Certified Network Associate

(MTCNA)
 Course Objectives
• Provide an overview of RouterOS
software and RouterBOARD products
• Hands-on training for MikroTik router
configuration, maintenance and basic
troubleshooting

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 Learning Outcomes
The student will:
• Be able to configure, manage and do
basic troubleshooting of a MikroTik
RouterOS device
• Be able to provide basic services to
clients
• Have a solid foundation and valuable
tools to manage a network
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MikroTik Certified Courses

mikrotik.com/training/about
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 MTCNA Outline
• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2: DHCP
• Module 3: Bridging
• Module 4: Routing
• Module 5: Wireless
• Module 6: Firewall
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 MTCNA Outline
• Module 7: QoS
• Module 8: Tunnels
• Module 9: Misc
• Hands on LABs during each module
(more than 40 in total)
• Detailed outline available on
mikrotik.com

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 Schedule
• Training day: 9AM - 5PM
• 30 minute breaks: 10:30AM and 3PM
• 1 hour lunch: 12:30PM
• Certification test: last day, 1 hour

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 Housekeeping
• Emergency exits
• Bathroom location
• Food and drinks while in class
• Please set phone to 'silence' and take
calls outside the classroom

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 Introduce Yourself
• Your name and company
• Your prior knowledge about networking
• Your prior knowledge about RouterOS
• What do you expect from this course?
• Please, note your number (XY): ___

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Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 1
Introduction

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 About MikroTik
• Router software and hardware
manufacturer
• Products used by ISPs, companies and
individuals
• Mission: to make Internet technologies
faster, more powerful and affordable to
a wider range of users

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 About MikroTik
• 1996: Established
• 1997: RouterOS software for x86 (PC)
• 2002: First RouterBOARD device
• 2006: First MikroTik User Meeting
(MUM)
• Prague, Czech Republic
• 2018: Biggest MUM: Indonesia, 3700+
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 About MikroTik
• Located in
Latvia
• mikrotik.com

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 MikroTik RouterOS
• Is the operating system of MikroTik
RouterBOARD hardware
• Can also be installed on a PC or as a
virtual machine (VM)
• Cloud Hosted Router

• Stand-alone operating system based on

the Linux kernel

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RouterOS Features
• Full 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac support
• LTE, 60GHz wireless support
• Firewall/bandwidth shaping
• Point-to-Point tunneling (PPPoE, SSTP,
PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP+IPsec)
• DHCP, Hotspot, User Manager (RADIUS)
• And many more… see: wiki.mikrotik.com
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MikroTik RouterBOARD
• A family of hardware solutions created
by MikroTik that run RouterOS
• Ranging from small home routers to
carrier-class access concentrators

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Ethernet routers Wireless for home and office

Wireless

Switches 18 RouterBOARDs
 First Time Access
• Null modem cable
• Ethernet cable
• WiFi
Ethernet
Null Modem cable
Cable WiFi

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 First Time Access
• WinBox -
www.mikrotik.com/download/winbox.exe
• WebFig
• SSH
• Telnet
• Terminal emulator in case of serial port
connection

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 WinBox
• Default IP address (LAN side):
192.168.88.1
• User: admin, Password: (blank)

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 MAC WinBox

LA
B
• Observe the WinBox title when
connected using IP address
• Connect to the router using MAC
address
• Observe the WinBox title

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 MAC WinBox

O
pt
io
na
l
• Disable the IP address on the bridge
interface
• Try to log in the router using the IP
address (not possible)
• Try to log in the router using the MAC
WinBox (works)

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 MAC WinBox

O
pt
io
na
l
• Enable the IP address on the bridge
interface
• Log in the router using the IP address

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 WebFig
• Browser - http://192.168.88.1

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 Quick Set
• Basic router configuration in one
window
• Accessible from both WinBox and
WebFig
• In more detail described in “Introduction
to MikroTik RouterOS and
RouterBOARDs” course

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Quick Set

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Default Configuration
• Different default configuration applied
• For more info see default configuration
wiki page
• Example: SOHO routers - DHCP client
on Ether1, DHCP server on rest of ports
+ WiFi
• Can be discarded and ‘blank’ used
instead
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Command Line Interface
• Available via SSH, Telnet or ‘New
Terminal’ in WinBox and WebFig
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MikroTik RouterOS 6.47 (c) 1999-2020 http://www.mikrotik.com/

[?] Gives the list of available commands

command [?] Gives help on the command and list of arguments

[Tab] Completes the command/word. If the input is ambiguous,

a second [Tab] gives possible options

/ Move up to base level

.. Move up one level
/command Use command at the base level

[admin@MikroTik] >

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Command Line Interface
• <tab> completes command
• double <tab> shows available
commands
• ‘?’ shows help
• Navigate previous commands with <↑>,
<↓> buttons

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Command Line Interface
• Hierarchical structure (similar to
WinBox menu)
• For more info see console wiki page

In WinBox: Interfaces menu

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 Internet Access

LA
B
Class AP
Your laptop Your router

192.168.88.1

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 LA
B
Laptop - Router
• Connect laptop to the router with a
cable, plug it in any of LAN ports (2-5)
• Disable other interfaces (wireless) on
your laptop
• Make sure that laptop's Ethernet
interface is set to obtain IP
configuration automatically (via DHCP)

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 LA
B
Router - Internet
• The Internet gateway of your class is
accessible over wireless - it is an
access point (AP)
Class AP
Your laptop Your router

192.168.88.1
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 LA
B
Router - Internet
• To connect to the AP you have to:
• Remove the wireless interface from
the bridge interface (used in default
configuration)
• Configure DHCP client to the
wireless interface

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 LA
B
Router - Internet
• To connect to the AP you have to:
• Create and configure a wireless
security profile
• Set the wireless interface to station
mode
• And configure NAT masquerade

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 LA
B
Router - Internet

Remove
the WiFi
interface
from the
bridge

Bridge → Ports

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 LA
B
Router - Internet

Remove
the WiFi
interface
from the
bridge

Bridge → Ports

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 LA
B
Router - Internet

Set DHCP
client to
the WiFi
interface

IP → DHCP Client

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 LA
B
Router - Internet

Set Name
and
Pre-Shared
Keys

Wireless → Security Profiles

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 LA
B
Router - Internet
Set Mode to
‘station',
SSID to
'ClassAP'
and Security
Profile to
'class'

Wireless → Interfaces

• “Scan…” tool can be used to see and

connect to available APs
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 WinBox Tip
• To view hidden information (except user
password), select Settings → Hide
Passwords

Wireless → Security Profiles

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 Private and Public
Space
• Masquerade is used for Public network
access, where private addresses are
present
• Private networks include 10.0.0.0-
10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0-
172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0-
192.168.255.255

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 LA
B
Router - Internet

Configure
masquerade
on the WiFi
interface

IP → Firewall → NAT

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 LA
B
Check Connectivity
• Ping www.mikrotik.com from your
laptop

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 Troubleshooting
• The router cannot ping further than AP
• The router cannot resolve names
• The laptop cannot ping further than the
router
• The laptop cannot resolve domain names
• Masquerade rule is not working
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 RouterOS Releases
• Long-term - fixes, no new features
• Stable - same fixes + new features
• Testing - consider as a ‘beta version’
Archive

Long-term

Stable

Testing

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Upgrading the RouterOS
• The easiest way to upgrade

System → Packages → Check For Updates

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Upgrading the RouterOS
• Download the update from
mikrotik.com/download page
• Check the architecture of your router’s CPU

• Drag & drop into the WinBox window

• Other ways: WebFig Files menu, FTP, sFTP

• Reboot the router

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 Package
Management
• RouterOS functions are
enabled/disabled by packages

System → Packages

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 RouterOS Packages
Package Functionality
advanced-tools Netwatch, wake-on-LAN
dhcp DHCP client and server
hotspot HotSpot captive portal server
ipv6 IPv6 support
ppp PPP, PPTP, L2TP, PPPoE clients and servers
routing Dynamic routing: RIP, BGP, OSPF
security Secure WinBox, SSH, IPsec
system Basic features: static routing, firewall, bridging, etc.

