

RouterBOARD hardware does not have a battery backed up Real Time Clock (RTC). Therefore when the router reboots the clock will be returned to the datetime last saved and will be then incremented every second but will however not reflect the actual current real date and time. On a regular basis, RouterOS saves the current date and time to disk. Time settings on the MikroTik Router can be done on the System> Clock menu. By default the time on the MikroTik Router is 00:00:00 on Jan/02/1970. Time adjustments can be made manually on the router using this menu.

One example would be the script scheduler.Īny mismatch of time between the MikroTik Router and the real situation will result in the rule not running as required. In addition, the system logging on the router contains information about the time when that log entry was created, so it will be confusing to read time information that does not match the real situation. Setting the time on a MikroTik Router on RouterOS v7 is absolutely necessary when you have implemented rules based on time parameters, such as where the rules are configured to run at a certain time.
