---
type: Device Guide
title: "SNMP on MikroTik (RouterOS): Enable It & Key OIDs"
description: "Set up SNMP on MikroTik RouterOS — enable the service, secure the community, monitor interfaces via IF-MIB, and read CPU, temperature and health via MIKROTIK-MIB."
resource: "https://snmp-monitoring.info/devices/mikrotik/"
tags: [devices]
timestamp: 2026-07-11T00:00:00Z
---

# SNMP on MikroTik (RouterOS): Enable It & Key OIDs

Set up SNMP on MikroTik RouterOS — enable the service, secure the community, monitor interfaces via IF-MIB, and read CPU, temperature and health via MIKROTIK-MIB.

## Related concepts

- Up: [SNMP by Device Type: Servers, Network Gear, UPS & More](/devices/index.md)

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I enable SNMP on MikroTik?

In RouterOS, run /snmp set enabled=yes with contact and location, then configure the community with /snmp community set — rename it from public and restrict it with addresses=<manager-ip>. In Winbox, use IP → SNMP. Keep it read-only, add a firewall rule on UDP 161, and use SNMPv3 for sensitive deployments.

### What is MIKROTIK-MIB?

MIKROTIK-MIB is MikroTik's vendor MIB, under enterprise number 1.3.6.1.4.1.14988. It exposes RouterOS-specific data — notably the mtxrHealth area for hardware sensors like CPU temperature, voltage, and fan speed. Interfaces still use the standard IF-MIB; the MIKROTIK-MIB is only for the vendor-specific health and RouterOS metrics.

### Can MikroTik report CPU temperature over SNMP?

On boards that have the sensor, yes — CPU temperature is in the mtxrHealth area of the MIKROTIK-MIB. But it's hardware-dependent: smaller boards may have no temperature or fan sensors and won't report them. Walk the health subtree on your specific device to see which readings are actually present rather than assuming a value exists.

### What is MikroTik's SNMP enterprise number?

MikroTik's enterprise number is 14988, so its private OIDs live under 1.3.6.1.4.1.14988. The MIKROTIK-MIB — including the mtxrHealth sensors — sits under that branch. Standard data like interfaces uses IF-MIB and the general MIB-II tree, not the MikroTik enterprise number.

## Source

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