• For more info see packages wiki page

wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac support, CAPsMAN v2

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RouterOS Packages
• Each CPU architecture has a combined
package, e.g. ‘routeros-mipsbe’,
‘routeros-tile’
• Contains all the standard RouterOS
features (wireless, dhcp, ppp, routing,
etc.)
• Extra packages can be downloaded
from www.mikrotik.com/download page

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 RouterOS Extra
Packages
• Provide additional functionality
• Upload package file to the router and
reboot
Package Functionality
gps GPS device support
ntp Network Time Protocol server
ups APC UPS management support
user-manager MikroTik User Manager for managing HotSpot users

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 LA
Package B
Management
• Disable the wireless package
• Reboot the router
• Observe the interface list
• Enable the wireless package
• Reboot the router

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 LA
Package B
Management
• Observe WinBox System menu (no
NTP client/server)
• Download extra packages file for your
router’s CPU architecture
• Install ntp package and reboot the
router
• Observe WinBox System menu
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 Downgrading
Packages
• From System → Packages menu
• ‘Check For Updates’ and choose
different Channel (e.g. longterm)
• Click ‘Download’
• Click ‘Downgrade’ in ‘Package List’
window

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 Downgrading

O
pt
io
na
Packages

l
• Downgrade RouterOS from stable to
longterm version
• Upgrade it back to the stable version

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 RouterBOOT
• Firmware responsible for starting
RouterOS on RouterBOARD devices
• Two boot loaders on RouterBOARD -
main and backup
• Main can be updated
• Backup loader can be loaded if needed

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 RouterBOOT

System → Routerboard

• For more info see RouterBOOT wiki page

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 Router Identity
• Option to set a name for each router
• Identity information available in different
places

System → Identity

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 LA
B
Router Identity
• Set the identity of your router as
follows: YourNumber(XY)_YourName
• For example: 13_JohnDoe
• Observe the WinBox title menu

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 RouterOS Users
• Default user admin, group full
• Additional groups - read and write
• Can create your own group and fine
tune access

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RouterOS Users

System → Users

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 LA
B
RouterOS Users
• Add a new user to the RouterOS with
full access (note name and password)
• Change admin user group to read
• Login with the new user
• Login with the admin user and try to
change router’s settings (not possible)

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 RouterOS Users

O
pt
io
na
l
• Generate SSH private/public key pair
using ‘ssh-keygen’ (OS X and Linux) or
‘puttygen’ (Windows)
• Upload the public part of the key to the
router
• Import and attach it to the user
• Login to the router using the private key
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 RouterOS Services
• Different ways to
connect to the
RouterOS
• API - Application
Programming Interface
• FTP - for
uploading/downloading IP → Services
files to/from the
RouterOS
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 RouterOS Services
• SSH - secure
command line interface
• Telnet - insecure
command line interface
• WinBox - GUI access
• WWW - access from IP → Services
the web browser

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 RouterOS Services
• Disable services which
are not used
• Restrict access with
‘available from’ field
• Default ports can be
changed
IP → Services

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 LA
B
RouterOS Services
• Open RouterOS web interface -
http://192.168.88.1
• In WinBox disable www service
• Refresh browser page

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Configuration Backup
• Two types of backups
• Backup (.backup) file - used for
restoring configuration on the same
router
• Export (.rsc) file - used for moving
configuration to another router

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Configuration Backup
• Backup file can be created and restored
under Files menu in WinBox
• Backup file is binary, by default
encrypted with user password. Contains
a full router configuration (passwords,
keys, etc.)

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Configuration Backup
• Custom name and password can be
entered
• Router identity and current date is used
as a backup file name

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Configuration Backup
• Export (.rsc) file is a script with which
router configuration can be backed up
and restored
• Plain-text file (editable)
• Contains only configuration that is
different than the factory default
configuration

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Configuration Backup
• Export file is created using ‘export’
command in CLI
• Whole or partial router configuration
can be saved to an export file
• RouterOS user passwords are not
saved when using export

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Configuration Backup

• Store files in ‘flash’ folder

• Contains ready to use RouterOS commands

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Configuration Backup
• Export file can be edited by hand
• Can be used to move configuration to a
different RouterBOARD
• Restore using ‘/import’ command

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Configuration Backup
• Download to a computer using WinBox
(drag&drop), FTP or WebFig
• Don’t store the copy of the backup only
on the router! It is not a good backup
strategy!

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Reset Configuration
• Reset to default configuration
• Retain RouterOS users after reset
• Reset to a router without any
configuration (‘blank’)
• Run a script after reset
System → Reset Configuration

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Reset Configuration
• Using physical ‘reset’ button on the router
• Load backup RouterBOOT loader
• Reset router configuration
• Enable CAP mode (Controlled AP)
• Start in Netinstall mode

• For more info see reset button wiki page

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 Netinstall
• Used for installing and reinstalling
RouterOS
• Direct network connection to the router is
required (can be used over switched LAN)
• Cable must be connected to Ether1 port
(except CCR and RB1xxx - last port)
• Runs on Windows
• For more info see Netinstall wiki page
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 Netinstall

• Available at
www.mikrotik.com/download
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 LA
B
Configuration Backup
• Create a .backup file
• Copy it to your laptop
• Delete the .backup file from the router
• Reset router configuration
• Copy .backup file back to the router
• Restore router configuration
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Configuration Backup

O
pt
io
na
l
• Create a backup using ‘export’
command
• Copy it to your laptop
• Delete the export file from the router
• Reset router configuration
• Copy export file back to the router
• Restore router configuration
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 Netinstall

O
pt
io
na
l
• Download Netinstall
• Boot your router in Netinstall mode
• Install RouterOS on your router using
Netinstall
• Restore configuration from previously
saved backup file

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 RouterOS License
• All RouterBOARDs are
shipped with a license
• Different license levels
(features)
• RouterOS updates for life System → License

• CHR or x86 license can be

purchased from mikrotik.com
or distributors
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 RouterOS Licensing
Level Type Typical Use

