Communication with MikroTik Cloud Services
CLI reference:/ip/cloud/system/clock/system/backup/cloud/interface/detect-internet
RouterOS connects to MikroTik servers only for the services in the following table. By default, the router asks the cloud server for the time and time zone when it starts, and a Cloud Hosted Router (CHR) checks its license. Everything else runs only after you enable it or run the command.
| Menu | Server | On by default | How to turn it off |
|---|---|---|---|
/system/clock time-zone-autodetect | cloud2.mikrotik.com | Yes | /system/clock/set time-zone-autodetect=no (see Clock) |
/ip/cloud update-time | cloud2.mikrotik.com | Yes | /ip/cloud/set update-time=no (see Time update) |
/ip/cloud ddns-enabled | cloud2.mikrotik.com | No | /ip/cloud/set ddns-enabled=auto, with Back To Home off (see DDNS) |
/ip/cloud back-to-home-vpn | cloud2.mikrotik.com and relay servers | No | /ip/cloud/set back-to-home-vpn=revoked-and-disabled (see Back To Home) |
/ip/cloud/back-to-home-file | cloud2.mikrotik.com and relay servers | No | Remove all file shares (see File Share) |
/system/backup/cloud | cloud2.mikrotik.com | No | Runs only for the print, upload-file, download-file and remove-file commands (see Cloud backup) |
/system/license | licence.mikrotik.com | Only on CHR | Cannot be turned off on CHR (see CHR licensing) |
/interface/lte firmware-upgrade | upgrade.mikrotik.com | No | Runs only for the firmware-upgrade command (see LTE firmware upgrade) |
/interface/detect-internet | cloud.mikrotik.com | No | /interface/detect-internet/set detect-interface-list=none (see Detect Internet) |
/system/package/update | upgrade.mikrotik.com | No | Runs only for the check-for-updates command and package downloads (see Packages) |
/system/swos upgrade | upgrade.mikrotik.com | No | Runs only for the upgrade command (see SwOS upgrade) |
Technical details
The router uses the following ports:
cloud2.mikrotik.com: UDP port 15252 for DDNS and TCP port 15252 for cloud backup. The name resolves to more than one address, and the router tries another one when a server does not answer.cloud.mikrotik.com: UDP port 30000 for Detect Internet.