Certification

Mikrotik certifications are an IT standard designed to validate knowledge of Mikrotik hardware and software and to prepare network engineers to design, analyze, configure and deploy Mikrotik solutions throughout the world.

Lab 3.1 - VPN Overview: Site-to-Site and Remote Access

Learn the fundamentals of VPNs in MikroTik RouterOS, including site-to-site and remote-access deployments. Explore common VPN protocols, key use cases, security considerations, and how VPNs securely connect offices, remote workers, and distributed networks.

Lab 2.1 - Point-to-Point Addressing with /30 and /31

Compare /30 and /31 point-to-point links in MikroTik RouterOS. Configure both link types on live routers, verify connectivity and address efficiency, and diagnose the mask mismatch failures that break P2P links in production.

MTCRE Lab 1.10 - Routing Marks and Policy Based Routing

Master MikroTik policy-based routing with routing marks and mangle rules. Build a dual-ISP gateway in this hands-on RouterOS 7 EVE-NG lab.

MTCRE Lab 1.9 - Recursive Next-Hop Resolution

Master recursive next-hop resolution in MikroTik RouterOS with hands-on exercises covering scope values, target-scope parameters, and loopback stability. Learn how routers resolve gateways through multiple routing table lookups—essential for BGP and advanced routing configurations.

MTCRE Lab 1.8 - Gateway Reachability Check and Recursive Routes

Master MikroTik RouterOS gateway reachability with check-gateway ping, recursive static routes, and automatic failover. Learn scope-based activation, target-scope configuration, and route suppression for building self-healing networks in this complete MTCRE lab guide.

MTCRE Lab 1.5 - More Specific Routes

Learn the fundamental principle of longest-prefix match in IP routing. This lab demonstrates how routers select the most specific route when multiple overlapping routes exist, using practical examples with static routes and traceroute verification.

MTCRE 1.4 Understanding Scope and Target Scope

Learn why recursive static routes in #mikrotik fail when resolver routes are inactive and how scope/target-scope control route visibility. This #mtcre lab explains how next-hop resolution works and why adjusting target-scope restores full connectivity.

MTCRE Lab 1.3: Understanding Administrative Distance

This lab demonstrates how Administrative Distance controls route preference and failover in MikroTik RouterOS. We configure dual static routes and observe automatic switching between primary and backup paths using traceroute and ping in an EVE-NG environment.

MTCRE Lab 1.2: Route Selection & Longest-Prefix Match

Learn how MikroTik RouterOS selects routes using the longest-prefix rule. Configure overlapping static routes (/24, /25, /26), test routing behavior, and verify active routes with /ip route print detail and traceroute for precise path selection and troubleshooting.

MTCRE Lab 1.1: Static Routing

In this lab, we built a 3-router EVE-NG topology with MikroTik CHR, configured /30 and /24 networks, and added static routes for full end-to-end connectivity. This setup forms the foundation for all advanced routing, ECMP, and policy-based routing exercises in the MTCRE course.