0 Trial Mode 24h trial

1 Free Demo

3 CPE Wireless client (station)

4 AP Wireless AP: WISP, HOME, Office

5 ISP Supports more tunnels than L4

6 Controller Unlimited RouterOS features

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Cloud Hosted Router
• RouterOS version tailored for running in
virtual environments
• Runs on most popular virtualisation
platforms like - VMware, Microsoft
HyperV, VirtualBox, XEN, KVM, etc.
• Cloud services - Amazon, Azure and
others

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 CHR Use Cases
• Firewall for the cloud services
• VPN server in the cloud
• The Dude monitoring server
• Simulate networks for learning or
training
• And many more
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 CHR Licensing
License Speed limit Price

Free 1Mbit FREE

P1 1Gbit 45 US$

P10 10Gbit 95 US$

P-Unlimited Unlimited 250 US$

• 60 day trial available

• Purchased license can be transferred to
another CHR
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CHR Licensing

WinBox → System → License

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CHR Licensing

mikrotik.com/client
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CHR Licensing

mikrotik.com/client/cloudhosting
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CHR Licensing

mikrotik.com/client/cloudhosting
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CHR Licensing

mikrotik.com/client/cloudhosting
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 CHR Licensing
• The CHR licenses are tied to the
account
• The license is for one CHR instance at
a time
• Can transfer to another CHR
• The same L4/L5/L6 prepaid keys can
be used for the CHR L4=P1, L5=P10,
L6=PUnlimited
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Additional Information
• wiki.mikrotik.com - RouterOS
documentation and examples
• forum.mikrotik.com - communicate with
other RouterOS users
• mum.mikrotik.com - MikroTik User
Meeting page
• Distributor and consultant support
• [email protected]
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Module 1
Summary

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Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 2
DHCP

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 DHCP
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Used for automatic IP address
distribution over a local network
• Use DHCP only in trusted networks
• Works within a broadcast domain
• RouterOS supports both DHCP client
and server

99
 DHCP Client
• Used for automatic acquiring of IP
address, subnet mask, default gateway,
DNS server address and additional
settings if provided
• MikroTik SOHO routers by default have
DHCP client configured on
ether1(WAN) interface

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DHCP Client

IP → DHCP Client

101
 DNS
• By default DHCP client
asks for a DNS server
IP address
• It can also be entered
manually if other DNS
server is needed or
DHCP is not used
IP → DNS

102
 DNS
• RouterOS supports static DNS entries
• By default there’s a static DNS A record
named router which points to 192.168.88.1
• That means you can access the router by
using DNS name instead of IP
• http://router
IP → DNS → Static
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 DHCP Server
• Automatically assigns IP addresses to
requesting hosts
• IP address should be configured on the
interface which DHCP Server will use
• To enable use ‘DHCP Setup’ command

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 LA
B
DHCP Server
• Disconnect from the router
• Reconnect using the router’s MAC
address

105
 LA
B
DHCP Server
• We’re going to remove existing DHCP
Server and setup a new one
• Will use your number (XY) for the
subnet, e.g. 192.168.XY.0/24
• To enable DHCP Server on the bridge,
it must be configured on the bridge
interface (not on the bridge port)

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 LA
B
DHCP Server

Remove
DHCP Server

Remove
DHCP Network
IP → DHCP Server

107
 LA
B
DHCP Server

Remove
IP Pool
IP → Pool

Remove
IP Address

IP → Address

108
 LA
B
DHCP Server

Add IP Address
192.168.XY.1/24
on the bridge
interface

• For example, XY=199

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 LA
B
DHCP Server
1 2

3 4

5 6
IP → DHCP Server → DHCP Setup

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 LA
B
DHCP Server
• Disconnect from the router
• Renew the IP address of your laptop
• Connect to the router’s new IP address
192.168.XY.1
• Check that the connection to the
Internet is available

111
 DHCP Server
• DHCP Server
Setup wizard has
created a new IP
pool and DHCP
Server

112
DHCP Static Leases
• It is possible to always assign the same
IP address to the same device
(identified by MAC address)
• DHCP Server could even be used
without dynamic IP pool and assign
only preconfigured addresses

113
DHCP Static Leases

Convert dynamic
lease to static

IP → DHCP Server → Leases

114
 LA
B
DHCP Static Leases
• Set DHCP Address Pool to static-only
• Create a static lease for your laptop
• Change the IP address assigned to your
laptop by DHCP server to
192.168.XY.123
• Renew the IP address of your laptop
• Ask your neighbor to connect his/her
laptop to your router (will not get an IP
address) 115
 ARP
• Address Resolution Protocol
• ARP joins together client’s IP address
(Layer3) with MAC address (Layer2)
• ARP operates dynamically
• Can also be configured manually

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 ARP Table
• Provides information about IP address,
MAC address and the interface to which
the device is connected

IP → ARP

117
 Static ARP
• For increased security ARP entries can
be added manually
• Network interface can be configured to
reply-only to known ARP entries
• Router’s client will not be able to access
the Internet using a different IP address

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Static ARP

Static ARP entry

IP → ARP
119
 Static ARP

Interface will
reply only to
known ARP
entries

Interfaces → bridge-local

120
 DHCP and ARP
• DHCP Server can add ARP entries
automatically
• Combined with static leases and
reply-only ARP can increase network
security while retaining the ease of use
for users

121
DHCP and ARP

IP → DHCP Server

Add ARP entries

for DHCP leases

122
 LA
B
Static ARP
• Make your laptop’s ARP entry static
• Set the bridge interface ARP to reply-
only to disable adding dynamic ARP
entries
• You should still have the DHCP server
to static-only and a static lease for the
laptop. If not, repeat the previous LAB
• Enable ‘Add ARP For Leases’ on DHCP
server 123
 LA
B
Static ARP
• Remove your laptop’s static entry from
the ARP table
• Check the Internet connection (not
working)
• Renew the IP address of your laptop
• Check the Internet connection (should
work)
• Connect to the router and observe the
ARP table 124
Module 2
Summary

125
Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 3
Bridging

126
 Bridge
• Bridges are OSI layer 2 devices
• Bridge is a transparent device
• Traditionally used to join two network
segments
• Bridge splits collision domain in two
parts
• Network switch is multi-port bridge -
each port is a collision domain of one
device 127
 Bridge
• All hosts can communicate with each
other
• All share the same collision domain

128
 Bridge
• All hosts still can communicate with
each other
• Now there are 2 collision domains

129
 Bridge
• RouterOS implements software bridge
• Ethernet, wireless, SFP and tunnel
interfaces can be added to a bridge
• Default configuration on SOHO routers
bridge wireless with ether2 port
• Ether2-5 are combined together in a
switch. Ether2 is master, 3-5 slave.
Wire speed switching using switch chip
130
 Bridge
• It is possible to remove master/slave
configuration and use bridge instead
• Switch chip will not be used, higher
CPU usage
• More control - can use IP firewall for
bridge ports

131
 Bridge
• Due to limitations of 802.11 standard,
wireless clients (mode: station) do not
support bridging
• RouterOS implements several modes to
overcome this limitation

132
 Wireless Bridge
• station bridge - RouterOS to
RouterOS
• station pseudobridge - RouterOS to
other
• station wds (Wireless Distribution
System) - RouterOS to RouterOS

