Certified Enterprise Wireless Engineer (MTCEWE)
Training Outline
Duration: 3 days
Objectives: By the end of this training session, the student will be able to
understand major RouterOS Enterprise WiFi features, how
WiFi works and implement CAPsMAN into real life WiFi
setups.
Target Audience: Network engineers and technicians wanting to deploy and
support:
Corporate WiFi networks based on MikroTik Controlled
Access Point system Manager (CAPsMAN)
Simple Layer 2 wireless bridges using MikroTik 60GHz
Wireless Wire Technology
Course prerequisites: MTCNA certificate
Module 1 Wireless Introduction
Wireless routers
RouterBOARD hardware with integrated wireless
MikroTik wireless cards
Module 1 laboratory
Module 2 RF Wireless Characteristics
The RF Radio Spectrum and Electromagnetic Energy
Decibels
Antenna theory and examples of use
Isotropic
Directional
Omnidirectional
Antenna polarization
Initial class setup
Attenuation/absorption and reflective properties of
building materials and how they affect radio signals
2.4/5GHz indoor/outdoor cell sizes and transmitter
powers
Client roaming
RouterOS station roaming setting
Co-channel and Adjacent-channel interference
Choosing correct access point placement
Physical network infrastructure
Understanding ‘Airtime’
Module 2 laboratory
Module 3 Wireless Standards
802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless protocol
802.11 standards features overview
Bands, channels (frequencies) and channel widths
Scan list
Modulation schemes and MCS data rates
Channel bonding
Frame aggregation overview
Chains (SISO, MIMO and MU-MIMO)
CSMA/CA overview
HW protection (RTS/CTS)
QoS priorities / WMM®
Future standards (802.11ax)
Module 3 laboratory
Module 4 Country / Regulatory Domain Settings in CAPsMAN
Antenna gain and control of maximum EIRP
Setting antenna gain on CAP
Selecting the country code and purpose of ‘installation’
setting
Dynamic frequency selection (DFS radar detect)
Module 4 laboratory
Module 5 Non CAPsMAN Wireless Modes
Extending coverage with repeaters and extenders
Bridging with MikroTik 60GHz Wireless Wire products
Module 5 laboratory
Module 6 Wireless Security
Authentication (Open / Shared)
Encryption (WEP, WPA™ TKIP, WPA2™ AES)
Weaknesses of older encryption (WEP / WPA™ TKIP)
Overview of 802.11X (RADIUS and EAP)
Performance difference of TKIP vs. AES
Basic access list (ACL) management
Mitigating against most common known vulnerabilities of
802.11
Module 6 laboratory
Module 7 Wireless Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting wireless clients
Registration table analysis
TX/RX signal strength
Signal to noise ratio
CCQ, frames and HW frames, hardware retries
Data rates
Analysing the System log for wireless problems
Scan, background scan
Frequency usage
Wireless snooper
Wireless sniffer
Module 7 laboratory
Module 8 Wireless Surveys
Pre-install site surveys
Spectrum analysis overview
Prediction software overview
Post-install validation surveys
Module 8 laboratory
Module 9 CAPsMAN v2
MikroTik CAPsMAN version 2 features
CAP hardware/software requirements
L2 (broadcast/multicast) vs L3 (via UDP) CAPs
communication methods
Using DHCP option 138
Configuration of a CAP
CAPsMAN discovery and selection by CAP
Authentication and locking by SSL certificates
Auto certificate & locking
Auto upgrading feature
Securing the CAP configuration
CAPsMAN configuration settings (channels, datapaths,
security configurations, data rates)
Provisioning CAP Interfaces (single and dual band APs)
Datapath / local forwarding
Dynamic vs static CAP interfaces on CAPsMAN
Virtual AP (additional SSIDs)
Static interfaces on CAPs (slave virtual interfaces with
VLANs)
Access list features
Module 9 laboratory