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How can MikroTik routers be configured to utilize Cloudflare Zero Trust for enhanced outbound DNS and HTTP traffic filtering?
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MikroTik routers can leverage Cloudflare Zero Trust's Gateway service for enhanced outbound filtering. The fundamental step involves configuring the MikroTik to use Cloudflare Gateway's secure DNS servers (e.g., 172.64.36.1, 172.64.36.2) for all client DNS requests, along with firewall rules to prevent DNS bypass. For more comprehensive HTTP/HTTPS inspection and advanced policy enforcement, the MikroTik can establish an IPsec or GRE tunnel to a Cloudflare data center, routing all outbound internet traffic through this tunnel. This ensures that all network traffic is subject to the granular policies defined in Cloudflare Gateway, including content filtering, malware protection, and application control.