133
 Wireless Bridge
• To use station bridge, ‘Bridge Mode’
has to be enabled on the AP

134
 LA
B
Bridge
• We are going to create one big
network by bridging local Ethernet with
wireless (Internet) interface
• All the laptops will be in the same
network
• Note: be careful when bridging
networks!
• Create a backup before starting this
LAB! 135
 LA
B
Bridge
• Change wireless to station bridge
mode
• Disable DHCP server
• Add wireless interface to existing
bridge-local interface as a port

136
 LA
B
Bridge
Set mode to
station bridge

Wireless → wlan1

Disable
DHCP Server
IP → DHCP Server
137
 LA
B
Bridge

Add wireless interface

to the bridge

Bridge → Ports

138
 LA
B
Bridge
• Renew the IP address of your laptop
• You should acquire IP from the trainer’s
router
• Ask your neighbor his/her laptop IP
address and try to ping it
• Your router now is a transparent
bridge

139
 Bridge Firewall
• RouterOS bridge interface supports
firewall
• Traffic which flows through the bridge
can be processed by the firewall
• To enable: Bridge → Settings → Use IP
Firewall

140
Bridge Firewall

141
 LA
B
Bridge
• Restore your router’s configuration from
the backup you created before bridging
LAB
• Or restore previous configuration by
hand

142
Module 3
Summary

143
Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 4
Routing

144
 Routing
• Works in OSI network layer (L3)
• RouterOS routing rules define where
the packets should be sent

IP → Routes

145
 Routing
• Dst. Address: networks which can be
reached
• Gateway: IP address of the next router
to reach the destination

IP → Routes
146
New Static Route

IP → Routes

147
 Routing
• Check gateway - every 10 seconds
send either ICMP echo request (ping)
or ARP request.
• If several routes use the same gateway
and there is one that has check-
gateway option enabled, all routes will
be subjected to the behaviour of check-
gateway

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 Routing
• If there are two or more routes pointing
to the same address, the more precise
one will be used
• Dst: 192.168.90.0/24, gateway: 1.2.3.4
• Dst: 192.168.90.128/25, gateway: 5.6.7.8
• If a packet needs to be sent to
192.168.90.135, gateway 5.6.7.8 will be
used

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 Default Gateway
• Default gateway: a router (next hop)
where all the traffic for which there is no
specific destination defined will be sent
• It is distinguished by 0.0.0.0/0
destination network

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 LA
B
Default Gateway
• Currently the default gateway for your
router is configured automatically using
DHCP-Client
• Disable ‘Add Default Route’ in DHCP-
Client settings
• Check the Internet connection (not
working)

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 LA
B
Default Gateway
• Add default gateway manually (trainer’s
router)
• Check that the connection to the
Internet is available

152
 Dynamic Routes
• Routes with flags DAC are added
automatically
• DAC route originates from IP address
configuration
IP → Addresses

IP → Routes
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 Route Flags
• A - active
• C - connected
• D - dynamic
• S - static

IP → Routes
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 Static Routing
• Static route defines how to reach a
specific destination network
• Default gateway is also a static route.
It directs all traffic to the gateway

155
 LA
B
Static Routing
• The goal is to ping your neighbor’s
laptop
• Static route will be used to achieve this
• Ask your neighbor the IP address of
his/her wireless interface
• And the subnet address of his/her
internal network (192.168.XY.0/24)

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 LA
B
Static Routing
• Add a new route rule
• Set Dst. Address - your neighbor’s
local network address (eg.
192.168.37.0/24)
• Set Gateway - the address of your
neighbor’s wireless interface (eg.
192.168.250.37)
• Now you should be able to ping your
neighbor’s laptop 157
 Static Routing

O
pt
io
na
l
• Team up with 2 of your neighbors
• Create a static route to one of your
neighbor’s (A) laptop via the other
neighbor’s router (B)
• Ask your neighbor B to make a static
route to neighbor’s A laptop
• Ping your neighbor’s A laptop
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 Static Routing

O
pt
io
na
l
Create a route
to laptop A via
Neighbor’s A Neighbor’s
laptop A router
router B

Your laptop Your router

Class AP

Neighbor’s B Neighbor’s
laptop B router
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 Static Routing
• Easy to configure on a small network
• Limits the use of router’s resources
• Does not scale well
• Manual configuration is required every
time a new subnet needs to be reached

160
Module 4
Summary

161
Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 5
Wireless

162
 Wireless
• MikroTik RouterOS provides a complete
support for IEEE 802.11a/n/ac (5GHz)
and 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz) wireless
networking standards

163
 Wireless Standards
IEEE Standard Frequency Speed

802.11a 5GHz 54Mbps

802.11b 2.4GHz 11Mbps

802.11g 2.4GHz 54Mbps

802.11n 2.4 and 5GHz Up to 600Mbps

802.11ac 5GHz Up to 6933Mbps

164
 2.4GHz Channels

• 13x 22MHz channels (most of the

world)
• 3 non-overlapping channels (1, 6, 11)
• 3 APs can occupy the same area
without interfering
165
 2.4GHz Channels

• US: 11 channels, 14th Japan-only

• Channel width:
• 802.11b 22MHz, 802.11g 20MHz, 802.11n
20/40MHz

166
 5GHz Channels
• RouterOS supports full range of 5GHz
frequencies
• 5180-5320MHz (channels 36-64)
• 5500-5720MHz (channels 100-144)
• 5745-5825MHz (channels 149-165)
• Varies depending on country
regulations

167
 5GHz Channels
IEEE Standard Channel Width

802.11a 20MHz

20MHz
802.11n
40MHz

20MHz

40MHz
802.11ac
80MHz

160MHz

168
Country Regulations

• Switch to ‘Advanced Mode’ and select

your country to apply regulations
169
Country Regulations
• Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) is
a feature which is meant to identify
radars when using 5GHz band and
choose a different channel if a radar is
found
• Some channels can only be used when
DFS is enabled (in EU: 52-140, US: 50-
144)

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Country Regulations
• DFS Mode radar detect will select a
channel with the lowest number of
detected networks and use it if no radar is
detected on it for 60s
• Switch to ‘Advanced Mode’ to enable DFS

Wireless
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 Radio Name
• Wireless interface “name”
• RouterOS-RouterOS only
• Can be seen in Wireless tables

172
 Radio Name
• Wireless interface “name”
• RouterOS-RouterOS only
• Can be seen in Wireless tables

Wireless → Registration

173
 LA
B
Radio Name
• Set the radio name of your wireless
interface as follows:
YourNumber(XY)_YourName
• For example: 13_JohnDoe

174
 Wireless Chains
• 802.11n introduced the concept of
MIMO (Multiple In and Multiple Out)
• Send and receive data using multiple
radios in parallel
• 802.11n with one chain (SISO) can only
achieve 72.2Mbps (on legacy cards
65Mbps)

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 Tx Power
• Use to adjust transmit power of the
wireless card
• Change to all rates fixed and adjust
the power

