MTCEWE – MikroTik Certified Enterprise Wireless Engineer (3-Day Training)

MTCEWE – MikroTik Certified Enterprise Wireless Engineer

3-Day Hands-On Training

This instructor-led course focuses on enterprise wireless networking using MikroTik RouterOS and CAPsMAN v2.

Strong RF theory, real-world Wi-Fi design, and heavy hands-on labs.

Course Objectives

By the end of this training, students will be able to:

• Understand how Wi-Fi actually works (RF, airtime, interference)

• Design enterprise Wi-Fi networks

• Secure and troubleshoot wireless environments

• Deploy and manage CAPsMAN-based networks

Course Modules

Module 1 – Wireless Introduction (LAB)

• Wireless routers

• RouterBOARD hardware with integrated wireless

• MikroTik wireless cards

Module 2 – RF Wireless Characteristics (LAB)

• RF spectrum & electromagnetic energy

• Decibels

• Antenna theory

  • Isotropic

  • Directional

  • Omnidirectional

• Antenna polarization

• Initial class RF setup

• Attenuation, absorption & reflection

• Building materials impact on RF

• 2.4GHz / 5GHz indoor & outdoor cell sizes

• Transmit power

• Client roaming

• RouterOS roaming settings

• Co-channel & adjacent-channel interference

• AP placement best practices

• Physical network infrastructure

• Airtime fundamentals

Module 3 – Wireless Standards (LAB)

• 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac overview

• Feature comparison

• Bands, channels & channel widths

• Scan list

• Modulation & MCS rates

• Channel bonding

• Frame aggregation

• Chains (SISO, MIMO, MU-MIMO)

• CSMA/CA

• RTS/CTS (HW protection)

• WMM / QoS priorities

• Future standards (802.11ax overview)

Module 4 – Country & Regulatory Settings in CAPsMAN (LAB)

• Antenna gain & EIRP control

• Antenna gain configuration on CAP

• Country code selection

• Installation setting purpose

• DFS & radar detection

Module 5 – Non-CAPsMAN Wireless Modes (LAB)

• Wireless repeaters & extenders

• MikroTik 60GHz Wireless Wire

• Layer 2 wireless bridging

Module 6 – Wireless Security (LAB)

• Authentication methods

• Encryption:

  • WEP

  • WPA™ TKIP

  • WPA2™ AES

• Weaknesses of legacy encryption

• 802.1X overview

• RADIUS & EAP

• TKIP vs AES performance

• Basic ACL management

• Mitigating common 802.11 vulnerabilities

Module 7 – Wireless Troubleshooting (LAB)

• Client troubleshooting

• Registration table analysis

• TX/RX signal strength

• Signal-to-noise ratio

• CCQ

• Frames vs HW frames

• Hardware retries

• Data rates

• System log analysis

• Scan & background scan

• Frequency usage

• Wireless snooper

• Wireless sniffer

Module 8 – Wireless Surveys (LAB)

• Pre-installation site surveys

• Spectrum analysis overview

• RF prediction software overview

• Post-installation validation surveys

Module 9 – CAPsMAN v2 (LAB)

• CAPsMAN v2 features

• CAP hardware & software requirements

• L2 vs L3 CAP communication

• DHCP option 138

• CAP configuration

• CAP discovery & selection

• SSL certificate authentication & locking

• Auto certificate & locking

• Automatic CAP upgrades

• Securing CAP configurations

CAPsMAN Configuration

• Channels

• Datapaths

• Security profiles

• Data rates

• Provisioning (single & dual-band APs)

• Local forwarding

• Dynamic vs static CAP interfaces

• Virtual APs (multiple SSIDs)

• VLANs on CAP interfaces

• Access-list features

Schedule

• Duration: 3 days

• Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily

• Morning break: 10:30 AM (30 min)

• Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 PM (included)

• Afternoon break: 3:00 PM (30 min)

Exam

• Day 3, after class

• 25 questions, open-book

• Passing score: 60%

Successful students receive an official MikroTik digital certificate.
Printed certificates available separately via MikroTik.

Prerequisites

• MTCNA certification (required)

Target Audience

• Network engineers

• Wireless engineers

• IT professionals deploying enterprise Wi-Fi

• Engineers using CAPsMAN or 60GHz Wireless Wire

Training Location

Unit 13, 20 Seelcase Road West
Markham, Ontario, Canada

Early Bird

30% discount for registrations completed 30 days before course start.