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After successful RouterOS software instalation (if it was needed) it is time to access the router for the first time. There are various ways how to connect to it:

• Command Line Interface (CLI) via Telnet, ssh, serial cable or even keyboard and monitor if router has VGA card.
• Web interface (WebFig)
• WinBox configuration utility
• Using mobile utility (TikApp)

Normally you connect to the router by IP addresses with any telnet or SSH client software (a simple text-mode telnet client is usually called telnet and is distributed together with almost any OS).

If no IP or MAC connectivity is available, some devices allow connection through a serial port (DB9 or RJ45, depending on the model);

• Accessing devices over serial console