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MAS-ROS
Introduction to MikroTik RouterOS
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MAS-ROS (course)
- Chapter 1.1 – Introduction
- Chapter 1.2 – RouterOS Licenses
- Chapter 1.3 – What is RouterBOARD
- Chapter 1.4 – Nomenclature
- Chapter 2.1 – Configuring a MikroTik router
- Chapter 2.2 – Access to a MikroTik Router
- Chapter 2.3 – Home AP and Internet Access
- Chapter 2.4 – DHCP Server and DHCP Client
- Chapter 2.5 – DNS
- Chapter 2.6 – Wireless
- Chapter 2.7 – Upgrade and Downgrade of a MikroTik Router
- Chapter 2.8 – Configuration backup management
- Chapter 3.1 – Basic Firewall
- Chapter 3.2 – Implementation of Kid Control in MikroTik
- Chapter 3.3 – Packet Flow
- Chapter 3.4 – Firewall Filter
- Chapter 3.5 – Source NAT
- Chapter 3.6 – Destination NAT
- Chapter 4 – Administration
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MAS-ROS (FAQs)
- Like an ACL, should it be in an order or can it be random in the MikroTik firewall?
- How can you redirect all banned domains to another page in MikroTik?
- How to create backups on a MikroTik computer?
- How can I access my MikroTik equipment from a PC that is on another network?
- How can I calculate how many users a MikroTik router supports?
- How can I change a CRS MikroTik to work as a router?
- How can I configure my gateway in MikroTik?
- How can I identify the architecture of a MikroTik device?
- How can I access the CPEs if they belong to other network segments with a different public IP?
- How can I use the MikroTik scheduler to automatically delete hotspot users so that, for example, they expire in 24 hours?
- How to restrict access to a list of websites from MikroTik? a kind of blacklist like in some proxies or watchguard.
- How do you ensure that the DHCP server MikroTik delivers an ascending IP from 1 to 253?
- How can layer7 be applied in MikroTik?
- How can you limit internet speeds in MikroTik for a specific IP on the local network?
- How can you achieve quality of service in a MikroTik Router?
- How can you know the menu options and commands by command line in MikroTik?
- What would the firewall rule(s) be like so that a single user can log in through WinBox?
- Would the raw firewall option in MikroTik be enough to mitigate ICMP attacks?
- With what type of security can I substitute in the last mile if not with PPPoE MikroTik?
- Is CRS the same as a layer 3 switch?
- Which MikroTik device recommends using as a balancer with 4 internet lines of 10 Mbps each and 400 users?
- What is the command to reset MikroTik from the console?
- What is the recommended percentage of total CPU usage for a mikrotik RB750gr3 and RB1100x4?
- What is the correct procedure to migrate from an ISP network with DHCP to static IP addressing, considering that the ISP network is up and running and you do not want to leave customers without service?
- What is the meaning of CPE and WISP?
- What is the architecture of a MikroTik RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN device?
- What is the difference between the stable, long term, testing version of MikroTik RouterOS and which one should always be used in a normal environment?
- What is the maximum distance to be able to power a device via PoE with a UTP cable?
- What is the correct structure for a WISP and what MikroTik equipment do you recommend?
- What would be a practical use for jump in MikroTik firewall?
- What are the differences between MikroTik and Cambium Networks equipment?
- What are the architectures of MikroTik equipment?
- What are the differences between MikroTik RB, CCR and CRS equipment?
- What are the recommendations to avoid SSH and Telnet attacks on a MikroTik router?
- What are the rules that every MikroTik router should have, in firewall filter, nat, etc?
- When I connect via VPN, would I also have internet resources for downloads/browsing?
- When purchasing a MikroTik product, is the installation of a license required for its operation?
- When a hotspot is created and the check for masking is no longer necessary, if the masking is already in the wan interface?
- When the system routerboard print command is executed, the current-firmware and upgrade-firmware parameters appear, sometimes they are not in the same version and it causes problems when updating it, what would be the option to be able to update it correctly?
- When would the extra packages be taken care of in MikroTik?
- How many clients can you manage with an RB4011 device?
- How many devices can be powered by PoE using a MikroTik device with PoE support?
