Network map
Devices → Network (/dashboard/devices/network) draws a live map of your
network from what your MikroTik routers report. Use it to answer questions like
“which port is this access point on?”, “is that customer actually connected?”
or “which port is the uplink?” without logging in to each router.
How the map gets its data
Section titled “How the map gets its data”Each MikroTik runs a small topology agent that collects its neighbours, ARP table, bridge hosts, DHCP leases, active hotspot and PPPoE sessions, and its interfaces, addresses and services, then sends a snapshot to ISPMan. ISPMan matches what it finds against your customers, so a device on the bridge shows up as, say, a hotspot user or a PPPoE customer instead of just a MAC address.
The header shows when the map was last updated.
First-time setup and refreshing
Section titled “First-time setup and refreshing”If the page is empty, no router has reported yet:
- Click Refresh topology.
- The window explains that this installs the topology agent on every online MikroTik (if it isn’t already there) and runs it now. It lists your online MikroTiks and shows progress for each.
- Close the window and click Reload after a moment to load the new snapshots.
Use Refresh topology any time you want fresh data, for example after moving cables. Reload only re-reads what ISPMan already has.
If it says “No online MikroTik devices found for this ISP.”, onboard a router first. See Add a MikroTik router.
Reading the map
Section titled “Reading the map”Summary tiles
Section titled “Summary tiles”The tiles at the top count what’s on the network by type: Router / Gateway, MikroTik (chained routers), Neighbor, Access Point, Static user, Hotspot user, PPPoE user, and client kinds worked out from DHCP information such as Phone, Tablet, Laptop, Computer, IoT device and Other client.
Ports view
Section titled “Ports view”Ports (the default) draws each reporting router like its front panel. Every port is coloured by the role it plays:
| Role | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Uplink | The internet-facing port (a DHCP client, or a static address with the default route). |
| Service | Carries a hotspot or PPPoE server, directly or through a bridge or VLAN. |
| Free service | Hands out DHCP with no hotspot or PPPoE in front: anyone plugged in gets free internet. Worth checking. |
| Bridge member | Part of a bridge with no service of its own. |
| Unused | Nothing configured. |
| Disabled | Turned off. |
Bridges and VLANs are drawn across the ports that carry them, and each connected device hangs under the port it was learned on.
If a router shows “This device last reported before port collection existed”, click Refresh topology to update its agent.
Scatter view
Section titled “Scatter view”Scatter places the router at the centre with everything else around it: infrastructure first, then service users, then other clients. Labels show the hotspot account, hostname, IP or customer name, with the MAC underneath.
The device table
Section titled “The device table”Below the map, a table lists every node with its Type, Name / IP, Device, MAC, IPv4 and Interface. Static, hotspot and PPPoE users link to their customer pages.
Good to know
Section titled “Good to know”- The map shows who is connected now. Old ARP and lease entries are used only to fill in names and addresses; a device appears only if it’s on the bridge or has an active session.
- Every router needs its own agent. Customers behind a chained router reach the parent router through a routed link, so they show on the chained router’s own map, not the parent’s.
- Access points are detected from evidence: LLDP/CDP capabilities, MikroTik discovery, or a device bridging traffic across interfaces. A bridge-mode AP that also hands out DHCP can show up this way, which is often a sign of a rogue DHCP server on your LAN.
- Fibre gear (OLTs, ONUs, splitters) isn’t visible to the router’s discovery. Monitor OLTs from OLTs.