Troubleshooting Common Issues In MikroTik RouterOS VPN

The creation of VPN users can be a tedious and time-consuming task, especially if you have many users. Fortunately, MikroTik has a solution to this problem: a script that can bulk create VPN users from a file. With this script, you can quickly and easily create VPN users with minimal effort.

Here are some details on how this script works:

1. Prepare the file

First, you need to prepare a file with the list of VPN users you want to create. The file should be a simple text file with each username on a separate line. You can create this file in any text editor, such as Notepad or TextEdit.

2. Upload the file to your MikroTik router

Next, you need to upload the file to your MikroTik router. You can do this using any file transfer protocol, such as FTP or SCP. You'll want to upload the file to the root directory of the router.

3. Create the script

Now it's time to create the script that will create the VPN users. You can do this by opening up the terminal on your MikroTik router and entering the following commands:

 /system script add name=create-vpn-users source= :local file "vpn-users.txt";  :foreach i in=[/file find where name=$file] do=   :local user [/file get $i contents];    :local pass [/tool random password];    :user add name=$user password=$pass group=vpn;    :local mailbody "Username: $user\nPassword: $pass\n";    :log info message=$mailbody;    :tool e-mail to="vpn@mycompany.com" subject="New VPN User" body=$mailbody;          

Here's what each line in the script does:

• /system script add name=create-vpn-users source={ - this creates a new script called "create-vpn-users"
• :local file "vpn-users.txt"; - this sets a variable called "file" to the name of your VPN user file
• :foreach i in=[/file find where name=$file] do={ - this will loop through the lines in your file
• :local user [/file get $i contents]; - this sets the "user" variable to the current username in the loop
• :local pass [/tool random password]; - this generates a random password for the user
• :user add name=$user password=$pass group=vpn; - this adds the user to the VPN group with the generated password
• :local mailbody "Username: $user\nPassword: $pass\n"; - this sets the body of the email that will be sent
• :log info message=$mailbody; - this writes the message to the router's log (optional)
• :tool e-mail to="vpn@mycompany.com" subject="New VPN User" body=$mailbody; - this sends an email with the new user's information

4. Run the script

Now that you've created the script, it's time to run it. You can do this by entering the following command in the terminal:

 /system script run create-vpn-users 

This will run the "create-vpn-users" script that you just created. The script will read the usernames from the file you uploaded and create a VPN user for each one. The script will also generate a random password for each user and send an email to the specified address with the user's information.

Conclusion

Using the MikroTik script to bulk create VPN users is a great way to save time and effort. With just a few simple steps, you can create multiple VPN users with minimal effort. If you have any questions or need further assistance, don't hesitate to contact our support team for help.

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