Set up MikroTik RouterOS with MyWiFi

What you'll need

• WinBox or FTP access to each RouterOS router you're connecting
• MikroTik does not have a cloud controller — this is a self-hosted, per-router setup. There's no fleet-wide config push; each router needs the steps below done individually. Adding it in the MyWiFi dashboard just registers the router and generates your RADIUS credentials; there's no controller URL or API key to enter.
• The MyWiFi RADIUS (one of the standard protocols WiFi hardware uses to ask MyWiFi whether a guest may go online) server IP and shared secret from your MyWiFi device registration screen

Steps

1. In the MyWiFi dashboard, go to Devices and click Add Device.
2. Select the Location, name the device, and under Select Your Hardware choose MikroTik Routerboard.
3. Note the NASID value MyWiFi assigns to this device — you'll need it below.
4. On the router, configure the RADIUS client with the address, secret, and ports MyWiFi gave you:
   • /radius add service=hotspot address={MyWiFi RADIUS IP} secret={shared secret} authentication-port=1812 accounting-port=1813
   • /ip hotspot profile set {profile-name} use-radius=yes radius-accounting=yes radius-interim-update=2m
5. Upload the custom rlogin.html template MyWiFi provides to the router's /hotspot directory, using the WinBox Files panel or FTP. This file redirects guests to your MyWiFi portal along with the session details the router needs to complete login.
6. Add MyWiFi's portal IP or domain to the router's Walled Garden (the short list of domains a guest can reach before logging in) so guests can reach the splash page (the branded login page they see) before they've logged in:
   • /ip hotspot walled-garden ip add dst-address={MyWiFi portal IP} action=accept
7. Set the hotspot profile's login method to allow CHAP and MAC-based login:
   • /ip hotspot profile set {profile-name} login-by=http-chap,mac

Best practice: Because there's no cloud controller for MikroTik, every router in a multi-site deployment needs its own rlogin.html upload and RADIUS configuration. Budget time per router rather than expecting a one-time, fleet-wide setup — and keep a checklist so no router in a rollout gets missed.

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