--- title: "MikroTik" description: "MikroTik is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 3.2k installs sharing analytics and works locally." canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/mikrotik" url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/mikrotik.md" last-updated: "2026-10-22" version: "1.4" --- # MikroTik > MikroTik is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 3.2k installs sharing analytics and works locally. MikroTik is a built-in Home Assistant integration that connects to MikroTik routers over the local network. It tracks connected devices as presence, with options for ARP ping, DHCP lease scanning and a configurable time to keep a device marked as home. Sensors cover CPU usage, CPU temperature, disk usage, memory usage and PoE output consumption. Switches control Ethernet and WLAN, a select handles PoE output, and buttons trigger a backup or a shutdown. Update entities report RouterOS and RouterBOARD firmware. Setup happens in the UI with host, port, username and password, plus an SSL certificate check, and new or removed devices are handled automatically. Automatic summary of Home Assistant's source code. Something wrong? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact) [Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=mikrotik) ## Supports - **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between. - **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download. - **Adds new devices**: New devices show up without setting it up again. - **Cleans up devices**: Devices that are gone are removed by themselves. - **Change settings later**: Its connection settings can change without removing it. - **Gold quality**: Home Assistant's own rating of its code and setup experience. - **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release. ## Setting it up It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration. ### Set up Mikrotik Router - **Host**: The hostname or IP address of your Mikrotik router. - **Name**: The name of your Mikrotik router. - **Password**: The password for your Mikrotik router. - **Port**: The port of your Mikrotik router. - **Username**: The username for your Mikrotik router. - **Uses an SSL certificate**: Verify SSL certificate of your Mikrotik router. ### Sign in again - **Password**: The password for your Mikrotik device. ### Set up Mikrotik Router - **Host**: The hostname or IP address of your Mikrotik router. - **Password**: The password for your Mikrotik router. - **Port**: The port of your Mikrotik router. - **Username**: The username for your Mikrotik router. - **Uses an SSL certificate**: Verify SSL certificate of your Mikrotik router. ### After setup - **Enable ARP ping**: Enable ARP ping for device tracking. This will send an ARP request to the device to check if it is online. - **Consider home interval**: The time interval in seconds to consider a device as home after it was last seen. - **Force scanning using DHCP**: Force scanning using DHCP. This will use the DHCP leases to track devices. Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). ## Entities - **Buttons**: Backup, Shutdown - **Selects**: PoE (out) - **Sensors**: CPU usage, CPU temperature, Disk usage, Memory usage, PoE (out) consumption - **Switches**: Ethernet, WLAN - **Updates**: RouterOS, RouterBOARD ## Troubleshooting - **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report. ## At a glance - Kind: Built-in integration - Category: [Computers and network](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/computers-and-network.md), Routers and network - Brand: [MikroTik](https://vulpo.app/integrations/mikrotik.md) - Number: 3.2k installs sharing analytics - Connection: Works locally - Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant - Needs: Built into Home Assistant - Quality scale: Gold quality scale - Domain: `mikrotik` - Source: In Vulpo: Quick Toggle card, Button card, Select card, Chart card, Apple Watch, Control Center ## Other ways in for MikroTik | Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Mikrotik Router](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/tomaae-homeassistant-mikrotik-router.md) | Marketplace integration | 1.5k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | | [MikroTik Extended](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/csontikka-ha-mikrotik-extended.md) | Marketplace integration | 205 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | | [MikroTik SwOS](https://github.com/zollak/homeassistant-mikrotik_swos) | Marketplace integration | 10 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | | [MikroTik Netwatch](https://github.com/simonkowallik/ha-mikrotik-netwatch) | Marketplace integration | 1 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. 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