What to have during a training session

Make sure to bring the following items with you when you attend our courses.

• A laptop computer with an Ethernet port and Wi-Fi card.
  • Ideally, you should be “Administrator” of your computer.
  • If not, you must be able to change your computer’s IP address and disable its firewall.
  • Make sure you can launch MikroTik’s WinBox tool from your computer and, once launched, connect to a router from your computer using WinBox.
• A cell phone or any other similar device to test Wi-Fi network connectivity.
  • It simplifies the labs if we don’t have to unplug the computer all the time.
• Network cables
  • One (1) of 5 to 6 feet,
  • One (1) of 20 feet.
  • They must be of good quality and undamaged.
• A power bar.
• For onsite classes, bring a MikroTik router that meets minimal requirements.
  • Minimal router requirements: 
    • It must have at least 5 Ethernet ports and 1 wireless interface (802.11n). Good examples of routers to have are the hAP ac2 and hAP ac3. If you have a better one, that’s great, as long as it meets the minimal requirements.
      • Even thogh they’re quite good, try to avoid “AX” models (hAP ax2, hAP ax3) because of the differences in Wi-Fi configuration. THIS ADVICE IS ONLY FOR THE CLASSES, NOT FOR REAL LIFE. GET THOSE MODELS!
    • For online classes, it is strongly recommended to have two (2) routeurs for MTCNA and MTCWE, and four (4) for MTCRE.
    • For CAPsMAN classes, you must have two (2) routers. Ideally, these routers will have two (2) Wi-Fi interfaces (802.11n and 802.11ac or ax).