MikroTik

Hi There!

We are in the process to develop an App for the iPhone / iPod Touch (then for the iPad and later a MacOS X app , too - we are currently using the Winbox with MacPort / Wine but it so slow... ) ... We are testing right now with 3.30 and 4.10 RouterOS version on several hardware platform (RB1000,RB433,Oldish RB532) since we use Mikrotik primary here in the company ... We are looking for 5 to 10 Beta testers to see how it works with different configurations (iPhones models, iPod Touchs , iOS versions, Carrier Networks) ... please if you are interested send us the UDID , we appreciated your time to find bugs & develop this needed App.

Just some background information about us : We are a company with one MikroTik Certified Consultant and are using this Routers from the past 7 years.

Here is a link to get that info from your iPhone : http://www.innerfence.com/howto/find-ip ... ifier-udid


Currently the Application can do the following Stuff:
Can reads all the info via API from any Mikrotik 3.30 - 4.11.
Can save and add several hosts , edit them , remove them , and check status via Ping.
Can navigate within the same menu as the Winbox from Mikrotik guys.
Can show the Monitor Traffic in real time , Monitor Status , Resources , and a lot of useful information.
Etc.

( Update: here's a new link with a more resolution video

You can see all the other stuff at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KVXjhK-6TI


Regards

Hi,

I am interested in Beta, i have a 3GS running iOS 4.0.1 and approx 80 Routerboards of various mdels , just say the e-mail to send my iPhone's UDID, and i can test the MAC OS X app in future...

BR

Mauricio

Interested..

I have the iTouch...

Sure ... here's the email :

info @ tikbox.mx

thank you both, for your time !!!

I hope we can upload more information in the web site: http://www.tikbox.mx as soon as possible.

Sure ... here's the email :

info @ tikbox.mx

thank you both, for your time !!!

I hope we can upload more information in the web site: http://www.tikbox.mx as soon as possible.

Message sent .... waiting for Beta..

BR

Mauricio

Hi I send a email with my UDID I would like to test that.

email sent with info

Just let you know that we still have 4 Beta position open. Today we are going to send the first beta release to the people that are in the program.

Thank you everybody for the time and effort.... We have update some information in the web site also.

you have "tickbox" and "tikbox" mentioned on the website, which one is it ?

also, I see that for example the logging settings are all shown in one big list, maybe you can collapse the items somehow, and only show their settings once they are clicked? In case there are more items, the list can become quite large. Same goes for IP addresses and some other places.

From a usability point of view, the reboot and shutdown options seem out of place, maybe there is some other solution of placement and visualization. Currently they look like expandable menu options (arrow on the right) but they actually toggle a popup.

Hi normis,


You have right ... is TikBox without the 'C' , thank you for inform us .. we are going to correct that ...

We are in the process to correct some views... because as you mentioned some as : logs, address , arp .. can really grow big ...

about the reboot and shutdown ... yes we are going to remove the > at the right ... We put all the menus and submenus in the TikBox equal to the Winbox just to be for anybody more easy ...

regards!

So far, looks great! Keep up the good work

Thanks Normis ...

Just to let everybordy knows , We don't have any slots open for Beta testing now , we already have 12 testers ...

We expect to send the app to Apple this Thursday .

Email sent..

Hi,

We already send the App to Apple to the approval process...

I hope in the next days to be available in the App Store

I will post as soon is released , thanks to the beta testers for the time.

Hi again.


Just to let know that Apple already release the Application today ...

The name is "Tikbox" in the AppleStore.

Runs in iPhone , iPad and iPod Touch since 3.2 IOS or later.

The app already show a lot of useful information .. about interfaces , system, queues , ip , users , etc .

We are working right now in a "Command Line" but touchy for the next update .

Here is the link:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tikbox/id388485334?mt=8

or directly to open in iTunes:

itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tikbox/id388485334?mt=8


also we update the video in youtube with the new features that we add

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T794H8h4wWA

and we add a new video showing the iPad version , looks great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnxA0G2x11Y


Thanks to all beta testers for the comments and the time =D

regards!

Some inspiration for further improvements:

http://lesscode.co.nz/iphone/server-remote
http://bjango.com/apps/istat/
http://wellplacedpixels.com/

Hi again.


