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Basic IP Address Configuration

Basic IP Address Configuration

Section titled “Basic IP Address Configuration”

TL;DR (Quick Start)

Section titled “TL;DR (Quick Start)”

For the impatient: here’s the 30-second version.

# Add IP address to interface
/ip address add address=192.168.1.1/24 interface=ether1

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Configure IP addresses on MikroTik RouterOS interfaces for network connectivity.

Prerequisites

Section titled “Prerequisites”
  • RouterOS 7.0 or later
  • Access to router via Winbox, WebFig, or SSH
  • At least one active interface (Ethernet, VLAN, Bridge, etc.)

Quick Start

Section titled “Quick Start”

Add an IP Address

Section titled “Add an IP Address”
/ip address add address=192.168.1.1/24 interface=ether1

View Configured Addresses

Section titled “View Configured Addresses”
/ip address print

Example output:

Flags: D - DYNAMIC
Columns: ADDRESS, NETWORK, INTERFACE
#   ADDRESS          NETWORK        INTERFACE
0   192.168.1.1/24   192.168.1.0    ether1

Step-by-Step Configuration

Section titled “Step-by-Step Configuration”

1. Identify Your Interface

Section titled “1. Identify Your Interface”

First, list available interfaces:

/interface print

2. Add IP Address with Comment

Section titled “2. Add IP Address with Comment”
/ip address add address=10.0.0.1/24 interface=ether2 comment="LAN Gateway"

3. Verify Configuration

Section titled “3. Verify Configuration”
/ip address print detail where interface=ether2

Common Scenarios

Section titled “Common Scenarios”

Multiple IPs on One Interface

Section titled “Multiple IPs on One Interface”

You can add multiple IP addresses to a single interface:

/ip address add address=192.168.1.1/24 interface=ether1
/ip address add address=192.168.1.2/24 interface=ether1

Remove an IP Address

Section titled “Remove an IP Address”
/ip address remove [find address="192.168.1.2/24"]

Disable Without Removing

Section titled “Disable Without Removing”
/ip address disable [find address="192.168.1.1/24"]

Verification

Section titled “Verification”

Check that your IP configuration is correct:

# View all addresses
/ip address print


# Test connectivity
/ping 192.168.1.254 count=3

Troubleshooting

Section titled “Troubleshooting”
IssueCauseSolution
”no such interface”Interface name typoCheck /interface print
”address already exists”Duplicate IPRemove existing or use different IP
No connectivityWrong subnet/gatewayVerify network settings
Section titled “Related Topics”

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”

Alternative Configurations

Section titled “Alternative Configurations”
  • DHCP Client - obtain IP address automatically from upstream
  • DHCP Relay - forward DHCP requests to a central server
Section titled “Related Concepts”

See Also

Section titled “See Also”