Neighbor discovery will show also devices that are not compatible with Winbox, like Cisco routers or any other device that uses CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol). The port can be changed in the RouterOS services menu. You can also enter the port number after the IP address, separating them with a colon, like this 192.168.88.1:9999.

To connect to the router enter the IP or MAC address of the router, specify username and password (if any) and click on the Connect button. When you open Winbox loader for the first time simple mode layout will be used: There are two Winbox loader modes: simple which is enabled by default and advanced.

When winbox.exe is downloaded, double click on it, and the Winbox loader window will pop up. Winbox loader can be downloaded from the MikroTik download page.

Winbox uses AES128-CBC-SHA as an encryption algorithm (requires Winbox version 3.14 or above).

Winbox in RoMON mode requires that the agent is the latest version to be able to connect to the latest version routers.

Both sides verify that the other side knows the password (no man in the middle attack is possible).

WinBox uses ECSRP for key exchange and authentication (requires a new Winbox version).

Winbox.exe is signed with an Extended Validation certificate, issued by SIA Mikrotīkls (MikroTik).

Some advanced and system critical configurations are not possible from the Winbox, like MAC address change on an interface Winbox changelogįrom Winbox v3.14, the following security features are used: All Winbox interface functions are as close as possible mirroring the console functions, that is why there are no Winbox sections in the manual. It is a native Win32 binary but can be run on Linux and macOS (OSX) using Wine. Winbox is a small utility that allows the administration of MikroTik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI.

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