Just to let know that Apple already release the Application today ...

The name is "Tikbox" in the AppleStore.

Runs in iPhone , iPad and iPod Touch since 3.2 IOS or later.

The app already show a lot of useful information .. about interfaces , system, queues , ip , users , etc .

We are working right now in a "Command Line" but touchy for the next update .

Here is the link:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tikbox/id388485334?mt=8

or directly to open in iTunes:

itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tikbox/id388485334?mt=8


also we update the video in youtube with the new features that we add

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T794H8h4wWA

and we add a new video showing the iPad version , looks great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnxA0G2x11Y


Thanks to all beta testers for the comments and the time =D

regards!

Hi,

Now that TikBox is released, the betatesters will receive a
promocode as a way to say thank you to us???

BR

Mauricio

Yes ... of course ... just drop us and email with the request ...

We will send you back a promo code ...

regards ..


p.d doesn't forgot write us a review .

the port field when adding a new mikrotik device is limited to 4 digits, making it impossible to connect to 5 digit ports
You may also want to make a specification that this is the ssh port you are supposed to enter, not the winbox port

program looks good so far, I am still exploring it

Yes ... of course ... just drop us and email with the request ...

We will send you back a promo code ...

regards ..


p.d doesn't forgot write us a review .

email sent to info at tikbox ....

BR

Damn, I was a tester and purchased already...8+)

Any reason some of the options under tools are greyed out (like ping)?

gbh:

If you want, sent us a email ... may be you can use the prom code for another device ...

Any ways thanks for the purchase .. that support us =D



guroth:

We are going to add 1 digit more to the port field...also is API port not SSH port...

We already upload to apple a new version with more new features and some bug fixes.

gbh:
We are going to add 1 digit more to the port field...also is API port not SSH port...
We already upload to apple a new version with more new features and some bug fixes.

Oops I meant API. Thank you for adjusting the port field.

Thank you for making this app, it is such a great tool while out in the field.

I can hardly wait for more of the tool menu to be developed, like ping and torch. Are there any plans for adding a section to view queue/interface/resource graphs?

Hi ,

Apple already review and approve our new version 1.1 update : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tikbox/id388485334?mt=8

It includes some bugfixes , more interfaces , etc ...

also we already upload to review our 1.2version that include :

5 digit port API , Port Knocking , HostName resolve (not just ip address for mikrotik devices) , Rotate iPad / iPhone and more ... (we hope Apple release this update in 10 more days)

We are working in to impressive a command line tool , and we expect to release our 1.3 version in more one week and also we are working in a read and write version ( 2.0 ) ...

Thank you for every one that support us ...!!!

TikBox 1.2 is ready for download.

It includes:

- Device port supports up to 5 digits
- Hostnames can be used as well as IP Addresses in the configuration of devices.
- Port knocking can be used to secure the access of the API port.
- You can rotate your iPhone or iPad to view it in landscape!

Version 1.3 is sent for review, and it will include part of the Command Line Tool implementation, a feature for execute commands as easy as executing them on terminal.

You can add new IPs, change DNS configurations, enable/disable interfaces, undo/redo, and more useful commands are available.

Watch version 1.3 preview on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtTYRIaazII

Our developers are also creating version 2.0 that will support not only reading your router, but to make changes to configurations!

Hope you are having fun with TikBox, and don't hesitate to contact us for anything.

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TikBox Team

What i really miss and what keeps me from buying this app is the lack of wireless scanning feature. I dont really often need to adjust settings that currently are covered by this app, and at times when I infact do, I just use ssh
But still, great app this is and at quite fair price margin..

I just downloaded the Tikbox Lite app to have a play with before you release your Pro version, and no matter what I do, I cannot connect to the office RB750G. The ping works, but whether I use the default 8728 port or the normal WinBox 8291 port, I get the following error when trying to connect:

Error
Connection Error: please check address and port

and yes, I'm using the right password in the setup.

... oh, and aside from your front page, all links on your website, including Support and Contact are 404ing...

Hiton, did you read important notes and help in the app itself? You have to enable API service in RouterOS which by default is disabled. It even has illustrations how to do that. And the only port you need is 8728. The application does work with ROS on any platform. Unfortunately lots of required features are still missing, but I hope it gets better with time