- How many users does a Mikrotik RB951G device with balancing and traffic control support?
- How can I connect multiple LANs in different cities via data link?
- Where can I find within the RouterOS operating system what type of license the device has?
- Where can I check the license level on my MikroTik device?
- Where can I see the CPU consumption on a MikroTik computer?
- Where can you get the list of commands for MikroTik?
- Where can you see which users are doing a brute force attack on the MikroTik router?
- Where can MikroTik licenses be purchased? Do licenses expire?
- How is the export compact file command different from the export file?
- Does the MikroTik dhcp server always deliver the same IP to a client?
- Can MikroTik firewall block specific pages?
- Can I use the MikroTik RB3011 to manage a wisp with 100 clients?
- Can netwatch in MikroTik also be used with a mac address?
- Can the ether10 “PoE Out” port of a MikroTik RB2011 device be used to power any device from other brands?
- Do WebFig and Winbox have the same menu?
- In firewall connection-tracking in the tcp state column, the connections that do not have a tcp state, what state are they in?
- When aligning a radio link, what are the parameters that must be reviewed and the minimum acceptable values?
- In what cases can SFP ports be used in MikroTik?
- What is Network Masking?
- In which scenario is it recommended to use the default configuration on a MikroTik router?
- On which page can I see the features of the MikroTik RouterOS licenses?
- Can you change the channel on a MikroTik radio or is it at 11 by default?
- In a campus network with about 800 hosts and 10 VLANs, is a router or a layer 3 switch better?
- Is it compatible to wirelessly connect a Mikrotik RB911 device with a Ubiquiti NanoStation device?
- Is it correct to leave the “lease time” setting at 10 minutes even though the LAN clients will be connected longer? Won't it be counterproductive? Could the network be saturated with DHCP request messages?
- Is it useful to activate the DNS cache in mikrotik?
- Is it free to work with the 5ghz frequency?
- Is telnet or ssh connection more secure?
- Is it necessary to know how to configure via console in MikroTik or can everything be done through graphical interfaces?
- Is mac filtering possible in MikroTik?
- Is it possible to use any MikroTik router to do load balancing and failover with at least two internet lines?
- Is it preferable to use a MikroTik CCR than a CRS for layer 3?
- Is it always advisable to update MikroTik equipment?
- Is there any MikroTik device that can transfer internet without being connected by cable, that is, that can connect a simcard with a data plan?
- Is there any model of MikroTik brand 24-port Giga-ethernet PoE Switch?
- Is there WinBox app for IOS?
- Is there a way to control wifi access with MikroTik?
- Is the configuration of Mikrotik equipment with SwitchOS system by CLI (Command Line Interface) in the style of Cisco Switches or by GUI (Graphic Interface)?
- Does the level 4 license in RouterOS work with the WISP you are referring to; and level 3 works with cpe, what does it mean?
- Does the Kid Control option in MikroTik replace bandwidth management by segments or IP?
- The NAT tab in MikroTik in what cases is it used?
- Can RouterOS CHR licenses be transferred?
- Do the same social media blocking rules apply for mobile devices too?
- Are speedtests only between MikroTik teams?
- Are the raw rules to block entries to MikroTik?
- Are the rules of a MikroTik firewall processed from the bottom up?
- Could MikroTik CCRs replace an edge firewall, or do you recommend a specific product for the firewall (fortinet, asa)?
- Do CSS MikroTik devices only work as a switch?
- Do MikroTik equipment go through testing laboratories for different environments?
- Can MikroTik devices interact with Cisco devices?
- Can Mikrotik equipment add several fiber optic internet lines?
- Do MikroTik equipment already come with a license or do I have to purchase a license to put the equipment into operation?
- Does Mikrotik have EPON or GPON OLT equipment?
- Does MikroTik have a firewall for the IPv6 protocol?
- Does Mikrotik handle integration with Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP?
- Does MikroTik allow you to have 2 providers without losing the connection?
- Could Mikrotik detect cloned MAC addresses?
- Does MikroTik RouterOS support IPv6?
- Does MikroTik use prefixes instead of a netmask?
- To get speeds above 100 Mbps, do I need to use Cat6 network cabling on the output?
