MikroTik Router Administration Course

Set up a GNS3 lab for MikroTik router administration by installing the GNS3 VM on a VMware hypervisor and preparing the Ubuntu docker and Cisco images.

Link the GNS3 program with the GNS3 VM in VMware Workstation, allocate CPUs and RAM, import Cisco, Mikrotik, and Docker images, and configure templates and adapters for a ready lab.

Set up a lab in eve-ng by downloading the free edition, importing the pre-installed image into VMware, configuring network and static IP, then create a lab to import mikrotik images.

Learn to import MikroTik and Cisco images into EVE-NG, upload and rename them, and configure topology resources. Use the Windows integration pack to access consoles via PuTTY for native control.

Access MikroTik in a virtual lab with console, SSH, webfig, and Winbox; default admin has no password, and connections can use IP or MAC.

Learn to change the MikroTik password using Winbox or CLI, including updating the admin password, and rename the device hostname with system identity, with practical testing steps.

Create and sign a digital certificate for the MikroTik router, then enable the https service and assign the certificate, finally disable http access.

Configure a static IP on the Mikrotik internet interface, set a default route gateway, and specify DNS servers to enable internet access and domain resolution.

Upgrade MikroTik firmware to fix bugs, improve performance and security, using system packages to check for updates and install the stable version, ensuring internet access and reviewing the change log.

Automate MikroTik firmware upgrades with a scheduler script that checks for updates and installs the latest stable version, and explore manual methods like Winbox and FTP.

Downgrade a MikroTik router firmware by downloading the exact version from the MikroTik site, selecting the correct architecture, and using system packages to downgrade and reboot.

Learn how to upgrade and downgrade MikroTik RouterOS from the cli, including checking version and using system package update. Use install versus download, and scheduler scripts for automated upgrades.

Install or remove packages to enable features such as IoT on your Mikrotik router, then reboot; download packages for version, drag-and-drop in Winbox, and verify with system package print.

Learn to create, encrypt, test, and restore Mikrotik router backups, and keep them safe. Understand cloud backup limitations and both GUI and CLI backup workflows.

Configure auto backups for MikroTik routers, generate backup files automatically, and transfer them to an ftp server via a script using Ubuntu Docker and ProFTPD.

Set and verify accurate time on a Mikrotik router to ensure correct logs. Configure time manually or with NTP/HTTP servers, adjust the time zone, and reboot when needed.

learn how to turn a Mikrotik router into a local NTP server to provide accurate time and date to network devices, including offline ones.

Learn to configure a MikroTik router as a DHCP server by creating address pools, setting the interface, defining networks, and managing static and dynamic leases via Winbox and CLI.

learn to manage MikroTik router users and groups by removing the admin user, creating new users, and assigning custom groups with read or full access policies and password controls.

Learn to secure MikroTik routers by disabling mac address access for winbox and telnet, configure mac server settings, and control IP neighbor discovery via interface lists.

Create and apply skins to customize MikroTik WebFig interfaces, hiding menus and renaming items for read-only users, and export the skin as a JSON file to reuse on another router.

This lecture covers securing a MikroTik router by auditing IP services with Nmap, disabling unsecured services such as Telnet, changing default ports, and restricting access to trusted IPs.

Explore MikroTik license options for router board and SR routers, including CSR licenses and router board licenses, levels from free to unlimited, with trial, pricing, and upgrade steps.

Create a bridge interface to group two ports into a single lan bridge, placing them in the same subnet and broadcast domain, like a switch.

Configure VLANs on MikroTik and Cisco switch, creating VLAN ten and VLAN twenty with a trunk link. Assign IP addresses, set up DHCP servers, and verify connectivity between hosts.

Learn to configure vlan tagging and untagging on Mikrotik routers, create bridges for vlan ten and vlan twenty, and verify connectivity with dhcp and pings across a Gns3 topology.