Information is displayed in following IP or MAC] ( ) - Winbox on ()įrom screenshot above we can see that user admin is logged into router with IP address 10.1.101.18. Title bar shows information to identify with which router Winbox session is opened. Work area - area where all menu windows are opened.For example if IPv6 package is disabled, then IPv6 menu and all it's sub-menus will not be displayed. This list changes depending on what packages are installed. Menu bar on the left - list of all available menus and sub-menus.Main toolbar at the top where users ca add various info fields, like CPU and memory usage.Winbox interface has been designed to be intuitive for most of the users. Download Winbox for OSX (Winebottler package).We have provided a readymade Winbox package that you can simply download and run: It is possible to use Winbox in Apple MacOS (OSX) operating system by using WineBottler software to package the application together with Wine. Note - description of the router that will be saved to the list.Load Previous Session - if checked, winbox will try to restore all previously opened windows.

Secure Mode - if checked, winbox will use TLS encryption to secure session.

Keep Password - if unchecked, password is not saved to the list.

Password - password used for authentication.

Connect To: - destination IP or MAC address of the router.

Allows to run various tools: removes all items from the list, clears cache on the local disk, imports addresses from wbx file or exports them to wbx file.

Remove - Remove selected entry from saved list.

Saved entries are listed at the bottom of loader window.

Save - Save address, login, password and note.- discovers and shows MNDP (MikroTik Neighbor Discovery Protocol) or CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) devices.Note: Neighbor discovery will show also devices which are not compatible with Winbox, like Cisco routers or any other device that uses CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol)ĭescription of buttons and fields of loader screen Click on the menu item that says Winbox to download winbox.exe When downloading from the router, open a web browser and enter router's IP address, RouterOS welcome page will be displayed. Winbox loader can be downloaded directly from the router or from the mikrotik download page. Some of advanced and system critical configurations are not possible from winbox, like MAC address change on an interface. It is a native Win32 binary, but can be run on Linux and Mac OSX using Wine.Īll Winbox interface functions are as close as possible to Console functions, that is why there are no Winbox sections in the manual. Winbox is a small utility that allows administration of Mikrotik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI. 4.3 Customizing list of displayed columns.

Winbox mikrotik 2.2.16