# Adding a router

> Put a MikroTik device on your router list, either by scanning the subnet or by typing its address.

Source: https://joinnasnet.com/en/guides/nasnet-panel/add-router/
Last updated: 2026-08-14

---

## Overview

**Add router** is the screen that puts a device on your router list. It has two
modes that share the same result: **Scan network**, which probes a subnet for
MikroTik devices and lets you pick one from a table, and **Add manually**,
where you type the address yourself. The header buttons swap between them at
any point.

Whichever mode you use, the panel checks that the address answers, checks that
it looks like a MikroTik device, tests the credentials, and only then saves the
router and applies a default base configuration.

## Before you start

- The router is powered on and reachable from wherever the panel runs.
- You know a RouterOS username and password with enough rights to configure the
  device.
- For scanning, you know which subnet the router sits on, though the field defaults
  to `192.168.10.0/24`.

## Steps

1. From the **Routers** page, click the **New Router** tile. That opens the
   screen in scan mode.
2. Choose your route:
   - Stay in scan mode and pick a row from the results. See
     [Scan or enter a target](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/add-router/target/).
   - Or press **Add manually** and fill in the router details form.
3. Enter the credentials when prompted. See
   [Credentials](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/add-router/credentials/).
4. Press **Connect**. The panel verifies the host, tests the login, saves the
   router, and applies its default base configuration, which raises a "Default
   configuration applied" toast confirms it.
5. You land on the router. If it has never been configured through the panel,
   the [Easy Config wizard](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/easy-config/) opens
   automatically.

## Reference

| Control | What it does |
| ------- | ------------ |
| **Back** | Returns to the Routers list without adding anything. |
| **Scan network** | Switches the screen into subnet-scan mode. |
| **Add manually** | Switches to the **Router details** form. |
| **Connect** | Verifies the host, tests credentials, and adds the router. |

## Troubleshooting

**"Router already added".** A router with that address is on your list. The
dialog offers **Open router** to jump straight to it.

**"… is not reachable".** The address did not answer. Check the IP, the cabling
and any firewall between the panel and the router.

**"… does not appear to be a MikroTik device".** The host answered but did not
identify as MikroTik. Check the address.

**"Invalid username or password".** The credentials were rejected by RouterOS.

## Related

- [Scan or enter a target](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/add-router/target/)
- [Credentials](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/add-router/credentials/)
- [Easy Config wizard](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/easy-config/)