MikroTik Traffic Control with LABS

***This course is not officially sponsored by MikroTik and not an authorized course by MikroTik. We are neither affiliated with nor endorsed by MikroTik. We respect the Trademarks of the mentioned company and institution.***

Description

Controlling traffic is one of the most important parts of managing a MikroTik network. As networks grow, routers must be able to filter unwanted traffic, protect against attacks, manage bandwidth, and prioritize critical services.

This course covers key MikroTik traffic control concepts, including firewall filter rules, traffic filtering, attack prevention, and Quality of Service (QoS). Topics include blocking unwanted traffic passing through the router, securing traffic directed at the router itself, and protecting networks from common threats such as DoS attacks, ping floods, SYN floods, and more.

The course also explores how to classify bandwidth by traffic type and prioritize important data using QoS rules. Through practical examples and real-world lab scenarios, students will learn how to apply traffic control techniques in MikroTik RouterOS environments.

Designed for network professionals, ISP technicians, and MikroTik users looking to strengthen their routing and security skills, this course also helps prepare students for the MikroTik MTCTCE certification exam

Who this course is for

• Students who want to prepare for the MikroTik MTCTCE exam
• Engineers who would like to implement traffic control in their network
• Engineers who want to understand how packet flow works on MikroTik
• Engineers who want to deploy Firewall using a MikroTik Router
• Engineers who want to deploy QOS using Mikrotik

What you'll learn

• Understand how to use DNS cache and Static DNS entries in MikroTik
• Understand what is DHCP Snooping and where to use it
• Understand in deep how packet flow works in MikroTik
  
• Deploy Firewall Filter rules to stop Ping Flood
• Deploy Firewall Filter rules to stop Syn Flood
• Deploy Firewall Filter rules to stop DOS Attacks
• Understand what is the function of Firewall Raw in MikroTik
• Understand what are the type of NAT in MikroTik (srcnat & dstnat)
• Understand how you can redirect traffic to the router itself
• Understand the 5 types of mangle chains and where to use them
• Understand the difference between connection mark and packet mark
• Understand the different types of QOS queuing available in MikroTik
• Understand the difference between Committed Information rate (CIR) and Burst traffic
• Understand how and where to use the priority in QOS
• Understand the difference between simple queue and Queue tree in MikroTik
• Know what are the queue types in MikroTik and understand how they work

Requirements

• Have a minimum MTCNA knowledge
• Be familiar with the TCP/IP protol and the OSI model
• Have a basic experience with MikroTik