Learning path

MikroTik routing

4 labs2.3 hours230 pointsbeginner

Set up a MikroTik router, split the office into VLANs, then protect it with a firewall and publish a server. Then find out why the whole office lost its internet.

1. 1

   Set up a MikroTik router from scratchNext

   Take a factory MikroTik router to a working home or small-office gateway: a LAN bridge, DHCP, a way out to the internet with NAT and DNS, and a backup.

   beginner35 min

2. 2

   Separate networks with VLANs on a MikroTik

   Use one MikroTik bridge to split a router into separate Sales and Engineering networks, carry both over a trunk, and add a management VLAN.

   intermediate40 min

3. 3

   Protect a MikroTik router with a firewall

   Add firewall rules in the right order to protect a router from the internet, then publish a web server inside the network with a port forward.

   intermediate35 min

4. 4

   Troubleshoot: the whole office is offline

   Everyone in the office has lost the internet, but the router itself is fine and the ISP light is on. Test the way the office sees the network, read the rules, and find the one that is wrong.

   intermediate25 min