MTCNA & MTCRE

• About MikroTik

What is RouterOS

What is RouterBOARD

• First time accessing the router

WinBox and MAC-WinBox

Default Configuration

• RouterOS command line interface (CLI)

Null Modem cable

SSH and Telnet

New terminal in WinBox/WebFig

• RouterOS CLI principles

 <tab>, double <tab>, “?”, navigation

Command history and its benefits

• Initial configuration (Internet access)

WAN DHCP-client

LAN IP address and default gateway

Basic Firewall – NAT masquerade

• Upgrading RouterOS

Package types

Ways of upgrading

RouterBOOT firmware upgrade

• Router identity
• Manage RouterOS logins
• Manage RouterOS services
• Managing configuration backups

Saving and restoring the backup

Difference between a backup and an export (.rsc) file

Editing an export file

• Resetting a RouterOS device
• Reinstalling a RouterOS device (Netinstall)
• RouterOS license levels
• Sources of additional information

wiki.mikrotik.com

forum.mikrotik.com

mum.mikrotik.com

Distributor and consultant support

support@mikrotik.com

• Module 1 laboratory

• DHCP server and client

DHCP client

DHCP server setup

Leases management

DHCP server network configuration

• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

ARP modes

RouterOS ARP table

• Module 2 laboratory

• Bridging overview

Bridge concepts and settings

Creating bridges

Adding ports to bridges

• Bridge wireless networks

Station bridge

• Module 3 laboratory

• Routing overview

Routing concepts

Route flags

• Static routing

Creating routes

Setting default route

Managing dynamic routes

Implementing static routing in a simple network

• Module 4 laboratory

• 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Concepts

Frequencies (bands, channels) data-rates / chains (tx power,
rx sensitivity, country regulations)

• Setup a simple wireless link

Access Point configuration

Station configuration

• Wireless Security and Encryption

Access List

Connect List

Default Authenticate

Default Forward

WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK

WPS accept, WPS client

• Monitoring Tools

Snooper

Registration table

• Module 5 laboratory

• Firewall principles

Connection tracking and states

Structure, chains and actions

• Firewall Filter in action

Filter actions

Protecting your router (input)

Protection your customers (forward)

• Basic Address-List
• Source NAT

Masquerade and src-nat action

• Destination NAT

dst-nat and redirect actions

• FastTrack
• Module 6 laboratory

• Simple Queue

Target

Destinations

Max-limit and limit-at

Bursting

• One Simple queue for the whole network (PCQ)

pcq-rate configuration

pcq-limit configuration

• Module 7 laboratory

• PPP settings

PPP profile

PPP secret

PPP status

• IP pool

Creating pool

Managing ranges

Assigning to a service

• Secure local network

PPPoE service-name

PPPoE client

PPPoE server

• Point-to-point addresses
• Secure remote networks communication

PPTP client and PPTP server (Quick Set)

SSTP client

• Module 8 laboratory

• RouterOS tools

E-mail

Netwatch

Ping

Traceroute

Profiler (CPU load)

• Monitoring

Interface traffic monitor

Torch

Graphs

SNMP

The Dude

• Contacting support@mikrotik.com

supout.rif, autosupout.rif and viewer

System logs, enabling debug logs

Readable configuration (item comments and names)

Network diagrams

• Module 9 laboratory

• More specific routes
• ECMP
• How to force gateway over specific interface
• Gateway reachability check and route distance
• Routing mark and route policy
• Recursive next-hop and scope/target-scope usage
• Module 1 laboratory

• Point to Point address configuration
• Module 2 laboratory

• What is VPN?
• Different types of VPN
• Site to site connectivity with tunnels

IPIP, EoIP, PPTP, SSTP, L2TP, PPPoE

• VLAN and it’s usage
• QinQ implementation
• VLAN and managed switch
• VLAN and switch chip configuration on RouterBOARDs
• Module 3 laboratory

• What is OSPF?
• How OSPF protocol works

Hello protocol

Database distribution and LSA types explained

• OSPF network structure

Areas

Router types

• OSPF neighbors and neighbor states (DR and BDR election)
• External Route Distribution methods (type1, type2)
• Interface cost and interface types (broadcast, NBMA, etc.)
• SPT calculation algorithm
• OSPF and multicast (problems with NBMA)
• Stub, NSSA and area ranges (route aggregation)
• Virtual links, usage and limitations
• OSPF routing filters and limitations
• Module 4 laboratory