MikroTik Winbox bundled into macOS app with Wine. Contribute to nrlquaker/winbox-mac development by creating an account on GitHub. Winbox is a small utility that allows administration of MikroTik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI. It is a native Win32 binary, but can be run on Linux and MacOS (OSX) using Wine. All Winbox interface functions are as close as possible mirroring the console functions, that is why there are no Winbox sections in the manual. Winbox is a very nice tool, probably one of the best for network management and configuration. Ultimately, the best way to run native Winbox for windows is via Wine HQ. Here are the steps how to install Mikrotik Winbox on MAC OS, running on High Sierra 10.13.6. Winbox is a small utility that allows the administration of MikroTik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI. It is a native Win32 binary but can be run on Linux and macOS (OSX) using Wine. Step-by-step guide.
mikrotikWinbox LOADERtool make it easy to control routerboard or x86 devices that operated by routeros .
- winbox port : 8291 TCP
| winbox |
Starting Winbox
before start using winbox you must connect your computer directly to the mikrotik router with an ethernet cable or connecting them throw a switch.1. click the discovery button [...].
2. you will see your router mac address and ip in a pop up window.
3. click on mac address and it will be typed in the [connect to] text box .
4. click connect button and wait for winbox gui load.
winbox version 3
whats new ?
• Group saved routers and keep big lists of them
• Sort by IP address, MAC, version etc.
• Filter and search in Saved or Neighbors
• Ability to keep Loader open when connecting
• Winbox can now self-upgrade
• If connection is lost, it will offer to reconnect later
• Log can be sorted, and now has columns
for more info about winbox v3 visit mikrotik forum.
winbox for android
but unfortunately its not offical app from mikrotik. winbox demo
demo.mt.lv or demo2.mt.lv
Winbox Mac Address
Updates
You only need to download Winbox once. After your first install, use Winbox ⇢ Tools ⇢ Check For Updates to upgrade to new versions. This works on both Windows, macOS and Linux, and is fast as it only downloads about 1.5 MB.
Winbox on Mac is packaged and running inside a small license-free virtual Windows installation. This means it has it's own filesystem, so if you download and install a new version, remember first to export your address list from the old app, before you might overwrite the app and all adresses with the new version. Import and export with Winbox ⇢ Tools ⇢ Export/Import. If you overwrite your old Mac app without doing this, you will loose your routerlist. Off course it's much easier always to use Check for updates instead, as this preserves the address list.
Sessions
Winbox stores all sessions on your client in one session file per router connection. This means that the next time you connect to the router with Winbox, the size and placement of the windows, the columns you have chosen to show for each window etc. are all preserved until next time you connect. Sessions are stored per IP/MAC, so you will connect to different sessions, if you connect to the same router using different IPs/MAC.
With the top menu bar item Tools ⇢ Move Sessions Folder..., you can relocate the path where Winbox stores these small session files. By moving them to a shared/synced folder, you can share session files between several installations or even between different users. Also for a Mac it is always smart to move them outside of the virtual file system, so you preserve them, if you should choose to download a new Winbox version.
First time usage
Winbox have the menus in nearly the same 'paths' as ssh/terminal, so if you read a script, you will in most situations find the same menus in the same nested hierarchy in Winbox. Winbox also show changes live. If you are 2 persons logged into the same MikroTik unit from separate computers, any changes done from the other client, will live change in your Winbox interface.
Winbox also have undo/redo buttons and a very convenient safe mode button. If you press safe mode, and loose the connection to the device, it will drop all your changes since you pressed safe mode and ensure you have access again. This means that you can not accidentally lock yourself out during firewall changes, as long as you have safe mode on.
You can do almost everything from Winbox, and Winbox also have extra tools available, especially useful is right clicking any interface and pressing Torch, which will show all active connections live for that interface. A few rarely needed configuration changes are only available from the terminal. An example: you can change the MAC address for a bridge with Winbox, but if you want to change MAC on an interface you need to use a command. You can use the menu item New terminal, to open a console window inside Winbox for these changes.
Winbox and MAC / Layer 2 connections
Mikrotik Winbox App 1.0 For Mac Download
Apart from the usual IP connections, there is a tab at the top of the address table named Neighbors. This shows MAC addresses for all MikroTik devices on the same LAN (layer 2). Double-clicking the MAC address in the table, will connect to the MAC address, even without any IP addresses on the device. If you enable the RoMON service on a MikroTik, you can even Connect to RoMON, and then the neighbors tab will change to show MikroTik devices on the remote RoMON connected MikroTiks LAN.
Use the Add/Set button to store the device in the address list. This works for both IP-addresses, MAC adresses and even a MAC connected MikroTik through a MikroTik RoMON (Winbox will then first connect to RoMON on the outer device, and then MAC connect inside it's LAN).
Using the neighbours tab is the fastest way to configure your new MikroTik, just put a cable in port 2, click the neighbours tab and double click the MAC address, then your are connected without needing to change any IPs.
Links
Mikrotik Winbox Macbook
FAQ
Download Winbox
- Are there other ways on macOS to trust the app?
Apart from right-clicking and pressing open, you can also press top left of your screen: ⇢ System... ⇢ Security... ⇢ General ⇢ Open anyway