How do you bind the Winbox management service to a single IP address range?

How do you bind the Winbox management service to a single IP address range?

• A. /ip service set winbox address=192.168.0.0/24
• B. /ip service set winbox address=0.0.0.0/0
• C. /ip service set winbox address=10.0.0.0/8
• D. /ip service set winbox address=192.168.2.0/24

Answer: (A)

Binding the Winbox management service to a specific IP range controls who can access the router’s management interface. In RouterOS, the address parameter on the winbox service sets the allowed source addresses. Setting it to 192.168.0.0/24 restricts access to hosts within that subnet, so only devices on 192.168.0.x can connect via Winbox. This is safer than allowing all addresses (0.0.0.0/0) and more precise than other ranges like 10.0.0.0/8 or 192.168.2.0/24, which either don’t match your intended network or broaden/narrow access differently. Therefore the correct command is to set the Winbox address to 192.168.0.0/24.

Binding the Winbox management service to a specific IP range controls who can access the router’s management interface. In RouterOS, the address parameter on the winbox service sets the allowed source addresses. Setting it to 192.168.0.0/24 restricts access to hosts within that subnet, so only devices on 192.168.0.x can connect via Winbox. This is safer than allowing all addresses (0.0.0.0/0) and more precise than other ranges like 10.0.0.0/8 or 192.168.2.0/24, which either don’t match your intended network or broaden/narrow access differently. Therefore the correct command is to set the Winbox address to 192.168.0.0/24.