# What you need

> The router, the links and the details to gather before you open the wizard.

Source: https://joinnasnet.com/en/guides/nasnet-connect/before-you-start/
Last updated: 2026-08-14

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## Overview

Nasnet Connect runs in your browser and produces a file. It does not connect to
your router, so there is nothing to install and no address or password to type
in. What it does need is answers, and most of the questions are about hardware
and links that are already sitting in your home. Gathering those details before
you start saves you jumping back and forth between the wizard and your router.

## Before you start

- **A supported MikroTik router.** The wizard ships with 17 models built in,
  grouped into families on the **Router Model** step. If yours is not listed,
  there is a custom router option where you describe the interfaces yourself.
- **Know which upstream links you have.** The wizard asks whether you have a
  domestic link, a foreign link, or both. This one answer changes which steps
  appear later.
- **Know which physical port each link is on.** On the **WAN** step you pick the
  interface for each link by name, whether an Ethernet port, an SFP port, a wireless
  interface or an LTE modem.
- **Credentials for anything that needs them.** PPPoE username and password if
  your ISP uses PPPoE, the APN if you are using an LTE link, the SSID and
  password if a link arrives over Wi-Fi.
- **Your VPN provider's configuration file**, if you want the router itself to
  dial a VPN. The wizard accepts WireGuard, OpenVPN, L2TP, PPTP, SSTP and IKEv2,
  and lets you upload or paste the provider's config.
- **A backup of your current router configuration.** The generated script is a
  full configuration, not a patch. Take a backup before you apply anything.

## Steps

1. Open the wizard at
   [connect.starlink4iran.com](https://connect.starlink4iran.com/en/star/).
2. Read [Easy mode vs Advanced mode](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/easy-vs-advanced/)
   and decide which one you want before you click anything.
3. Work through the five steps in order, namely **Choose**, **WAN**, **LAN**,
   **Extra Config**, **Show Config**. The stepper across the top lets you jump
   back to a finished step at any time.
4. On **Show Config**, download the `.rsc` file.
5. Back up the router, then apply the script. See
   [Applying the config to your router](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/applying-the-config/).

## Reference

The models built into the **Router Model** step, by family:

| Family | Models |
| ------ | ------ |
| hAP Series | hAP ax3, hAP ax2, hAP ax lite, hAP ax lite LTE6, hAP ac3, hAP ac2 |
| Chateau Series | Chateau 5G R17 ax, Chateau PRO ax, Chateau LTE18 ax, Chateau LTE6 ax |
| cAP Series | cAP ax, cAP XL ac, cAP ac |
| RB Series | RB5009UPr+S+IN, L009UiGS-2HaxD-IN |
| Other | Audience, wAP ax |

A **Custom Router** option is available alongside these if your device is not on
the list.

## Related

- [Easy mode vs Advanced mode](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/easy-vs-advanced/)
- [Choose](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/choose/)