How to install mikrotik

MikroTik RouterOS is the operating system of MikroTik RouterBOARD hardware. It can also be installed on a PC and will turn it into a router with all the necessary features - routing, firewall, bandwidth management, wireless access point, backhaul link, hotspot gateway, VPN server and more.

This tutorial is about how to install mikrotik on a pc :

First step :

-Download the iso file of Mikrotik router OS from mikrotik.com
-Write iso image file on CD
-Put in cdrom and turn it on

After booting from CD you will see a menu where to choose packages to install:

Welcome to MikroTik Router Software installation Move around menu using 'p' and 'n' or arrow keys, select with 'spacebar'. Select all with 'a', minimum with 'm'. Press 'i' to install locally or 'r' to install remote router or 'q' to cancel and reboot.

Press "a" key for select all and then press "i" to install the router OS

You will be asked for 2 questions:
Warning: all data on the disk will be erased!
Continue? [y/n]
Press [Y] to continue or [N] to abort the installation.

Do you want to keep old configuration? [y/n]:
You should choose whether you want to keep old configuration (press [Y]) or to erase the configuration permanently (press [N]) and continue without saving it.

For a fresh installation, press [N].

Creating partition... Formatting disk...

The system will install selected packages. After that you will be prompted to press 'Enter'. Before doing that, remove the CD from your CD-Drive:

Software installed. Press ENTER to reboot

After rebooting type "admin" as login and keep password blank.

Congratulations, router OS is already installed on your PC