Connect your first device

Connecting a router is a one-time job: two short pastes into the router's terminal — a read-only line that introduces the router, then the setup script AccessCore builds for that exact model — and from that moment AccessCore configures everything else for you. The whole thing takes about three minutes, and it's designed to be safe: it adds to your router's setup, it doesn't rebuild it.

Before you start

The setup page repeats these, but they're the three things that trip people up — check them on the router first:

1. The router has working internet

   It needs to reach AccessCore to report in.

2. Its address lookup (DNS) works

   If the router can't resolve names, the script can't call home.

3. The clock is correct

   A wrong date breaks the secure connection — this is the sneaky one.

4. Running several hotspot routers? Use ONE WiFi name

   Phones treat every WiFi name (SSID) as a different network and change their address on each — that's the phone's privacy design, and no setting undoes it. Give all your routers the same SSID and customers roam between them with their remaining time; name them Venue-1, Venue-2 and every router asks them to sign in again.

Step 1 — Tell AccessCore about the device

1. Open Devices and click + Add Device

   You'll land on Add a Device, the Details step of the five-step setup. AccessCore is built for MikroTik RouterOS (v6 and v7), and the page confirms it up top. Running different hardware? Use Request support at the bottom of the page to tell us what you use — requests go straight to the roadmap.

2. Name it, and choose how it reaches AccessCore

   Choose any Device name that helps you recognise this router. For How does this device reach AccessCore?, pick Secure tunnel unless the router has its own public IP address — the tunnel works everywhere, including behind mobile or shared connections.

3. Tick what it will serve

   WiFi hotspot — vouchers & captive portal, PPPoE — home/office subscriber lines, or both. Not final — you can add or remove services any time.

4. Click Continue → Generate setup

Step 2 — The two pastes

1. Paste 1 of 2 — introduce the router

   The wizard shows one read-only line. Paste it into the router's terminal and press Enter: it changes nothing, it only reports the model, the RouterOS version, the firewall shape and (on v7) the vendor's device-mode, so AccessCore can build a setup for exactly that hardware. The page marks it Done.

2. Open your router's terminal

   In Winbox: New Terminal. In the browser (WebFig): Terminal. On a phone, scan the QR code on the setup page to open it there.

3. Paste 2 of 2 — the setup script

   Use Copy script (or Download .rsc if you prefer a file), paste into the terminal, press Enter. Paste the entire block — it's built to be re-pasted safely, nothing duplicates.

4. Watch the page turn green

   You don't copy anything back. The router reports in by itself and the setup page flips to Connected — reporting now — usually within a minute. Then click Continue — set up the network →.

Copy script

Step 3 — Let the wizard set up your services

From here it's all point-and-click in AccessCore — the wizard walks Details · Connect · Network · Services · Go live across the top:

1. Describe your wiring

   How is your network wired? — most operators pick Separate ports (hotspot and home lines on their own ports). Single LAN and VLANs on a trunk are there if that's your setup. Click Save & continue.

2. Point each service at a port

   For the hotspot, choose the Hotspot interface (the Detect button finds likely candidates). For subscriber lines, the Subscriber interface and an address pool. Click Save & review.

3. Review, then Apply to router

   The Go live screen lists exactly what will be created — gateway address, your branded sign-in page, and so on — before touching anything. Apply, watch each step confirm, and finish on: "Done — the router confirmed every step. This service is live and waiting for its first customer."

Apply to router

If nothing turns green

The setup page has a Nothing happening after a minute? section with the usual causes — almost always one of the three pre-checks above. There's also a fallback: if the router couldn't reach the internet when the script ran, paste the router key the script printed into Fallback: paste router key and click Confirm connection. Re-running the paste is always safe.