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Update the To Address on Mikrotik VPN Routing

Why

Due to how the VPN is set up, the TLS will re-negotiate every 24 hours.

This means that once every 24 hours the connection will drop.

How do I know the connection has dropped

You will have no internet

How to resolve it

Connect to the router

Use another device for this

Due to how the network is set up, you cant use a device on the VPN network to access the router

Search for Winbox on your computer.

Type in the IP address of the router

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Type in the password

Click Connect

Navigate to the Router's IP address

Type in your username and password

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Click Login

Locate the new IP address

Click IP then Address

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Make note of the IP address of the VPN tunnel. It will probably be called London

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In our example, the IP address is 172.27.232.9

(nb: this is an old screenshot, just use your imagination)

Click IP then Address

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Make note of the IP address of the VPN tunnel. It will probably be called London

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In our example, the IP address is 172.27.232.9

Update the IP address

Navigate to IP > Firewall

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Click on the NAT tab

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Then double-click on the src-nat rule (one at the bottom)

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Click on Action

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It will have an address already in it

This is expected. We need to update it

Type the new Address in to the box.

Click apply then ok

Navigate to IP > Firewall

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Click on the NAT tab

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Then double-click on the src-nat rule (one at the bottom)

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Scroll down till you find a field called To Address

It will have an address already in it

This is expected. We need to update it

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Type the new Address in to the box.

the field will go blue once changed

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Scroll to the top of the page, and click apply then ok

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