Bridge Agent Kya Hai?

Simple explanation — naye dealers ke liye

Simple Explanation

Socho aapka MikroTik router ek factory mein hai — aur MikroNest cloud ek office mein. Agar aap office se factory ko directly control karna chahein, toh aapko ek kaam ka banda chahiye jo factory mein baitha ho aur office se instructions sun ke router par execute kare.

Bridge Agent = Woh kaam ka banda

Factory (Router LAN) → Phone (WebSocket) → Office (Cloud)

Technical Explanation

diagram
WITHOUT Bridge Agent:
  Cloud ──X──► Router  (LAN IP — internet se direct nahi)

WITH Bridge Agent:
  Cloud ──✓──► Bridge Agent ──► Router (LAN)
              (internet pe)    (local network)

Bridge Agent aapke PC par run hota hai — wohi PC jo router ke sath same network par hai. Ye outbound WebSocket connection banata hai cloud se:

Outbound Only

Koi port forward ya firewall change nahi

TLS Encrypted

wss:// — sab traffic secure

Auto Reconnect

24/7 connected, auto-reconnect karta hai

Bridge Agent Ka Kaam

Cloud se connect karna (JWT authentication ke sath)
Router commands receive karna (suspend, scan, ping)
MikroTik API call karna (local network par)
Result cloud ko wapas bhejna
Heartbeat bhejna (har 30 seconds) — alive signal

Ek Bridge — Kitne Routers?

Ek bridge multiple routers manage kar sakta hai — jab tak sab routers us PC se reachable hain:

diagram
Bridge PC (192.168.1.100)
    |
    +──► Router 1 (192.168.1.1)  — Main office
    +──► Router 2 (192.168.1.2)  — Floor 2
    +──► Router 3 (10.0.0.1)     — Branch (VPN se)

Summary

PointDetail
Kya haiLocal PC par chalne wala lightweight agent
Kyu chahiyeRouter direct internet par accessible nahi
Kaise kaam karta haiWebSocket tunnel via cloud
Kitne chahiyeHar location ke liye 1
24/7 run karnaHaan — service ki tarah setup karo