![]() ![]() Make sure that Mikrotik virtual machine is selected and then click ‘Start’. Now it is the time to start to boot from ISO Image File. ![]() Mount ISO Image (click to enlarge) System Boot Order (click to enlarge) Make sure in System category, the first Boot Order is using CD/DVD-ROM, then click OK. Check Mount CD/DVD Drive and select ISO Image File then point to the mikrotik iso file. The next step is point the virtualbox to use iso image file to boot.Since mikrotik is very small software, 512 MB space is more than enough for you.Select Dynamically expanding storage for the Storage Type (selected by default). Create Virtual Disk Wizard will come up.Virtual Disk Location and Size (click to enlarge) And then we need to create new hard disk for the mikrotik to install. On the Virtual Hard disk, check the Boot Hard Disk (Primary Master) option.For the memory allocation to the virtual machine, accept as default (256 MB) and then click Next.Under OS Type, select Linux as Operating System and Other Linux as Version, then click Next. On the VM Name and OS Type window, insert “Mikrotik” under the Name.Click Machine > New (Ctrl+N) to create new virtual machine through Virtual Machine Wizard. We will boot mikrotik directly from the iso file so we do not need to burn it on a CD/DVD. At the time this tutorial is written, the latest stable version is mikrotik-3.27.iso. Download the Mikrotik iso file on its website here.This tutorial will show you how to install Mikrotik in Virtualbox, an open source and free virtual machine developed by Sun Microsystem. The easiest way to test mikrotik without buying the licence is using virtual machine. Then you need to buy a licence to make it usable. To test mikrotik, you can download the iso file and install it on your PC or laptop. The thing that makes it more attractive is its price that much much cheaper than other router equipment brands. Mikrotik is a Linux-based operating system that bundled with many tools already included such as static/dynamic routing, wireless, hotspot, bandwidth manager and many more. ![]()
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