Wireless → Tx Power

176
 Tx Power
• Note on implementation of Tx Power on
Wireless
card
Enabled
Chains
Power per Chain Total Power

RouterOS
1
Equal to the
selected Tx Power

2 Equal to the +3dBm

802.11n
selected Tx Power
3 +5dBm

Equal to the
1
selected Tx Power

2 -3dBm Equal to the

802.11ac
selected Tx Power
3 -5dBm

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 Rx Sensitivity
• Receiver sensitivity is the lowest power
level at which the interface can detect a
signal
• When comparing RouterBOARDS this
value should be taken into account
depending on planned usage
• Smaller Rx sensitivity threshold means
better signal detection

178
Wireless Network
Trainer AP

Wireless stations
179
 Wireless Station
• Wireless station is client (laptop, phone,
router)
• On RouterOS wireless mode station

180
 Wireless Station
• Set interface
mode=station
• Select band
• Set SSID (wireless
network ID)
• Frequency is not
important for
client, use scan-
list 181
 Security
• Only WPA (WiFi Protected Access) or
WPA2 should be used
• WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK with AES-
CCM encryption
• Trainer AP already is using WPA-
PSK/WPA2-PSK

182
 Security
• Both WPA and
WPA2 keys can be
specified to allow
connection from
devices which do not
support WPA2
• Choose a strong key!
Wireless → Security Profiles

183
 Connect List
• Rules used by station to select (or not
to select) an AP

Wireless → Connect List

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 LA
B
Connect List
• Currently your router is connected to
the class AP
• Create a rule to disallow connection to
the class AP

185
 Access Point
• Set interface
mode=ap bridge
• Select band
• Set frequency
• Set SSID
(wireless network
ID)
• Set Security
Profile 186
 WPS
• WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is a
feature for convenient access to the
WiFi without the need of entering the
passphrase
• RouterOS supports both WPS accept
(for AP) and WPS client (for station)
modes

187
 WPS Accept
• To easily allow guest access to your
access point WPS accept button can
be used
• When pushed, it will grant an access to
connect to the AP for 2min or until a
device (station) connects
• The WPS accept button has to be
pushed each time when a new device
needs to be connected
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 WPS Accept
• For each device it has to be
done only once
• All RouterOS devices with
WiFi interface have virtual
WPS push button
• Some have physical, check for
wps button on the router

189
 WPS Accept
• Virtual WPS button is available in
QuickSet and in wireless interface
menu
• It can be disabled if needed
• WPS client is supported by most
operating systems including
RouterOS
• RouterOS does not support the
insecure PIN mode
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 WPS Client
• RouterOS WPS client is available in
Wireless menu
• To connect to a wireless network
enable WPS accept on the AP
• Start WPS client on the station

191
 WPS Client
• The client will automatically create a
security profile
• To connect to the AP
• Set SSID
• Set wireless mode to station

192
 WPS Client

Wireless → WPS Client

Set Mode, SSID
and Security
Profile

193
 Wireless Repeater
• RouterOS supports repeater mode
• When enabled the router becomes
station and ap bridge at the same time
• Used for increasing the range of an
existing AP without the need of
Ethernet cables

194
 LA
B
Access Point
• Create a new security profile for your
access point
• Set wireless interface mode to ap
bridge, set SSID to your class number
and name, select the security profile
• Disable DHCP client on the wireless
interface (will lose Internet connection)

195
 LA
B
Access Point
• Add wireless interface to the bridge
• Disconnect the cable from the laptop
• Connect to your wireless AP with your
laptop
• Connect to the router using WinBox and
observe wireless registration table
• When done, restore previous
configuration
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 WPS

O
pt
io
na
l
• If you have a device that supports WPS
client mode connect it to your AP using
WPS accept button on your router
(either physical or virtual)
• Check router logs during the process
• When done, restore previous
configuration

197
 Snooper
• Get full overview of the wireless
networks on selected band
• Wireless interface is disconnected
during scanning!
• Use to decide which channel to choose

198
Snooper

Wireless → Snooper
199
 Registration Table
• View all connected wireless interfaces
• Or connected access point if the router
is a station

Wireless → Registration

200
 Access List
• Used by access point to control
allowed connections from stations
• Identify device MAC address
• Configure whether the station can
authenticate to the AP
• Limit time of the day when it can
connect

201
 Access List

Wireless → Access List

202
 Access List
• If there are no matching rules in the
access list, default values from the
wireless interface will be used

203
 Registration Table
• Can be used to
create connect
or access list
entries from
currently
connected
devices
Wireless → Registration

204
Default Authenticate

205
 Default Authenticate
Default Access/Connect
Behavior
Authentication List Entry

+ Based on access/connect list settings

✓
- Authenticate

+ Based on access/connect list settings

✕
- Don’t authenticate

206
 Default Forward
• Use to allow or forbid
communication
between stations
• Enabled by default
• Forwarding can be
overridden for
specific clients in the
access list

207
Module 5
Summary

208
Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 6
Firewall

209
 Firewall
• A network security system that protects
internal network from outside (e.g. the
Internet)
• Based on rules which are analysed
sequentially until first match is found
• RouterOS firewall rules are managed in
Filter and NAT sections

210
 Firewall Rules
• Work on If-Then principle
• Ordered in chains
• There are predefined chains
• Users can create new chains

211
 Firewall Filter
• There are three default chains
• input (to the router)
• output (from the router)
• forward (through the router)

output
input

forward
212
 Filter Actions
• Each rule has an action - what to do
when a packet is matched
• accept
• drop silently or reject - drop and send
ICMP reject message
• jump/return to/from a user defined chain
• And other - see firewall wiki page
213
 Filter Actions

IP → Firewall → New Firewall Rule (+) → Action

214
 Filter Chains

• TIP: to improve readability of firewall

IP → Firewall

rules, order them sequentially by chains

and add comments
215
 Chain: input
• Protects the router itself
• Either from the Internet or the internal
network

input

216
 LA
B
Chain: input
• Add an accept input filter rule on the
bridge interface for your laptop IP
address (Src. Address =
192.168.XY.200)
• Add a drop input filter rule on the
bridge interface for everyone else

217
 LA
B
Chain: input

IP → Firewall → New Firewall Rule (+)

218
 LA
B
Chain: input
• Change the IP address of your laptop to
static, assign 192.168.XY.199, DNS
and gateway: 192.168.XY.1
• Disconnect from the router
• Try to connect to the router (not
possible)
• Try to connect to the internet (not
possible)
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 LA
B
Chain: input
• Although traffic to the Internet is
controlled with firewall forward chain,
web pages cannot be opened
• WHY? (answer on the next slide)

220
 LA
B
Chain: input
• Your laptop is using the router for domain
name resolving (DNS)
• Connect to the router using MAC WinBox
• Add an accept input filter rule on the
bridge interface to allow DNS requests,
port: 53/udp and place it above the drop
rule
• Try to connect to the Internet (works)
221
 LA
B
Chain: input
• Change back your laptop IP to dynamic
(DHCP)
• Connect to the router
• Disable (or remove) the rules you just
added

