Mikrotik the DUDE

The Dude is a Monitoring application by MikroTik, which can dramatically improve the way you manage/monitor 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.

Mikrotik’s “The DUDE” LIVE Monitoring System , It shows Live View of all devices and server’s on screen, Auto Refreshes at defined intervals,

GREEN icon shows target is Active & Healthy,
ORANGE shows one or more probes failed to poll query any specific counter/oid,
RED means the target device is not reachable via network or powered off.

With some my of my Customized Advance Monitoring Probes Like UPS Temperature, KESC Voltages IN , NOC Room Temperature, HDD Monitor, I have also made some Custom Alerts, For Example if NOC Room Temperature Goes bove 25 Degree, It will show Visual Alert, Email or SMS. or if D: drive space on mail server goes above 80% it will alert me, If a targeted service on specific server stop, it visually alerts. Voice Speak Alert for various counters. Very good and advance Monitoring System, It can Shutdown and POWER ON any system on MAP using tools and custom scripts, Also I have added some customize tools/scripts to run on target device using custom command , added in tool menu.

We call it CNMS, Centralized Network Monitoring System .

Make a list of devices to monitor:

• IP address eq. 192.168.1.1
• Host name eq. monitor-host
• Operating system eq, windows, linux, propriety like cisco,netgear, Sophos
• Snmp credentials eq. Public (read), Private (Write) or username and password(v3)
• Snmp version eq. snmpv1, snmpv2c, snmpv3
• Username and password account for monitor user eq. admin password admin
• Services to monitor eq. ping, uptime, diskspace, telnet, ssh
• Operating times eq. daytime, all hours, bussines hours , 07:00-17:00
• Function eq. printer, Active Directory, file storage, firewall, switch, router

Make sure no firewall or IPS system is blocking you on the network.

Make an priority on the hosts eq. host high, medium, low impact

Note the neighbors on the network for that host so that if a switch fails the admin is not overpowered with all the networks behind that switch. Keep in mind when you change the network config

Keep in mind the bandwidth usage

After installation make the services available within the dude according to the used services by inventory

After installation make the device types based on the above credentials per host

You can Install the DUDE on your Windows PC , OR you can also install it on your Mikrotik x86/RouterBoard.

First Download ‘The Dude’ from http://www.mikrotik.com/thedude.php

For Windows PC, Get the The Dude for Windows http://download.mikrotik.com/dude-install-3.6.exe

After download simply execute the .exe file and it will install it just like any other simple application.If you have install it on PC, you can start by going to START / Programs / The due.

For Mikrotik ROUTERBOARD (Hardware Version), First Get the NPK package, Download the .npk package for mikrotik, http://download.mikrotik.com/dude-3.6.npk (Note: Select the ver accordingly.)

After downloading .npk, upload it to Mikrotik Files section and reboot the Mikrotik, It will automatically add the The Dude package in it before rebooting. Follow the image below.

After installation, Both management is done in a same manner. You access the DUDE installed on Mikrotik by using your windows base dude to connect to mikrotik.

If you are running the DUDE on PC, you can start by going to START / Programs / The due

If you are running the DUDE on Mikrotik, first install the dude on your windows pc, then using it, you can connect to Mirkotik’s dude. Same as you use Winbox to connect to any Mikrotik. You can use the dude on your windows to connect to any dude all over the network.

Ok execute the dude. You will be asked for the credentials, Just like Mikrotik default installation, dude have no default password,

• ID = admin
• Password = No Password, Just Enter

Now you will The Dude main screen. Just for an example, I will add simple Network by using Auto DISCOVERY. You can later create your own desired network MAP once you understand HOW things works in dude.

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