Configuring SNMP on MikroTik Routerboard

Tutorial aimed at enabling a basic configuration of SNMP services on a MikroTik Routerboard.

Configuring the SNMP service

Tip

This procedure can also be performed using MikroTik’s Winbox software.

Open a web browser and enter the MikroTik address in the URL. The following screen will appear:

Enter the username and password for your device (the default is admin and leave the password blank). Then, in the left menu, click IP and then click SNMP:

Fill the “Contact Info” field with the person responsible for contacting regarding this device and the “Location” field with its location.

Configuring a Community

Then, click the “Communities” button; the following screen will be displayed:

If the community public already exists, modify the configuration information as shown below; otherwise, click the “Add New” button and fill the screen with the following information:

Click the Ok button and then click the Close button to close the community editing window.

Apply the Configurations

On the SNMP screen, click the Apply button.

From now on SNMP is available on your MikroTik device and can be monitored by Monsta using versions 1 and 2c with the public community.