222
 Chain: forward
• Contains rules that control packets
going through the router
• Forward controls traffic between the
clients and the Internet and between
the clients themselves

forward

223
 Chain: forward
• By default internal traffic between the
clients connected to the router is
allowed
• Traffic between the clients and the
Internet is not restricted

224
 LA
B
Chain: forward
• Add a drop forward filter rule for http
port (80/tcp)
• When specifying ports, IP protocol must
be selected

IP → Firewall → New Firewall Rule (+)

225
 LA
B
Chain: forward
• Try to open www.mikrotik.com (not
possible)
• Try to open router WebFig
http://192.168.XY.1 (works)
• Router web page works because it is
traffic going to the router (input), not
through (forward)

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Frequently Used
Ports
Port Service
80/tcp HTTP
443/tcp HTTPS
22/tcp SSH
23/tcp Telnet
20,21/tcp FTP
8291/tcp WinBox
5678/udp MikroTik Neighbor Discovery
20561/udp MAC WinBox

227
 Address List
• Address list allows to create an action
for multiple IPs at once
• It is possible to automatically add an IP
address to the address list
• IP can be added to the list permanently
or for a predefined amount of time
• Address list can contain one IP
address, IP range or whole subnet
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 Address List

IP → Firewall → Address Lists → New Firewall Address List (+)

229
 Address List
• Instead of specifying address in
General tab, switch to Advanced and
choose Address List (Src. or Dst.
depending on the rule)

IP → Firewall → New Firewall Rule (+) → Advanced

230
 Address List
• Firewall action can be used to
automatically add an address to the
address list
• Permanently or for a while

IP → Firewall → New Firewall Rule (+) → Action

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 LA
B
Address List
• Create an address list with allowed IPs,
be sure to include your laptop IP
• Add an accept input filter rule on the
bridge interface for WinBox port when
connecting from the address which is
included in the address list
• Create a drop input filter for everyone
else connecting to the WinBox

232
 Firewall Log
• Each firewall rule can be logged when
matched
• Can add specific prefix to ease finding
the records later

233
 Firewall Log

IP → Firewall → Edit Firewall Rule → Action

234
 LA
B
Firewall Log
• Enable logging for both firewall rules that
were created during Address List LAB
• Connect to WinBox using allowed IP
address
• Disconnect and change the IP of your
laptop to one which is not in the allowed list
• Try to connect to WinBox
• Change back the IP and observe log entries
235
 NAT
• Network Address Translation (NAT) is a
method of modifying source or
destination IP address of a packet
• There are two NAT types - ‘source NAT’
and ‘destination NAT’

236
 NAT
• NAT is usually used to provide access
to an external network from a one which
uses private IPs (src-nat)
• Or to allow access from an external
network to a resource (e.g. web server)
on an internal network (dst-nat)

237
 NAT
New
Src address
Src address

Private host
Public server

238
 NAT
New
Dst
Address Dst Address

Public host
Server on a
private network

239
 NAT
• Firewall srcnat and dstnat chains are
used to implement NAT functionality
• Same as Filter rules, work on If-Then
principle
• Analysed sequentially until first match is
found

240
 Dst NAT
New Dst Address Dst Address
192.168.1.1:80 159.148.147.196:80

Public host
Web server
192.168.1.1

241
 Dst NAT

IP → Firewall → NAT → New NAT Rule (+)

242
 Redirect
• Special type of dstnat
• This action redirects packets to the
router itself
• Can be used to create transparent
proxy services (e.g. DNS, HTTP)

243
 Redirect
Dst Address
Configured DNS server:53

New Dst Address

Router:53
DNS
Cache

244
 LA
B
Redirect
• Create dstnat redirect rule to send all
requests with a destination port HTTP
(tcp/80) to the router port 80
• Try to open www.mikrotik.com or any
other website that uses HTTP protocol
• When done disable or remove the rule

245
 Src NAT
New Src
Src address
address
192.168.199.200
router IP

192.168.199.200
Public server

• Masquerade is a special type of srcnat

246
 Src NAT
• srcnat action src-nat is meant for
rewriting source IP address and/or port
• Example: two companies (A and B) have
merged. Internally both use the same
address space (172.16.0.0/16). They will
set up a segment using a different
address space as a buffer, both networks
will require src-nat and dst-nat rules.

247
 NAT Helpers
• Some protocols require so-called NAT
helpers to work correctly in a NAT’d
network

IP → Firewall → Service Ports

248
 Connections
• New - packet is opening a new
connection
• Established - packet belongs to
already known connection
• Related - packet is opening a new
connection but it has a relation to
already known connection
• Invalid - packet does not belong to any
of known connections
249
Connections

Invalid Established
New Related

245
Connection Tracking
• Manages information about all active
connections
• Has to be enabled for NAT and Filter to
work
• Note: connection state ≠ TCP state

251
Connection Tracking

IP → Firewall → Connections

252
 FastTrack
• A method to accelerate packet flow
through the router
• An established or related connection
can be marked for fasttrack
connection
• Bypasses firewall, connection tracking,
simple queue and other features
• Currently supports only TCP and UDP
protocols 253
 FastTrack
Without With

360Mbps 890Mbps

Total CPU usage 100% Total CPU usage 86%

44% CPU usage on firewall 6% CPU usage on firewall

* Tested on RB2011 with a single TCP stream

• For more info see FastTrack wiki page

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Module 6
Summary

255
Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 7
QoS

256
 Quality of Service
• QoS is the overall performance of a
network, particularly the performance
seen by the users of the network
• RouterOS implements several QoS
methods such as traffic speed limiting
(shaping), traffic prioritisation and other

257
 Speed Limiting
• Direct control over inbound traffic is not
possible
• But it is possible to do it indirectly by
dropping incoming packets
• TCP will adapt to the effective
connection speed

258
 Simple Queue
• Can be used to easy limit the data rate
of:
• Client’s download (↓) speed
• Client’s upload (↑)speed
• Client’s total speed (↓ + ↑)

259
 Simple Queue

Specify client
Specify Max Limit
for the client

Queues → New Simple Queue(+)

• Disable Firewall FastTrack rule for

Simple Queue to work
260
 Torch
• Real-time traffic monitoring tool
Set Set laptop
interface address

Observe
the traffic

Tools → Torch
261
 LA
B
Simple Queue
• Create speed limit for your laptop
(192.168.XY.200)
• Set upload speed 128k, download
speed 256k
• Open www.mikrotik.com/download and
download current RouterOS version
• Observe the download speed
262
 Simple Queue
• Instead of setting limits to the client,
traffic to the server can also be throttled

Set Target to any

Set Dst. to server
address

Queues
263
 LA
B
Simple Queue
• Using ping tool find out the address of
www.mikrotik.com
• Modify existing simple queue to throttle
connection to the mikrotik.com server
• Download MTCNA outline
• Observe the download speed

264
Guaranteed Bandwidth
• Used to make sure that the client will
always get minimum bandwidth
• Remaining traffic will be split between
clients on first come first served basis
• Controlled using Limit-at parameter

