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The WinBox Bug That Silently Breaks Apple Wi-Fi
https://youtu.be/dAq4-usywxU In part two of Episode 4, Tyler Casey of DMTech walks Marc through a discovery that has been quietly wrecking Wi-Fi for MikroTik operators — and doing it in a way that's almost impossible to catch unless you know…
Blank Backups in Admiral Platform?
Blank Backups in Admiral Platform? Your MikroTik SSH Host Key May Be Corrupt If your MikroTik backups are showing up blank in Admiral Platform, one possible cause is a corrupt SSH host key on the MikroTik itself. We recently helped…
What’s New in Admiral Platform: Cleaner Logs, WatchTower Backups, Hydra Import, and More
Admiral Platform continues to evolve with a focus on making MikroTik and network infrastructure management faster, cleaner, and easier at scale. Over the last few months, we’ve released several improvements across logging, WatchTower, router discovery, Router Health, historical tracking, and…
Blocked by Device Mode!
Over the last year, I’ve noticed something happening more and more often while working on MikroTiks: I go to use a perfectly normal troubleshooting or operations tool — RoMON, Bandwidth Test, Ping Speed, Traffic Generator, maybe even something tied to…
What’s New in Admiral Platform: Uptime Report & Problematic Routers View
We've recently shipped two features that make it significantly easier to monitor fleet health and troubleshoot issues across your deployment. Uptime Report You'll now find a dedicated Uptime Report under Reports > Uptime Report. This page gives you a clear picture…
Allen Bradley + MikroTik + Admiral = yes, please!
One of our recent on-premise Admiral customers told us something we hear a lot: Admiral is incredible at centralizing the health and status of hundreds of MikroTik routers and switches—but he wished he had the same visibility, alerts, and notifications…
Introducing Mastering MikroTik
https://youtu.be/N4MYEXsuNp0 We’re excited to officially launch Introduction to Mastering MikroTik — a practical, real-world training built to help you move from following tutorials to designing resilient networks with intention. Why we built this class Mastering MikroTik isn’t about memorizing commands. It’s about understanding how the pieces…
RouterOS Script to Validate Connectivity
NETWORK ENGINEER TIP As part of building the VXLAN class, one of our engineers put together a useful helper script to streamline the process. It’s worth noting that this script is intended for transport links that use a /29 addressing scheme…
Scaling MikroTik Labs Worldwide with RoMON
As we built our MikroTik VXLAN class for Admiral Academy, one deliverable mattered as much as the curriculum itself: a lab environment that was powerful, safe, and frictionless for students anywhere in the world. To make the training truly hands-on,…
Choosing MikroTik Hardware for High-Performance VXLAN Networks
NETWORK ENGINEERING GUIDE A comprehensive guide to selecting the right MikroTik switches and routers for hardware-accelerated VXLAN deployments—from budget lab setups to terabit-scale ISP cores. One of the greatest strengths of MikroTik routers, switches, and access points is that nearly…
Introducing Script Commander — Automate & Scale Your MikroTik Fleet with One Click
Script Commander, is a new feature on Admiral Platform designed to give you better control over your MikroTik network — without the manual headaches. When managing dozens, hundreds, or thousands of MikroTiks, repetitive tasks like VLAN changes, firewall updates, DHCP…
Why Engineers Need Tik Training on MikroTik VxLAN with Dynamic Routing
When Networks Fail — It’s Rarely the Hardware Your routers aren’t broken — your design is.Most network failures in MikroTik environments trace back to misconfigurations at the architecture level: MTU mismatches, OSPF errors and misconfigurations, and missing redundancy. At Admiral, we’ve seen this…
Admiral Adds Neighbors — in Prep for Hydra! ⚓️
At Admiral, we’re always looking for ways to make your dashboard smarter, faster, and more complete. This month, we’re rolling out a brand-new feature inside the EXTRAS tab: Neighbors — your network visibility just got a whole lot clearer. Meet…
3 Super-Important Things to know about MikroTik AX WiFi
This weekend I decided to “level-up” my home Wi-Fi by mixing in some new MikroTik AX gear with my existing AC setup. I figured it would be a straightforward upgrade—newer radios, faster speeds, better everything. In reality? It turned into…
⚓ Tik Training: Master MikroTik VxLAN & Dynamic Routing in 6 Weeks
Build redundancy, resiliency, and scalability into your network — the Admiral way. When networks fail, it’s rarely because of bad luck — it’s because of bad design.At Admiral Academy, we’ve spent years operating and supporting MikroTik networks at scale for ISPs,…
Automated Speed Test Reporting for MikroTiks
At Admiral Platform, we’re always listening to network operators who depend on accurate performance data — especially those participating in government-funded broadband programs like RDOF, CAF, and BEAD. One of our customers asked us: "What if Admiral could run automated…
Admiral Endpoints Helps Streamline Work Flows and Automations with Managing & Monitoring
How Internet Service Providers use Admiral Endpoints to Monitor Linux Servers and Ubiquiti Wave LR When networks fail, it’s rarely an instant collapse — it starts with slow-growing issues like a disk creeping toward full capacity, CPU usage spiking under…
Admiral is Heading to WISPAPALOOZA 2025 in Las Vegas!
We’re excited to share that Admiral Platform will be attending WISPAPALOOZA 2025 in Las Vegas! 🎉 This annual gathering brings together ISPs, MSPs, network engineers, and industry innovators—and we can’t wait to connect with you in person. Visit Admiral at…
Roadmap Webinar
Watch the Webinar Replay! https://youtu.be/feKRJtoqLQE 🚀 Upcoming Admiral Platform Roadmap Webinar: See What’s Next We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Admiral Platform Roadmap Webinar, where we’ll share an exclusive look at the powerful new features and enhancements coming to…