MikroTik MTCEWE (mtcewe) Certified Enterprise Wireless Engineer Exam

The MikroTik MTCEWE (mtcewe) certification validates associate-level skills in RouterOS enterprise Wi‑Fi, RF fundamentals, 802.11 standards, CAPsMAN v2 deployment, wireless security, surveys, and troubleshooting.

Certification Overview

  • Exam name: MTCEWE
  • Vendor: MikroTik
  • Exam code: mtcewe
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Total questions: 25
  • Passing score: 60%

About This Certification

The MikroTik Certified Enterprise Wireless Engineer (MTCEWE) certification validates associate-level capability to design, deploy, and support enterprise Wi‑Fi using MikroTik RouterOS features. Coverage includes wireless routers, RouterBOARD hardware with integrated wireless, and MikroTik wireless cards, along with practical understanding of how Wi‑Fi operates in real deployments and how CAPsMAN is implemented in production environments. The syllabus includes RF and propagation fundamentals such as the RF radio spectrum and electromagnetic energy, decibels, and antenna theory with isotropic, directional, and omnidirectional antenna examples. It also covers antenna polarization, attenuation/absorption and reflective behavior of building materials, and how these factors influence radio links. Additional topics include 2.4/5 GHz indoor and outdoor cell sizing and transmitter power selection, client roaming and RouterOS station roaming settings, co-channel and adjacent-channel interference, access point placement, physical network infrastructure considerations, and airtime behavior. Wireless standards content spans 802.11a/b/g/n/ac protocol operation and a feature overview of the 802.11 standards, including bands, channels (frequencies), channel widths, scanlists, modulation schemes and MCS data rates, channel bonding, and frame aggregation concepts. It also addresses chains and spatial streams (SISO, MIMO, and MU-MIMO), CSMA/CA behavior, hardware protection mechanisms such as RTS/CTS, QoS priorities with WMM, and awareness of future standards including 802.11ax. Regulatory and deployment topics include country and regulatory domain configuration in CAPsMAN, antenna gain configuration and maximum EIRP control, setting antenna gain on a CAP, selecting the correct country code, and the purpose of the installation setting. Dynamic frequency selection (DFS radar detection) is included, along with non-CAPsMAN wireless modes such as extending coverage using repeaters and extenders and building simple Layer 2 wireless bridges with MikroTik 60 GHz Wireless Wire products/technology. Security, operations, and management coverage includes authentication methods (Open/Shared), encryption options (WEP, WPA TKIP, and WPA2 AES), known weaknesses in older encryption (WEP and WPA TKIP), and an overview of 802.11X using RADIUS and EAP. It also includes performance differences between TKIP and AES, basic access list (ACL) management, and mitigations for common, known 802.11 vulnerabilities. Troubleshooting topics include wireless client troubleshooting, registration table analysis, TX/RX signal strength, signal-to-noise ratio, CCQ, frames and hardware frames, hardware retries, data rates, system log analysis for wireless issues, scan and background scan, frequency usage, Wireless Snooper, and Wireless Sniffer. Wireless survey skills include pre-install site surveys, spectrum analysis overview, prediction software overview, and post-install validation surveys. CAPsMAN v2 administration includes CAPsMAN version 2 features, CAP hardware and software requirements, L2 (broadcast/multicast) versus L3 (via UDP) CAP communication methods, DHCP option 138, CAP configuration, CAPsMAN discovery and selection by CAP, SSL certificate-based authentication and locking (including autocertificate and locking), the autoupgrading feature, securing CAP configuration, and CAPsMAN configuration settings for channels, datapaths, security configurations, and data rates. It also covers provisioning CAP interfaces for single- and dual-band APs, datapath local forwarding, dynamic versus static CAP interfaces on CAPsMAN, Virtual APs for additional SSIDs, and static interfaces on CAPs (including slave virtual interfaces with VLANs) as well as access list features.

Who Should Take This Exam?

Network Engineer, Network Technician, Wireless Network Engineer, WLAN Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Field Support Technician, ISP Network Engineer

Prerequisites

MTCNA certificate or equivalent foundational MikroTik RouterOS and networking knowledge.

Topics Covered

  • Topics to be announced

Question Types

  • Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  • Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)
  • True / False

MTCEWE Practice Questions

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Wireless Introduction

Which MikroTik product series is designed as ceiling-mounted access points for indoor enterprise wireless deployments?
  • hAP series
  • LHG series
  • cAP series
  • SXT series
In MikroTik RouterOS, under which menu path are wireless interface settings configured?
  • /ip wireless
  • /system wireless
  • /tool wireless
  • /interface wireless
A network administrator needs to connect a MikroTik wireless router to an access point while maintaining Layer 2 transparency for bridged clients. Which wireless mode should be selected?
  • station-bridge
  • ap-bridge
  • alignment-only
  • station

RF Wireless Characteristics

What unit is used to measure wireless signal strength in MikroTik RouterOS?
  • Watts
  • dBm
  • Volts
  • Amperes
In the 2.4 GHz band, how many non-overlapping channels are available when using 20 MHz channel width?
  • 1
  • 11
  • 3
  • 6
What does a 3 dB increase in transmit power represent in terms of actual power output?
  • Triple the power
  • Ten times the power
  • A 30% increase in power
  • Double the power

