Network & security vendors · 5 min read

Enable SNMP on MikroTik RouterOS

RouterOS's SNMP setup is a single command or a short menu in Winbox, but a few defaults are worth changing before exposing it.

What you'll need

  • Administrator access to RouterOS (Winbox, WebFig, or CLI)
1

Enable SNMP and set a community

From the RouterOS CLI, enable SNMP and set a community string that isn't the default "public".

/snmp set enabled=yes
/snmp community set [find default=yes] name=linivoRO
2

Restrict access by address

RouterOS lets you scope an SNMP community to specific source addresses; limit it to the sensor's IP rather than the whole management network.

/snmp community set [find name=linivoRO] addresses=10.20.0.50/32
3

Add the router in Linivo

MikroTik's MIB reports interface counters and basic system health; for full flow-based visibility, RouterOS also supports NetFlow export, worth enabling alongside SNMP on anything acting as a real routing chokepoint.