RouterOS Console Cheat Sheet

Basic Navigation

Connecting to the console:

[?]
command [?]
[Tab]
/
..
/command

RS232/Serial
Telnet
SSH
MAC-Telnet
Winbox
Webfig
RJ45 Rollover

Gives the list of available commands

Gives help on the command and list of arguments
Completes the command/word. If the input is ambiguous, a second [Tab] gives possible options
Move up to base level
Move up one level
Use command at the base level

Base Levels

Popular Sublevel Commands

certificate
ppp
driver
queue
file
radius
interface
routing
ip
snmp
ipv6
special-login
lcd
store
log
system
metarouter
terminal
mpls
tool
partitions
user
port
wireless

Examples
/ip ?
ip route print
inter ether print

General Syntax
add
move
edit/set remove
find
export
print
import
get
enable
comment disable

/ip
accounting
address
arp
dhcp-client
dhcp-relay
dhcp-server
dns
firewall
hotspot
ipsec
neighbor
packing
pool
proxy
route
service
settings
smb
socks
ssh
tftp
traffic-flow
upnp

/system
backup
check-disk
check-installation
clock
console
default
health
history
identity
leds
license
logging
note
ntp
package
reboot
reset-configuration
resource
routerboard
scheduler
script
serial-terminal
shutdown

Not all commands/connection methods may be possible, supported or enabled.

ssh
sup-out
telnet
upgrade
watchdog
/interface
bonding
bridge
eoip
ethernet
gre
ipip
l2tp-client
l2tp-server
lte
mesh
monitor-traffic
ovpn-client
ovpn-server
ppp-client
ppp-server
pppoe-client
pppoe-server
pptp-client

ppp-server
pppoe-client
pppoe-server
pptp-client
pptp-server
sstp-client
sstp-server
traffic-eng
virtual-ethernet
vlan
/routing
bfd
bgp
mme
ospf
rip
/tool
bandwidth-server
bandwidth-test
dns-update
e-mail
fetch
graphing
ip-scan
Version 1.1 20130707
by: Werner van Heerden
werner@neonnetworks.co.za

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Console

mac-scan
mac-server
mac-telnet
netwatch
ping-speed
profile
sms
sniffer
torch
traceroute
traffic-generator
traffic-monitor
wol
bandwidth-server
bandwidth-test
/log
debug
error
info
warning
Popular Keyboard Shortcuts
Control-C
Control-D
Control-X
Control-L
Control-V
Control-\
F1 or ?

Interrupt/Break
Log out
Toggle safe mode
Clear screen
Command auto-complete
Split line at cursor (new line)
Show help