Mikrotik: Export Configuration

# Remove comments and empty lines grep -v '^#\|^$' config_backup.rsc | sed 's/^[ \t]*//' > config_clean.txt Or filter sensitive data (passwords, public IPs):

/export compact or for more detail:

# Replace secrets sed -i 's/password="[^"]*"/password="***"/g' config_clean.txt sed -i 's/[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+/x.x.x.x/g' config_clean.txt +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | # MIKROTIK EXPORT - 2026-04-14 | /ip address | | /interface bridge add name=local | add address=192.168.1.1/24 | | /interface wireless set wlan1 | interface=bridge | | mode=ap-bridge ssid=Office | /ip route add gateway=1.1.1.1 | | /ip pool add name=dhcp_pool | /system identity set name=RBMain | | ranges=192.168.1.100-192.168...| | +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ 4. Alternative: Print Directly from Router (rare) If the router has a serial console connected to a printer (obsolete), you could: mikrotik export configuration

Here’s a structured way to (e.g., for documentation, backup, or audit). 1. Export from MikroTik (CLI) Run these commands to generate a readable text export: # Remove comments and empty lines grep -v

/export | /system serial-terminal But not practical today — better to copy text to a PC and print. ssh admin@router "export compact" | sed 's/\\$//' | fold -w 80 > mikrotik_paper.txt Then print mikrotik_paper.txt in landscape, 2 columns. Would you like a template (DOC/PDF) that formats MikroTik exports automatically for paper? Export from MikroTik (CLI) Run these commands to

/export verbose To save to a file: