Evening (morning) fellas - a fresh noob here. Somewhat confused right from the start. So I am greeted with this pic upon initial log-on: [0] I decide to take a look at the exact commands that default configuration and pre the show script: #| Welcome to RouterOS! #| 1) Set a strong router pass…

Sort of what @rextended said. Other devices meant for home (here meaning typical) use cases have a much longer "apply" script. Yours has a minimal one. While the application of the config is custom per device, the removal is generic. You can see that the removal mostly targets things marked "defcon…

[image] 0samaBinSmokin: CCR2004-16G-2S+ Mikrotik line of products is divided by a (sometimes difficult to see) line between the "SoHo" devices and the "Pro" ones. The CCR2004 is a "Pro" one and has an almost empty default configuration, in practice only an IP address assigned to ether15. Bu…

See, that's something new to me. I've learned to expect some form of precise data. But all good tho, I'm gonna take this into consideration going further

That is understandable and makes perfect sense, however, I guess it's fair for a newcomer to expect a bit more truthful information given by the system, no..?

If you have the patience to wait an hour (I'm at work) I can prepare a script for you to convert it, provided that the current configuration is identical to the one written on first post.

Thank you for the offer, I do believe that script has to be floating online somewhere - I will dig it up. Besides, people posting their scripts - I am already reconstructing the missing pieces:)

I appreciate that clarification. This answered my question perfectly.

[image] 0samaBinSmokin: Thank you for the offer, I do believe that script has to be floating online somewhere - I will dig it up. Besides, people posting their scripts - I am already reconstructing the missing pieces:) I would provide you with a correct script, with all the necessary defaults…

First paste this on terminal: [image] Buying - RB1100AHx4 Dude Edition - Questions about Firewall Beginner Basics search tag # rextended default firewall rules WARNING: default WAN and LAN interface list must be defined WARNING: if you do not know what you ar…

The default configuration is for the WAN to be on ether1 and to connect via DHCP-client.

Basic setup confusion

RouterOS Beginner Basics

jaclaz August 11, 2025, 2:22pm 17

Be very aware of Rule #4: