A powerful network monitoring system Mikrotik Dude A powerful network monitoring system

Hey Dude ! The Dude is a free application by MikroTik, which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment . It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and execute actions based on device state changes. Not only can you monitor your devices, you can also manage them. Mass upgrade RouterOS devices, configure them right from within the Dude interface, run network monitoring tools etc.

Why Dude ?! The Dude is free of charge! Auto network discovery and layout Discovers any type or brand of device Device, Link monitoring, and notifications Includes SVG icons for devices, and supports custom icons and backgrounds Easy installation and usage Allows you to draw your own maps and add custom devices Individual Link usage monitoring and graphs Direct access to remote control tools for device management Supports remote Dude server and local client Runs in Linux Wine environment, MacOS Darwine, and Windows

SNMP Vendor independent management Read & Write device static & configuration Major version 1,2c,3 Support by almost all network device & OS MIB & OID

SNMP security Simple Network Management Protocol or Security Not My Problem ?! V 1 , 2c Community id (clear text ) Limiting access by IP address V 3 User & password Encrypted Even read access is dangerous !

Enabling SNMP on RouterOS IP > SNMP For other OS please google it !

Installing the Dude & basic configuration Download & install Web interface enabling SNMP settings

What can we do with Dude ?! Device map Notification Charts Syslog

Create a map of our network Add new device Change settings Change appearance Our tools & remote update Links & unmanaged device Sub maps

Notification If you want to receive notice that something is down you need to look first at how the Dude looks at the status of a device . Here is the order of things 1st: Up -> 2nd: unstable -> 3rd: down Default notification Custom Notification Print OID command SNMP walker Set a notification on a device

Charts Add new chart Data sources

Dude Log Dude log Action : Shows when devices or settings are added or changed Debug : Shows critical information Event : Shows when somebody logs in, when Dude server starts and stops changed * The built in Logs cannot be changed or cleared. * you can add a new log, that can be used for local action logging, and for the built-in Syslog.

Dude Log Syslog The Dude has a built-in standard syslog server, which can be turned on in the Server settings  Syslog  tab . It is also possible to change from the default 514 port, to some other TCP port. The Syslog works very well with the RouterOS Remote logging ability. Enable syslog server Send log from MikroTik to syslog

Please don’t ask difficult question ! ;)