Country / Regulatory Domain Settings in CAPsMAN

What does EIRP stand for in the context of MikroTik wireless regulatory settings?
  • Extended Internal Radio Protocol
  • Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
  • Enhanced Interference Rejection Processing
  • External Infrared Radiation Pattern
In MikroTik RouterOS, where is the country regulatory setting configured for a CAPsMAN-managed wireless interface?
  • Under /ip settings
  • Under /system identity
  • In the CAPsMAN channel configuration
  • Under /interface wireless security-profiles
How is EIRP calculated for a MikroTik wireless link?
  • Transmit power minus antenna gain plus cable loss
  • Transmit power plus antenna gain minus cable and connector losses
  • Antenna gain multiplied by the channel width
  • Receiver sensitivity divided by the path loss

Non CAPsMAN Wireless Modes

What is the primary function of a wireless repeater in a MikroTik network?
  • To extend wireless coverage by receiving and retransmitting signals on the same channel
  • To provide NAT routing between two wireless segments
  • To encrypt wireless traffic between two access points
  • To convert wireless signals to wired Ethernet
Which MikroTik product line uses 60 GHz technology for point-to-point bridging without requiring a cable between two buildings?
  • SXT series
  • Wireless Wire series
  • cAP series
  • hAP series
When configuring a MikroTik device as a wireless repeater using a single radio, what impact does this have on throughput?
  • Throughput is unaffected because the radio handles both links simultaneously
  • Throughput is approximately halved because the single radio must alternate between receiving and retransmitting
  • Throughput doubles due to signal amplification
  • Throughput decreases by 25% due to protocol overhead

Wireless Security

What encryption protocol does WPA2 use to protect wireless data frames?
  • WEP (RC4)
  • AES-CCMP
  • DES
  • 3DES
In MikroTik RouterOS, where are wireless security settings such as authentication type and passphrase configured?
  • /ip firewall filter
  • /system users
  • /interface wireless security-profiles
  • /ip dns
What is the minimum recommended passphrase length for a WPA2-PSK security profile on a MikroTik AP?
  • 4 characters
  • 8 characters
  • 16 characters
  • 32 characters

Wireless Troubleshooting

What MikroTik RouterOS command displays the registration table showing all currently connected wireless clients?
  • /interface wireless registration-table print
  • /ip dhcp-server lease print
  • /ip arp print
  • /interface wireless scan
What does the signal strength value in the MikroTik wireless registration table represent?
  • The received signal power from the client measured in dBm at the AP's radio
  • The transmit power setting of the AP
  • The antenna gain in dBi
  • The noise floor level of the environment
Which MikroTik tool allows an administrator to see all wireless networks visible from the AP's radio?
  • /interface wireless scan
  • /tool ping
  • /ip neighbor print
  • /system routerboard print

Wireless Surveys

What is the primary purpose of conducting a wireless site survey before deploying MikroTik APs?
  • To determine optimal AP placement, channel assignments, and power levels for adequate coverage and capacity
  • To test the internet speed from the ISP
  • To register the wireless devices with the regulatory authority
  • To configure firewall rules for wireless clients
What type of wireless site survey involves walking through the environment with a client device to measure actual signal levels from temporarily placed APs?
  • Active site survey
  • Predictive site survey
  • Regulatory compliance audit
  • Spectrum allocation survey
What does a predictive site survey use instead of physically placing APs to estimate wireless coverage?
  • Software that models the environment using floor plans, wall materials, and AP specifications to simulate RF propagation
  • A single AP placed in the center of the building with maximum transmit power
  • Historical data from previous wireless deployments at the same site
  • GPS coordinates to triangulate client positions

CAPsMAN v2

What is CAPsMAN v2 in MikroTik RouterOS?
  • A centralized wireless controller that manages multiple CAP (Controlled Access Point) devices from a single router
  • A firewall module for filtering wireless traffic
  • A VPN protocol designed for wireless backhaul
  • A routing protocol for mesh networks
What does CAP stand for in the MikroTik CAPsMAN architecture?
  • Controlled Access Point
  • Central Authentication Protocol
  • Channel Assignment Program
  • Client Access Profile
What is the minimum RouterOS version required for CAPsMAN v2 functionality?
  • RouterOS v6.22
  • RouterOS v7
  • RouterOS v5
  • RouterOS v6.0

Wireless Standards

Which IEEE 802.11 standard introduced operation in the 5 GHz frequency band?
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
What is the maximum data rate of the original IEEE 802.11b standard?
  • 54 Mbps
  • 11 Mbps
  • 150 Mbps
  • 2 Mbps
Which 802.11 standard is also marketed under the Wi-Fi 6 branding?
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11ax
  • 802.11ad

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the exam?

The MTCEWE exam contains 25 questions.

What is the passing score?

You need 60% to pass.

How long is the exam?

You have 60 minutes to complete the exam.

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