265
Guaranteed Bandwidth

Set limit at

Queues → Simple Queue → Edit → Advanced

• The client will have guaranteed
bandwidth 1Mbit download and upload
266
Guaranteed Bandwidth
• Example:
• Total bandwith: 10Mbits
• 3 clients, each have guaranteed
bandwidth
• Remaining bandwidth split between
clients

267
Guaranteed Bandwidth

Queues
Guranteed Actual
bandwidth bandwidth

268
 Burst
• Used to allow higher data rates for a
short period of time
• Useful for HTTP traffic - web pages
load faster
• For file downloads Max Limit
restrictions still apply

269
 Burst

Set burst limit,

threshold and
time

Queues → Simple Queue → Edit

270
 Burst
• Burst limit - max upload/download
data rate that can be reached during
the burst
• Burst time - time (sec), over which the
average data rate is calculated (this is
NOT the time of actual burst).
• Burst threshold - when average data
rate exceeds or drops below the
threshold the burst is switched off or on
271
 LA
B
Burst
• Modify the queue that was created in
previous LAB
• Set burst limit to 4M for upload and
download
• Set burst threshold 2M for upload and
download
• Set burst time 16s for upload and
download
272
 LA
B
Burst
• Open www.mikrotik.com, observe how
fast the page loads
• Download the newest RouterOS
version from MikroTik download page
• Observe the download speed with torch
tool

273
Per Connection Queuing
• Queue type for optimising large QoS
deployments by limiting per ‘sub-
stream’
• Substitute multiple queues with one
• Several classifiers can be used:
• source/destination IP address
• source/destination port

274
Per Connection Queuing
• Rate - max available data rate of each
sub-stream
• Limit - queue size of single sub-stream
(KiB)
• Total Limit - max amount of queued
data in all sub-streams (KiB)

275
 PCQ Example
• Goal: limit all clients to 1Mbps
download and 1Mbps upload bandwidth
• Create 2 new queue types
• 1 for Dst Address (download limit)
• 1 for Scr Address (upload limit)
• Set queues for LAN and WAN
interfaces

276
 PCQ Example

Queues → Queue Type → New Queue Type(+)

277
 PCQ Example

WAN
interface

LAN
interface
Queues → Interface Queues
278
 PCQ Example
• All clients connected to the LAN
interface will have 1Mbps upload and
download limit

Tools → Torch
279
 LA
B
PCQ Example
• The trainer will create two pcq queues
and limit all clients (student routers) to
512Kbps upload and download
bandwidth
• Try download newest RouterOS version
from www.mikrotik.com and observe
the download speed with torch tool

280
Module 7
Summary

281
Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 8
Tunnels

282
Point-to-Point Protocol
• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is used to
establish a tunnel (direct connection)
between two nodes
• PPP can provide connection
authentication, encryption and
compression
• RouterOS supports various PPP
tunnels such as PPPoE, SSTP, PPTP
and others
283
 PPPoE
• Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is
a layer 2 protocol which is used to
control access to the network
• Provides authentication, encryption and
compression
• PPPoE can be used to hand out IP
addresses to the clients

284
 PPPoE
• Most desktop operating systems have
PPPoE client installed by default
• RouterOS supports both PPPoE client
and PPPoE server (access
concentrator)

285
 PPPoE Client

Set
interface,
service,
username,
password

PPP → New PPPoE Client(+)

286
 PPPoE Client
• If there are more than one PPPoE
servers in a broadcast domain service
name should also be specified
• Otherwise the client will try to connect
to the one which responds first

287
 LA
B
PPPoE Client
• The trainer will create a PPPoE server
on his/her router
• Disable the DHCP client on your router
• Set up PPPoE client on your router’s
outgoing interface
• Set username mtcnaclass password
mtcnaclass

288
 LA
B
PPPoE Client
• Check PPPoE client status
• Check that the connection to the
Internet is available
• When done, disable PPPoE client
• Enable DHCP client to restore previous
configuration

289
 IP Pool
• Defines the range of IP addresses for
handing out by RouterOS services
• Used by DHCP, PPP and HotSpot
clients
• Addresses are taken from the pool
automatically

290
 IP Pool

Set the pool

name and
address range(s)

IP → Pool → New IP Pool(+)

291
 PPP Profile
• Profile defines rules used by PPP
server for it’s clients
• Method to set the same settings for
multiple clients

292
 PPP Profile

Set the local

and remote
address of
the tunnel

It is suggested to
use encryption

PPP → Profiles → New PPP Profile(+)

293
 PPP Secret
• Local PPP user database
• Username, password and other user
specific settings can be configured
• Rest of the settings are applied from the
selected PPP profile
• PPP secret settings override
corresponding PPP profile settings

294
 PPP Secret

Set the username,

password and
profile. Specify
service if necessary

PPP → Secrets → New PPP Secret(+)

290
 PPPoE Server
• PPPoE server runs on an interface
• Can not be configured on an interface
which is part of a bridge
• Either remove from the bridge or set up
PPPoE server on the bridge
• For security reasons IP address should
not be used on the interface on which
PPPoE server is configured
296
 PPPoE Server

Set the service

name, interface,
profile and
authentication
protocols

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 PPP Status

• Information about
currently active
PPP users

PPP → Active Connections

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Point-to-Point Addresses
• When a connection is made between
the PPP client and server, /32
addresses are assigned
• For the client network address (or
gateway) is the other end of the tunnel
(router)

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Point-to-Point Addresses
• Subnet mask is not relevant when using
PPP addressing
• PPP addressing saves 2 IP addresses
• If PPP addressing is not supported by
the other device, /30 network
addressing should be used

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 LA
B
PPPoE Server
• Set up PPPoE server on an unused
LAN interface (e.g. eth5) of the router
• Remove eth5 from the switch (set
master port: none)
• Check that the interface is not a port of
the bridge
• Check that the interface has no IP
address
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 LA
B
PPPoE Server
• Create an IP pool, PPP profile and
secret for the PPPoE server
• Create the PPPoE server
• Configure PPPoE client on your laptop
• Connect your laptop to the router port
on which the PPPoE server is
configured

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 LA
B
PPPoE Server
• Connect to PPPoE server
• Check that the connection to the
Internet is available
• Connect to the router using MAC
WinBox and observe PPP status
• Disconnect from the PPPoE server and
connect the laptop back to previously
used port
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 PPTP
• Point-to-point tunnelling protocol
(PPTP) provides encrypted tunnels over
IP
• Can be used to create secure
connections between local networks
over the Internet
• RouterOS supports both PPTP client
and PPTP server

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 PPTP
• Uses port tcp/1723 and IP protocol
number 47 - GRE (Generic Routing
Encapsulation)
• NAT helpers are used to support PPTP
in a NAT’d network

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PPP Tunnel

Tunnel

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 PPTP Client

Set name,
PPTP server
IP address,
username,
password

PPP → New PPTP Client(+)

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 PPTP Client
• Use Add Default Route to send all
traffic through the PPTP tunnel
• Use static routes to send specific traffic
through the PPTP tunnel
• Note! PPTP is not considered secure
anymore - use with caution!
• Instead use SSTP, OpenVPN or other
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 PPTP Server
• RouterOS provides simple PPTP server
setup for administrative purposes
• Use QuickSet to enable VPN Access
Enable VPN
access and
set VPN
password

