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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
The following steps are for setting up monitoring on one MikroTik router at a time.
> Click here to log into Monro Cloud Monitoring.
> Log in with either your mobile number or email address.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
> The following requires a Proxy Server to be created to securely send the data to the cloud.
> If you have not installed a proxy yet, follow this simple 10 minute guide.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
Before proceeding, let's make sure the connection to the proxy is working.
> From within the Monro Cloud Monitoring Dashboard, click Monitoring.
> Click Hosts.
> You will see a default host called Gateway-CompanyName
> Click Latest Data
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
> If the Last Value is less than 5 minutes, the proxy is syncing correctly.
> If it is greater than 5 minutes, contact support at support@monrocloud.com if you need assistance.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
Now that we have confirmed the Proxy and Monro Cloud are talking, lets setup SNMP on the MikroTik device.
In this example we will use a MikroTik Router on version 7.20.8 (long-term).
> Log into your MikroTik Router.
> Navigate to IP > SNMP.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
> Click Communities in the center of the page.
> Click New.
> Enter a username as Name.
> Set Security to Private.
> Set Authentication Protocol to SHA1.
> Set Encryption Protocol to AES.
> Enter secure passphrases.
> Click Ok.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
> On the main SNMP page, enable SNMP.
> Click Apply.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
We now need to setup proxy rules so Monro Cloud knows which devices to manage.
> Click here
to access the tool.
> Select Yes
> Enter the email address registered with your account.
> Enter your Company name (Monitoring > Hosts > Gateway-CompanyName)
> Enter the IP range as either: single IP address, a range like 10.10.56.0-255 or multiple ranges like 10.10.56.0-255, 10.11.56.0-255.
> Enter the same Authentication Passphrase from previous steps.
> Enter the same Privacy Passphrase from previous steps.
> Click Create Discovery Rule.
Note: If you have setup Proxy Rules already and they cover the same IP range, you will not need to do this again.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
> Wait a few minutes for the verification to complete.
> You will be presented with your current discovery rules.
> If you have made a mistake, simply navigate to Delete Proxy Rules
to delete them and start again.
> If you accidentally closed the page, use this tool to Get a List of Proxy Rules
.
Note: If you have setup Proxy Rules already and they cover the same IP range, you will not need to do this again.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
Behind the scenes, many automated tasks have been completed for you and you can now see your active devices.
Inside your Monro Cloud Monitoring account:
> Select Data Collection > Hosts
> You should now see the FortiGate device, in this example the device was called MikroTik
> 12 Default Items are already monitoring your device such as Ping and Device Uptime.
> Step 11 will show you how to configure more granular monitoring.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup
> Click on your host from Data Collection > Hosts.
> Click Unlink next to Generic by SNMP.
> Click Select next to Templates.
> Click Select again.
> Select Templates/Network devices.
> Select Mikrotik by SNMP or any other relevant template.
> Click Update.
> You will now see an extensive list of Items against the device.
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MikroTik Monitoring Setup - COMPLETE
> Select Dashboards to see active information about your FortiGate appliance.