- What is the safe mode option in WinBox for?
- What is UPnP for in MikroTik?
- Why do some Layer 7 firewall rules in MikroTik work but others don't?
- Why can the Ethernet interfaces no longer be configured in slave mode on MikroTik devices?
- Why can latency exist in a network?
- Can you describe the licensing levels in MikroTik?
- Can you indicate all models of MikroTik equipment (from the most basic to the most robust) that have support for creating VLANs?
- Can multiple admin users enter a MikroTik router and make configurations at the same time?
- Can I connect CPEs from different manufacturers to a MikroTik router?
- Can I suspend service at a certain time to a customer through simple queues in MikroTik?
- What command allows you to display the MAC address of a MikroTik device?
- What MikroTik equipment can I use instead of the modem that the ISP provider gives me because the modem is very homemade?
- What MikroTik equipment would be recommended to implement HotSpot?
- What MikroTik equipment would be recommended for a wisp of 200 clients for client control with Queue tree?
- What MikroTik equipment would be recommended for a company with 12 computers on a network?
- What is bridge?
- What is CIDR?
- What is DDNS?
- What is the mtu?
- Which is better PPPoE or static IP addressing for clients on an ISP network?
- What is NAT?
- What is Port Forwarding?
- What is rate limit and rate limiting in MikroTik?
- What does fasttrack connection do in MikroTik?
- What does the RoMON option allow in MikroTik?
- What does it mean when a MikroTik device has PoE network ports?
- What does it mean when a MikroTik device has PoE-In and PoE-Out ports?
- What does it mean when a MikroTik device has embedded cards?
- What does it mean that a device is rackable?
- What does a SOHO team mean?
- What are invalid connections in MikroTik RouterOS?
- What happens if when I download the RouterOS update I get a message that there is not enough space?
- What advantages does transparent DNS or local DNS have?
- Will RouterOS ever have the ssl inspection feature (as exists in fortios and palo alto)?
- Can the DNS change be restricted?
- Can consumption graphs of MikroTik interfaces and resources be stored on disk?
- Can a firewall rule be applied to a specific client in MikroTik?
- Can a bandwidth limit be assigned in MikroTik DHCP leases?
- Can the architecture of MikroTik equipment be changed?
- Can the MikroTik be configured for remote access?
- Can a gateway with dynamic public IP be configured in MikroTik?
- Can a rule be created in MikroTik so that my supplier does not calculate the total packages?
- Can you create rules for incoming Wi-Fi connections, so that they can only make WhatsApp calls on a MikroTik router?
- Can a VPN be created between MikroTik and Fortinet?
- Can the reset button be disabled on MikroTik devices?
- Can MikroTik limit the bandwidth for days?
- Can the configurations be exported from one Mikrotik device and loaded onto another?
- Can you filter packets in a mikrotik running torch?
- Can you generate alerts when a MikroTik link goes down?
- Can you make automatic backups in MikroTik and send them to FTP or TFTP?
- Can load balancing be done with PCC and HotSpot on the same MikroTik device?
- Can balancing be done through dhcp and pppoe in MikroTik?
- Can RouterOS be installed on a Raspberry Pi?
- Can you mark packets in MikroTik to limit bandwidth to social networks?
- Can the bandwidth be modified for each client?
- Can you downgrade the operating system version of MikroTik devices?
- Can access to a site be restricted at certain hours on a MikroTik router?
- Can I find out the model or serial number of which MikroTik device has the ability to block nmap scans?
- Can you have license 3 and 4 at the same time in MikroTik RouterOS?
- Can static routing be used when marking packets in MikroTik to direct them along different routes?
- Can you see the consumption level of the devices connected to a MikroTik router?
- Can 2 providers be connected to the same MikroTik device and if one stops having internet, can it connect to the other?
- Can vlans be configured on RouterBoard?
- Can automatic backup routines be created in MikroTik?
- Can tasks be created to disable or change the browsing speed of a queue in RouterOS?
- Can some MikroTik RouterOS packages be removed to free up storage space on the computer and be able to do the manual update?
- Can MikroTik logs be sent to a SIEM?
- Can email backup routines be generated in MikroTik?
