Log

RouterOS is capable of logging various system events and status information. Logs can be saved in routers memory (RAM), disk, file, sent by email or even sent to remote syslog server.

UP Link IP Address: 10.10.10.2/30 

Local IP Address: 192.168.0.1/24

Log Configuration: KiWi Syslog

Platform: Mikrotik Router 

Step 1: Connect your Mikrotik router with your pc with a utp cable. Collect winbox software (or download it from www.mikrotik.com), click on refresh tab for MAC scan, select the mac which has shown, login with admin user, no password.

Step 2: Add wan side IP address, subnet mask and select port. 

Step 3: Then add local side IP address, subnet mask and select port.

Step 4: Add routes.

Step 5: Add DNS address.

Step 6: Add NAT rules.

Step 7: Add NAT rules.

Step 8: Add NAT rules.

Step 9: Enable web proxy.

Step 10: Create log rules.

Step 11: Create log rules.

Step 12: Redirect log rules for remote PC.

Step 13: Redirect log rules for remote PC.

Step 14: Browsing log is received  at remote PC.

Step 15: Make sure kiwi syslog is running from computer management.

Explanation: First we give a code snippet and then explain what it actually does.

/ip address

add address=192.168.0.1/24 comment=Local interface=ether3 network=192.168.0.0

add address=10.10.10.2/30 comment=UP_Link interface=ether1 network=10.10.10.0 

/ip route

add check-gateway=ping distance=1 gateway=10.10.10.1

/ip dns

set servers=8.8.8.8, 4.2.2.2

/ip firewall nat

add action=masquerade chain=srcnat src-address=192.168.0.0/24

System log: 

/system logging action

add bsd-syslog=yes name=syslog remote=192.168.0.3 target=remote

/system logging

add action=syslog topics=web-proxy,!debug

Web Proxy Redirect Rule: 

/ip firewall nat 

add action=redirect chain=dstnat dst-port=80 protocol=tcp src-address=\

192.168.0.0/24 to-ports=8080

Ki-Wi Syslog download link: KiWi Syslog