Winbox is a small utility that allows the administration of MikroTik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI. It is a native Win32 binary but can be run on Linux and macOS (OSX) using Wine. Download WinBox - WinBox is a Windows Emulator for Mac OS 7.55 to Mac OS X 10.0 And Up, Also with the Win32 version that runs from Windows 95 to Windows 7.
Winbox for Mac is a small utility that allows administration of MikroTik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI. It is a native Win32 binary, but can be run on Linux and MacOS (OSX) using Wine. All interface functions are as close as possible mirroring the console functions, that is why there are no sections in the manual. Some of advanced and system critical configurations are not possible from WinBox for Mac, like MAC address change on an interface changelog.It supports IPv6 connectivity. To connect to the routers IPv6 address, it must be placed in square braces the same as in web browsers
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when connecting to IPv6 server. Winbox for macOS neighbor discovery is now capable of discovering IPv6 enabled routers. As you can see from the image below, there are two entries for each IPv6 enabled router, one entry is with IPv4 address and another one with IPv6 link-local address.Winbox Mac Os X Download 10 11 4
It has MDI interface meaning that all menu configuration (child) widows are attached to main (parent) Winbox window and are showed in work area. By default the app shows most commonly used parameters. However sometimes it is needed to see another parameters, for example 'BGP AS Path' or other BGP attributes to monitor if routes are selected properly. It is possible to upload and download files to/from router using win box drag & drop functionality. You can also download file by pressing right mouse button on it and selecting 'Download'.
It can be used as a tool to monitor traffic of every interface, queue or firewall rule in real-time. Screenshot below shows ethernet traffic monitoring graphs.Features and Highlights
- Winbox.exe is signed with an Extended Validation certificate, issued by SIA Mikrotīkls (MikroTik).
- WinBox uses ECSRP for key exchange and authentication (requires new winbox version).
- Both sides verify that other side knows password (no man in the middle attack is possible).
- Winbox in RoMON mode requires that agent is the latest version to be able to connect to latest version routers.
- Winbox uses AES128-CBC-SHA as encryption algorithm (requires winbox version 3.14 or above).
FAQ
Winbox cannot connect to the router's IP address?
Make sure that Mac firewall is set to allow connections or disable windows firewall.
I get an error '(port 20561) timed out' when connecting to routers mac address
Windows (7/8) does not allow mac connection if file and print sharing is disabled.
Note: Requires MikroTik router.
As many MAC OS users we were fighting with installing Winbox to our MACs.
Winbox is a very nice tool, probably one of the best for network management and configuration. The safest way is to run Wine HQ and run native Winbox for windows on it. Here are the steps how to install Mikrotik Winbox on MAC OS Catalina 10.15.4.
- At first we need to install WINE HQ. It’s available for free on the website – https://www.winehq.org
- To install the WINE HQ, we need to install Xquartz package. Please note that the Xquartz package 2.7.11 is breaking fonts in Windows apps that are running in Wine. That’s why we recommend to use the Xquarts 2.7.9. You can get the package here – https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.7.9.html
- When both packages are installed, it’s time to download latest Winbox from Mikrotik website https://mikrotik.com/download
Now we can open the Winbox, it will run Wine HQ automatically, it also allows to open multiple windows and connect to different routers :
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