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Since they enable you to bind your network for security reasons, allocate bandwidth and separate privileges to each computer in the LAN, MikroTik gadgets have long stood out from other router-ware out there. If you recently acquired a device and would like to take advantage of the numerous features they provide, then you need a tool to configure them.

A popular method of setting up and configuring the router is via the official MikroTik WinBox application. The utility comes with a minimalistic and uncomplicated interface featuring almost all functions that you are likely to find in the web-based standard router console. On a side note, you should log out of the console in order to establish the connection via the utility.

It is important to note that the limitation of the utility stems from the fact that it does not allow you to make system critical or advanced configurations, such as modifying the MAC address on an interface, for instance.

In addition to configuration, the application also plays the role of a real-time traffic monitoring tool. In fact, you can check out and analyze the traffic of queue and firewall rule neatly displayed in a color-coded graph. A further noteworthy perk refers to the possibility to download and upload files to and from the router using the drag and drop functionality, a convenient option that can get things going faster.

If you would like to view more details and configure your MikroTik router so that it better suits your network and connection needs, then WinBox is an alternative worth considering.