Download or read book RouterOS by Example written by Stephen Discher and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RouterOS is an operating system that can turn a standard PC or X86 embedded board into a dedicated router, a bandwidth shaper, a transparent packet filter, or a wireless enabled device. It is also the operating system of the RouterBOARD, a hardware platform manufactured by MikroTik. The product can range from a very small home router to a carrier class access concentrator. If you need features and power on a budget, then read on. If you are new to MikroTik or RouterOS, this is going to astound you. In this Second Edition, the author has updated the book for RouterOS Version 6, expanded the examples, and added an important new chapter on MikroTik's Cloud Router Switches.