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Altostrat’s Generative AI is more than just a chatbot; it’s an agentic AI Co-pilot designed to be an active partner in managing your network. It can understand your goals, create a plan, and execute tasks by securely interacting with your MikroTik devices and the Altostrat platform on your behalf. This transforms network operations from a series of manual commands into a simple, conversational experience.

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What is an Agentic AI?

Our AI operates on a “Think, Act, Observe” loop. Unlike traditional chatbots that only answer questions, our AI can use a suite of internal Tools to perform actions and gather live data to solve complex problems.

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What Can the AI Co-pilot Do?

The AI Co-pilot has access to a secure, read-only toolkit that allows it to interact with your network and our platform.

Discover and Query Your Fleet

The AI can list your sites, retrieve detailed hardware information (OEM), check performance metrics, and look up metadata or tags.
Ask it: “How many sites do I have in the APAC region?”

Run Live Diagnostics

The AI can execute real-time, read-only commands on your MikroTik devices, such as running a ping or traceroute, or printing the current routing table.
Ask it: “From my London router, can you ping 8.8.8.8?”

Analyze Configurations

The AI can retrieve and analyze configuration backups. It can compare configurations between two sites or identify specific rules within a backup file.
Ask it: “Compare the firewall rules between my New York and London sites.”

Consult Documentation

The AI has access to the full Altostrat documentation. It can explain features, provide best practices, and guide you on how to use the platform.
Ask it: “How do I set up a Captive Portal with coupon authentication?”

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Best Practices for Interacting with the AI

To get the best results from your AI Co-pilot, follow these prompting guidelines:

Be Specific and Clear

Provide as much context as you can. Instead of “Check my router,” say “What is the uptime for my ‘Main Office’ router over the last 24 hours?”

State Your Goal

Tell the AI what you are trying to achieve. Instead of “Show me the firewall rules,” say “I’m trying to figure out why I can’t access my web server. Can you check the firewall rules on the ‘Web Server’ site?”

Trust, but Verify

The AI is a powerful assistant, but you are the pilot. For any configuration changes it suggests, review them carefully before applying them. Use its output as expert guidance, not blind instruction.
For deploying changes at scale, use Script Management.