MTCNA_Outline

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MikroTik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA)
Training outline
Suggested duration: 4 days of 6.5 hours each.
Objectives: By the end of this training session, the student will be
familiar with RouterOS software and RouterBoard
products. He will also be able to configure, 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)
Course prerequisites: The student must have a good understanding of TCP/IP and
subnetting.
The course material is separated in modules, each of which is ended with a laboratory whose
goal is to reinforce the material that has been demonstrated.
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Title Objective
Module 1
Introduction
• About MikroTik
• What is RouterOS
• What is RouterBoard
• First time accessing the router
• Winbox and MAC-Winbox
• Webfig and Quickset
• 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 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
• Manage RouterOS logins
• Manage RouterOS services
• Managing configuration backups
• Saving and reload backup
• Editing export file
• RouterOS license
• Levels
• Updating a license
• Netinstall
• Reinstall RouterOS
• Reset RouterOS
• Sources of additional information
• http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:TOC
• http://www.tiktube.com/
• http://forum.mikrotik.com/
• Distributor and consultant support
• support@mikrotik.com
• Module 1 laboratory
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Module 2
Routing
• Routing overview
• Routing concepts
• Route flags
• Static routing
• Creating routes
• Setting default route
• Manage dynamic routes
• Implementing static routing on simple network
• Module 2 laboratory
Module 3
Bridging
• Bridging overview
• Bridge concepts
• Creating bridges
• Adding ports to bridges
• Module 3 laboratory
Module 4
Wireless
• 802.11n Concepts
• Frequencies (bands, channels, advanced channels) datarates
/HT chains (Tx power, rx sensitivity, country regulations)
• Legacy 802.11a/b/g stuff
• Setup simple wireless link
• Access Point configuration
• Station configuration
• MAC-address filtering
• Default-authentication
• Access-list
• Connect-list
• Default-forwarding
• Wireless Security and Encryption
• WPA-PSK
• WPA2-PSK
• MikroTik wireless protocols
• NV2 (TDMA) configuration
• Monitoring Tools
• Wireless scan
• Snooper
• Registration table
• Bridge wireless networks
• Station-bridge
• Module 4 laboratory
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Module 5
Network
Management
• ARP
• ARP modes
• RouterOS ARP table
• DHCP server and client
• DHCP client
• Server setup
• Leases management
• DHCP-server network configuration
• RouterOS tools
• E-mail
• Netwatch
• Ping, Traceroute
• Profiler (CPU load)
• Contacting support@mikrotik.com
• supout.rif, autosupout.rif and viewer
• /system logging and debug logs
• readable configuration (item comments and names)
• network diagrams
• 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 action
• Module 6 laboratory
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Module 7
QoS
• Simple Queue
• Target
• Destinations
• Max-limit and limit-at
• Bursting
• One Simple queue for whole network (PCQ)
• pcq-rate configuration
• pcq-limit configuration
• Monitoring
• Interface traffic monitor
• Torch
• Graphs
• SNMP
• Module 7 laboratory
Module 8
Tunnels
• PPP settings
• ppp profile
• ppp secret
• ppp status
• IP pool
• Creating pool
• Managing ranges
• Assigning to service
• Secure local network
• PPPoE service-name
• Create PPPoE server
• Point-to-point addresses
• Creating PPPoE clients on RouterOS
• Secure remote networks communication
• PPTP client and PPTP server
• SSTP client and SSTP server without certificates
• Setup routes between networks
• Module 8 laboratory
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