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MikroTik MTCWE Study Guide

MikroTik Certified Wireless Engineer (MTCWE)

The MikroTik Certified Wireless Engineer (MTCWE) course covers wireless networking on RouterOS: installations, standards, tools, troubleshooting, advanced settings, 802.11n, security, WDS and mesh, bridging, and the Nstreme and Nv2 protocols.

  • Exam code MTCWE
  • Engineer level
  • 11 course modules

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every MikroTik MTCWE exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 11chapters
  • 37topics
  • 16diagrams and exhibits
  • 2 h 57 minfast track
Start with Wireless Installations
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

Chapters

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1Wireless Installations3 topics · 15 min fast trackWireless RouterBOARD hardware, wireless cards and antenna types for planning a reliable radio link.
  1. 1RouterBOARD Wireless Hardware5 min
  2. 2Wireless Cards5 min
  3. 3Antenna Types and Gain5 min
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2Wireless Standards3 topics · 14 min fast track802.11 a, b, g and n, bands and channel widths, and how frequencies and channels are numbered.
  1. 1802.11 a, b, g and n Standards5 min
  2. 2Bands and Channel Width4 min
  3. 3Frequencies and Channels5 min
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3Wireless Tools3 topics · 15 min fast trackScan, frequency usage, spectral scan and history, snooper, align and sniffer for wireless links.
  1. 1Wireless Scan and Frequency Usage5 min
  2. 2Spectral Scan, Spectral History and Snooper5 min
  3. 3Wireless Align and Sniffer5 min
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4Wireless Troubleshooting3 topics · 15 min fast trackRegistration table, signal, ack timeout, distance, CCQ, frames, hw-frames and data rates.
  1. 1Registration Table and Signal Strength5 min
  2. 2Ack Timeout, Distance and CCQ5 min
  3. 3Frames, HW Frames and Data Rates5 min
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5Wireless Advanced Settings6 topics · 25 min fast trackHw-retries, hw-protection, noise immunity, WMM, country rules, transmit power and virtual AP.
  1. 1Advanced Wireless Settings, HW Retries and HW Protection5 min
  2. 2Adaptive Noise Immunity and Tuning Settings4 min
  3. 3WMM Traffic Priority4 min
  4. 4Country Regulation Settings4 min
  5. 5TX Power Settings4 min
  6. 6Virtual AP4 min
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6802.11n3 topics · 15 min fast trackFeatures and data rates, channel bonding, frame aggregation, chains, TX power and debugging an n link.
  1. 1802.11n Features and Data Rates5 min
  2. 2Channel Bonding and Frame Aggregation5 min
  3. 3Chains, TX Power and Link Debugging for 802.11n5 min
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7Wireless Security4 topics · 19 min fast trackAccess list and connect list, RADIUS, authentication, encryption, EAP and management frame protection.
  1. 1Wireless Access Management with Access List and Connect List5 min
  2. 2RADIUS and Wireless Authentication5 min
  3. 3Wireless Encryption and EAP5 min
  4. 4Management Frame Protection4 min
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8WDS and MESH3 topics · 15 min fast trackDynamic and static WDS links, bridging with RSTP and the HWMP plus mesh protocol for wireless networks.
  1. 1WDS with Dynamic and Static Links5 min
  2. 2WDS Bridges and RSTP5 min
  3. 3Wireless Mesh with HWMP+5 min
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9Wireless Bridging3 topics · 15 min fast trackTransparent bridges with WDS and station WDS, pseudobridge modes and MPLS VPLS tunnels over radio.
  1. 1Transparent Wireless Bridging with WDS and Station WDS5 min
  2. 2Pseudobridge Modes5 min
  3. 3MPLS and VPLS Tunnel over a Wireless Link5 min
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10Nstreme Protocol3 topics · 15 min fast trackFraming and polling features, configuration options, Nstreme Dual with two radios, and troubleshooting.
  1. 1Nstreme Features5 min
  2. 2Nstreme Configuration Options5 min
  3. 3Nstreme Dual and Troubleshooting5 min
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11Nv2 Protocol3 topics · 14 min fast trackTDMA features, configuration options such as cell radius and QoS, and a method for troubleshooting Nv2 links.
  1. 1Nv2 Features4 min
  2. 2Nv2 Configuration Options5 min
  3. 3Nv2 Troubleshooting5 min
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