- Can category blocking be done?
- Is it recommended to install the RouterOS operating system on a PC?
- Is it recommended to use the firewall, invalid connections, established and related rules?
- If someone knows my public IP, can they brute force entry or overwhelm my router?
- If I bought a license and install it on a computer, then it breaks, can I use that license on a new mikrotik computer?
- If I buy a router with license 4, can I upgrade it to license 6, or if it comes with license 4, is it because of what its hardware supports?
- If we connect a Flash Memory to the USB port of a MikroTik device, what will it do for us? Can we use it as temporary memory?
- If in MikroTik we load static routes with the names of the default interfaces, and then we change the name of said interfaces, can this cause problems, since when choosing the next hop, the name of the interface appears?
- If I make a backup in my MikroTik RouterOS virtualization and transfer it to another physical computer, will I lose it?
- If an IPsec tunnel is established, do you also have to create firewall rules in MikroTik
- If I have about 15 machines, can I limit the bandwidth in MikroTik to about 5 machines so that it has greater speed?
- If a client was blocked on a mikrotik router but this client receives a new IP via dhcp, would the client already have access to http/s?
- If a client uses VPN, can they bypass the speed limitations on a MikroTik router?
- Suppose I leave my country, how do I access a MikroTik router remotely?
- I have a MikroTik RB951G device, what type of power source does it use?
- I have a r433ah routerboard, how can I configure my (gateway) with a dynamic public IP?
- Can The MikroTik Dude monitor traffic and generate history?
- Do all MikroTik switches support openflow?
- Can a MikroTik AC wireless device and a Ubiquiti AC device be compatible?
- How far (without obstacles) can a MikroTik Netmetal 5SHP device transmit?
- Can a MikroTik RB750GB device be used to balance 3 Ethernet lines?
- Can a MikroTik CCR be used as a router and as a switch?
- Does Wake on LAN – wol, allow you to turn on equipment remotely, as long as that option is activated on the NIC network card?
- When trying to enter a MikroTik computer through WinBox I get the error “could not fetch index”. I have tried in legacy mode but it still gives the same error. What could be the cause?
- With MikroTik's netwatch tool I can simulate a failover (activate route 1 and deactivate route 0). How do I ensure that when route 0 has access to the Internet, route 1 is deactivated and route 0 is activated, in the case that it has 2? wan?
- When you have more than one internet line, do you avoid using nat in the MikroTik administrator?
- When a client places the router cable in the LAN output and issues the wrong IP and brings down the network, how can that IP be blocked?
- Disadvantages of using nat over nat
- Differences between a MikroTik RB 3011 and a 4011
- Blocking access to the MikroTik firewall is at the network level. How to block access while on the same network for the Mac? Can this be restricted in the firewall?
- In IP pool in MikroTik, what does it mean to leave the next pool “none”?
- I can't access my MikroTik router with IP through WinBox. What could be the problem?
- To learn more about MikroTik. Can network simulations be developed with GNS3?
- For a wisp, is it better by PPPoE or by vlan to manage clients?
- If I download the ISO from the official MikroTik RouterOS website, what license level will it come with?
- If the MTU is less than 1500 bytes, can clients have navigation problems with some pages?
- If I use the MikroTik border router as a DNS Cache, does it become more vulnerable and more visible from the WAN?
- If we forget the MikroTik password and when we reset it it does not reset and we do not have the password to enter, what should we do?
- About the CPU values in a MikroTik computer. Up to what percentage of CPU can be considered for a computer to work well?
- I have 18 internet lines and I have them balanced on two MikroTik RB2011 devices. Can I connect these two MikroTik RB2011s to another central MikroTik so that the traffic from a single LAN port goes out through the 18 lines to the internet?
- I have a CCR device configured with Quality of Service (QoS) and it is used as the main Administrator of the entire network, but another Mikrotik router with new LAN networks is going to be connected to a CCR port. In addition to the point-to-point connection and routing from the CCR to the new LAN network segments; Should another QoS be configured or can CCR Quality of Service be used?
- I have an rb3011uias-rm as administrator and another rb2011 in balancer mode, is this correct?
- Once the updates are installed in MikroTik, are the previous configurations altered?