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 SSTP
• Secure Socket Tunnelling Protocol
(SSTP) provides encrypted tunnels over
IP
• Uses port tcp/443 (the same as
HTTPS)
• RouterOS supports both SSTP client
and SSTP server
• SSTP client available on Windows Vista
SP1 and later versions
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 SSTP
• Open Source client and server
implementation available on Linux
• As it is identical to HTTPS traffic,
usually SSTP can pass through
firewalls without specific configuration

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 SSTP Client

Set name,
SSTP server
IP address,
username,
password

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 SSTP Client
• Use Add Default Route to send all
traffic through the SSTP tunnel
• Use static routes to send specific traffic
through the SSTP tunnel

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 SSTP Client
• No SSL certificates needed to connect
between two RouterOS devices
• To connect from Windows, a valid
certificate is necessary
• Can be issued by internal certificate
authority (CA)

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 LA
B
PPTP/SSTP
• Pair up with your neighbor
• One of you will create PPTP server and
SSTP client, the other - SSTP server
and PPTP client
• Reuse previously created IP pool, PPP
profile and secret for the servers
• Create client connection to your
neighbor’s router
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 LA
B
PPTP/SSTP
• Check firewall rules. Remember PPTP
server uses port tcp/1723 and GRE
protocol, SSTP port tcp/443
• Ping your neighbor’s laptop from your
laptop (not pinging)
• WHY? (answer on the next slide)

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 LA
B
PPTP/SSTP
• There are no routes to your neighbors
internal network
• Both create static routes to the other’s
network, set PPP client interface as a
gateway
• Ping your neighbor’s laptop from your
laptop (should ping)

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 PPP
• In more detail PPPoE, PPTP, SSTP and
other tunnel protocol server and client
implementations are covered in MTCRE
and MTCINE MikroTik certified courses
• For more info see:
http://training.mikrotik.com

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Module 8
Summary

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Certified Network Associate
(MTCNA)

Module 9
Misc

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 RouterOS Tools
• RouterOS provides
various utilities that help
to administrate and
monitor the router more
efficiently

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 E-mail
• Allows to send e-mails
from the router
• For example to send
router backup Tools → Email
/export file=export
/tool e-mail send [email protected]\
subject="$[/system identity get name] export"\
body="$[/system clock get date]\
configuration file" file=export.rsc
A script to make an export file and send it via e-mail

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 E-mail

O
pt
io
na
l
• Configure your SMTP server settings
on the router
• Export the configuration of your router
• Send it to your e-mail from the
RouterOS

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 Netwatch
• Monitors state of
hosts on the network
• Sends ICMP echo
request (ping)
• Can execute a script
when a host becomes
unreachable or
reachable
Tools → Netwatch
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 Ping
• Used to test the
reachability of a host on
an IP network
• To measure the round trip
time for messages
between source and
destination hosts
• Sends ICMP echo Tools → Ping

request packets
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 LA
B
Ping
• Ping your laptop’s IP address from the
router
• Click ‘New Window’ and ping
www.mikrotik.com from the router
• Observe the round trip time difference

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 Traceroute
• Network
diagnostic tool for
displaying route
(path) of packets
across an IP
network
• Can use icmp or
udp protocol
Tools → Traceroute

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 LA
B
Traceroute
• Choose a web site in your country and
do a traceroute to it
• Click ‘New Window’ and do a traceroute
to www.mikrotik.com
• Observe the difference between the
routes

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 Profile
• Shows CPU usage for
each RouterOS running
process in real time
• idle - unused CPU
resources
• For more info see Profile
Tools → Profile

wiki page

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Interface Traffic Monitor
• Real time traffic
status
• Available for each
interface in traffic tab
• Can also be
accessed from both
WebFig and
command line
interface Interfaces → wlan1 → Traffic
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 Torch
• Real-time monitoring tool
• Can be used to monitor the traffic flow
through the interface
• Can monitor traffic classified by IP
protocol name, source/destination
address (IPv4/IPv6), port number

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 Torch

• Traffic flow from the laptop to the

Tools → Torch

mikrotik.com web server HTTPS port

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 Graphs
• RouterOS can generate graphs
showing how much traffic has passed
through an interface or a queue
• Can show CPU, memory and disk
usage
• For each metric there are 4 graphs -
daily, weekly, monthly and yearly

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 Graphs
Set specific
interface to
monitor or leave
all, set IP
address/subnet
which will be able
to access the
graphs

Tools → Graphing

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 Graphs

• Available on the router:

http://router_ip/graphs

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Graphs

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 Graphs

O
pt
io
na
l
• Enable interface, queue and resource
graphs on your router
• Observe the graphs
• Download a large file from the Internet
• Observe the graphs

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 SNMP
• Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP)
• Used for monitoring and managing
devices
• RouterOS supports SNMP v1, v2 and
v3
• SNMP write support is available only for
some settings
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SNMP

Tools → SNMP

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 The Dude
• Application by MikroTik which can
dramatically improve the way you
manage your network environment
• Automatic discovery and layout map of
devices
• Monitoring of services and alerting
• Free of charge
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 The Dude
• Supports SNMP, ICMP, DNS and TCP
monitoring
• Server part runs on RouterOS (CCR,
hEX, RB1100AHx4 Dude Edition, CHR)
• Client on Windows (works on Linux and
OS X using Wine)
• For more info see The Dude wiki page
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The Dude

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 The Dude

O
pt
io
na
l
• Download the Dude client for Windows
from mikrotik.com/download page
• Install and connect to MikroTik Dude
demo server: dude.mt.lv
• Observe the Dude

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The Dude

O
pt
io
na
l
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 Contacting Support
• In order for MikroTik support to be able
to help better, few steps should be
taken beforehand
• Create support output file (supout.rif)

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 Contacting Support
• autosupout.rif can be created
automatically in case of hardware
malfunction
• Managed by watchdog process
• Before sending to MikroTik, support
output file contents can be viewed in
your mikrotik.com account
• For more info see Support Output File
and Watchdog documentation
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pages
 System Logs
• By default RouterOS
already logs information
about the router
• Stored in memory
• Can be stored on disk
• Or sent to a remote syslog System → Logging

server

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 System Logs
• To enable detailed
logs (debug),
create a new rule
• Add debug topic System → Logging →
New Log Rule

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 Contacting Support
• Before contacting [email protected]
check these resources
• wiki.mikrotik.com - RouterOS
documentation and examples
• forum.mikrotik.com - communicate with
other RouterOS users
• mum.mikrotik.com - MikroTik User
Meeting page - presentation videos
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 Contacting Support
• It is suggested to add meaningful
comments to your rules, items
• Describe as detailed as possible so that
MikroTik support team can help you
better
• Include your network diagram
• For more info see support page
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Module 9
Summary

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 MTCNA
Summary

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MikroTik Certified Courses

mikrotik.com/training/about
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 Certification Test
• If needed reset router configuration and
restore from a backup
• Make sure that you have an access to
the mikrotik.com training portal
• Login with your account
• Check name in account details
• Choose my training sessions
• Good luck! 354