By the end of this training session, the student will be familiar with RouterOS software and RouterBOARD products and be able to connect the client to the Internet. He will also be able to confi gure, manage, do basic troubleshooting of a MikroTik router and provide basic services to clients.

Target audience: Network engineers and technicians wanting to deploy and support:

• Corporate networks
• Client CPEs (WISPs and ISPs)

Module 1: Introduction

About MikroTik
• What is RouterOS
• What is RouterBOARD
• First time accessing the router
• WinBox and MAC-WinBox
• WebFig and Quick Set
• Default confi guration
• RouterOS command line interface (CLI)
• Null Modem cable
• SSH and Telnet
• New terminal in WinBox/WebFig
• RouterOS CLI principles
• , double , “?”, navigation
• Command history and its benefi ts
• Initial confi guration (Internet access)
• WAN DHCP-client
• LAN IP address and default gateway
• Basic Firewall - NAT masquerade
• Upgrading RouterOS
• Package types
• Ways of upgrading
• RouterBOOT fi rmware upgrade
• Router identity
• Manage RouterOS logins
• Manage RouterOS services
• Managing confi guration backups
• Saving and restoring the backup
• Diff erence between a backup and an export (.rsc) fi le
• Editing an export fi le
• 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

Module 2: DHCP

DHCP server and client
• DHCP client
• DHCP server setup
• Leases management
• DHCP server network confi guration
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• ARP modes
• RouterOS ARP table
• Module 2 laboratory

Module 3: Bridging

Bridging overview
• Bridge concepts and settings
• Creating bridges
• Adding ports to bridges
• Bridge wireless networks
• Station bridge
• Module 3 laboratory

Module 4: Routing

Routing overview
• Routing concepts
• Route fl ags
• Static routing
• Creating routes
• Setting default route
• Managing dynamic routes
• Implementing static routing in a simple network
• Module 4 laboratory

Module 5: Wireless

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 confi guration
• Station confi guration
• 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

Module 6: Firewall

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

Module 7: QoS

Simple Queue
• Target
• Destinations
• Max-limit and limit-at
• Bursting
• One Simple queue for the whole network (PCQ)
• pcq-rate confi guration
• pcq-limit confi guration
• Module 7 laboratory

Module 8: Tunnels

PPP settings
• PPP profi le
• 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

Module 9: Misc

RouterOS tools
• E-mail
• Netwatch
• Ping
• Traceroute
• Profi ler (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 confi guration (item comments and names)
• Network diagrams
• Module 9 laboratory

The student must have a good understanding of TCP/IP and subnetting.