNET PARTY !

SOURCE AND CITATION

HTTP://THINKXFREE.WORDPRESS.COM/2010/04/16/STEP-BY-STEP-INSTALLASI-ROUTER-MIKROTIK-DGN-ADSL-SPEEDY/ (PRIMARY SOURCE)

HTTP://APPSTRACK.BLOGSPOT.COM/2012/04/INSTALL-MIKROTIK-ROUTEROS-PADA-PC.HTML#.UOZSQSFLMAK (EASY GUIDE ROUTEROS INSTALATION)

HTTP://WWW.MIKROTIK.COM/DOWNLOAD (DWONLOAD ROUTEROS)

HTTP://WWW.MIKROTIK-SOFTWARE.DE/ (MIKROTIK DOWNLOAD CENTER)

HTTP://WIKI.MIKROTIK.COM/WIKI/SUPPORTED_HARDWARE (LIST SUPPORTED HARDWARE)

HTTP://WWW.MIKROTIK-ROUTEROS.NET/INSTALL.ASPX (MAKE ROUTEROS CD)

HTTP://WWW.MIKROTIK.COM/SOFTWARE.HTML (MANUAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT)

HTTP://WWW.ADLINKTECH.COM/PD/WEB/PD_DETAIL.PHP?PID=201&SEQ=0&ID=1&SID=3 (6U COMPACTPCI INTEL PENTIUM III PROCESSOR-LOW POWER BASED SBC)

HTTP://WWW.MIKROTIKINDONESIA.COM/PRODUCT-LIST/16/ROUTERBOARD (LIST ROUTERBOARD AND SPECIFICATION)

HTTP://PITUNGKAS.BLOGSPOT.COM/2012/10/USING-USB-MODEM-INTERNET-CONNECTION-AND.HTML (TIPS AND TRICKS)