• About MikroTik
– What is RouterOS
– What is RouterBOARD
• First time accessing the router
– WinBox and MAC-WinBox
– WebFig and Quick Set
– 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
– Saving and restoring the backup
– Difference between a backup and an export (.rsc) file
– Editing an export file
– Ways of upgrading
– RouterBOOT firmware upgrade
• Router identity
• Manage RouterOS logins
• Manage RouterOS services
• Managing configuration backups
• Resetting a RouterOS device
• Reinstalling a RouterOS device (Netinstall)
• RouterOS license levels

• DHCP server and client
– DHCP client
– DHCP server setup
– Leases management
– DHCP server network configuration
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
– ARP modes
– RouterOS ARP table

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

• Routing overview
– Routing concepts
– Route flags
• Static routing
– Creating routes
– Setting default route
– Managing dynamic routes
– Implementing static routing in a simple network

• 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

• 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

• Simple Queue
– Target
– Destinations
– Max-limit and limit-at
– Bursting
• One Simple queue for the whole network (PCQ)
– pcq-rate configuration
– pcq-limit configuration

• 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

• RouterOS tools
– E-mail
– Netwatch
– Ping
– Traceroute
– Profiler (CPU load)
• Monitoring
– Interface traffic monitor
– Torch
– Graphs
– SNMP