All MikroTik devices come with some kind of default configuration. There are several different configurations depending on board type:

You can run the command /system default-configuration print to see the exact applied default configuration commands.

CPE Router

In this type of configuration, the router is configured as a wireless client device. WAN interface is a Wireless interface. WAN port has configured DHCP client, is protected by IP firewall and MAC discovery/connection is disabled. 

List of routers using this type of configuration:

CPE RouterMode:

  • * wireless interface connected to providers network (WAN port);
  • * WAN port is protected by firewall and enabled DHCP client

wlan1 Configuration:

  •  mode: station;
  •  band: 2ghz-b/g/n;
  •  tx-chains: 0;1;
  •  rx-chains: 0;1;
  •  installation: outdoor;
  •  wpa2: no;
  •  ht-extension: 20/40mhz-XX;

LAN Configuration:

  •  IP address 192.168.88.1/24 is set on ether1 (LAN port)
  •  DHCP Server: enabled;
  •  DNS: enabled;

WAN (gateway) Configuration:

  •  gateway:wlan1 ;
  •  ip4 firewall: enabled;
  •  ip6 firewall: enabled;
  •  NAT: enabled;
  •  DHCP Client: enabled;

Login

  •  admin user protected by a password

Configuration preview :
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LTE CPE AP router

This configuration type is applied to routers that have both LTE and wireless interfaces. LTE interface is considered a WAN port protected by a firewall and MAC discovery/connection disabled. The IP address on the WAN port is acquired automatically. Wireless is configured as an access point and bridged with all available Ethernet ports.

List of routers using this type of configuration:

CPE RouterMode:

* wireless interface connected to providers network (WAN>

* WAN port is protected by firewall and enabled DHCP cli>

LAN Configuration:

  • The IP address 192.168.188.1/24 is set on the bridge (LAN por>
  • DHCP Server: enabled;
  • DNS: enabled;

WAN (gateway) Configuration:

  • gateway:lte1 ;
  • ip4 firewall: enabled;
  • ip6 firewall: enabled;
  • NAT: enabled;

Login

  • admin user protected by a password

Configuration preview :
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AP Router

This type of configuration is applied to home access point routers to be used straight out of the box without additional configuration (except router passwords and wireless keys)

First Ethernet is always configured as a WAN port (protected by a firewall, enabled DHCP client, and disabled MAC connection/discovery). Other Ethernet ports and wireless interfaces are added to the local LAN bridge with 192.168.88.1/24 address set and configured DHCP server. In the case of dual-band routers, one wireless is configured as a 5 GHz access point and the other as a 2.4 GHz access point.

List of routers using this type of configuration:

RouterMode:

* WAN port is protected by firewall and enabled DHCP cli>

* Wireless and Ethernet interfaces (except WAN port/s) are part of the LAN bridge

LAN Configuration:

  • The IP address 192.168.88.1/24 is set on the bridge (LAN port)
  • DHCP Server: enabled;
  • DNS: enabled;

wlan1 Configuration:

  • mode: ap-bridge;
  • band: 2ghz-b/g/n;
  • tx-chains: 0;1;
  • rx-chains: 0;1;
  • installation: indoor;
  • wpa2: no;
  • ht-extension: 20/40mhz-XX;

WAN (gateway) Configuration:

  • ip4 firewall: enabled;
  • ip6 firewall: enabled;
  • NAT: enabled;
  • DHCP Client: enabled;

Login

  • admin user protected by a password

Configuration preview :

PTP Bridge, W60G Bridge:

Bridged Ethernet with a wireless interface. The default IP address 192.168.88.1/24 is set on the bridge interface. There are two possible options - CPE and AP. For CPE wireless interface is set in "station-bridge" mode, and for AP "bridge" mode is used. W60G Bridge - This configuration type is applied to routers that have a 60 GHz point-to-point link.

PTP Bridge:

* Wireless and LAN interfaces are bridged;

LAN Configuration:

Login

  • admin user protected by a password

Configuration preview :

List of routers using this type of configuration:


W60G Bridge:

 * W60G and LAN interfaces are bridged;

wlan60-1 Configuration:

  • SSID: MikroTik;
  • mode:station-bridge;
  • password: no;
  • The IP address 192.168.88.1/24 is set on the bridge 

Login

  • admin user protected by a password

Configuration preview :

List of routers using this type of configuration:

WISP Bridge

The configuration is the same as PTP Bridge in AP mode, except that wireless mode is set to ap_bridge for PTMP setups. The router can be accessed directly using a MAC address. If the device is connected to the network with an enabled DHCP server, configured DHCP client configured on the bridge interface will get the IP address, that can be used to access the router.

List of routers using this type of configuration:

WISP Bridge:

 * wireless and LAN interfaces are bridged;

wlan1 Configuration:

  • mode: ap-bridge;
  • band: 2ghz-b/g/n;
  • tx-chains: 0;1;
  • rx-chains: 0;1;
  • installation:   outdoor;
  • wpa2: no;
  • ht-extension:   20/40mhz-XX;

wlan2 Configuration:

  • mode: ap-bridge;
  • band: 5ghz-a/n/ac;
  • tx-chains: 0;1;
  • rx-chains: 0;1;
  • installation:   outdoor;
  • wpa2: no;
  • ht-extension:   20/40/80mhz-XXXX;

LAN Configuration:

  • DHCP Client: enabled on bridge (LAN port);

Login

  • admin user protected by a password

Configuration preview :

Switch

This configuration utilizes switch chip features to configure a basic switch. All Ethernet ports are added to switch group and default IP address 192.168.88.1/24 is set on bridge interface.

List of routers using this type of configuration:

Switch mode:

  • All interfaces switched;

Login

  • admin user protected by a password

Configuration preview :

IP Only

When no specific configuration is found, IP address 192.168.88.1/24 is set on ether1, or combo1, or sfp1.

List of routers using this type of configuration:

LAN:

  • IP on etherx: 192.168.88.1/24;

Login

  • admin no password.

Configuration preview :

CAP

This type of configuration is used when a device needs to be used as a wireless client device controlled by CAPsMAN.

When CAP default configuration is loaded, ether1 is considered a management port with DHCP client configured. All other Ethernet interfaces are bridged and wlan1 is set to be managed by CAPsMAN.

To load CAP configuration refer to Reset Button manual.