Beginner Basics • Re: Home network configuration through Mikrotik hAp ax3

Sure, the default setup is quite good, in that it is safe to connect ether1 to you internet connection and use ports 2-5 for internet.
If you need more than one network on your home you will need bridge vlan filtering..
This is the best article to read --> viewtopic.php?t=143620
Some general rules of thumb --> viewtopic.php?t=215004

Beginner videos by the network berg are recommended, https://www.youtube.com/@TheNetworkBerg
and network trip, a fellow Canadian --> https://www.youtube.com/@TheNetworkTrip
and there are some by Mikrotik as well --> https://www.youtube.com/@mikrotik

Documentation although not all that helpful in terms of guides --> https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/R ... 9/RouterOS

When starting to configure the router make much use of the SAFE MODE button in winbox.

Configuring OffBridge
Also I recommend the first thing you do once your looking at the config is take one port and take it off the bridge and use that port for all future configuration changes.
Its a safe location to monkey with vland and change IP addresses etc. Currently you will be on the default subnet on ether2. Imagine the difficulty of trying to change that subnet while on it.

So remove ether2 from /interface bridge port
Modify the following entry
/ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether5 ] name=OffBridge5

Give it an Ip address
/ip address
add address=192.168.77.1/30 interface=OffBridge5 network=192.168.77.0

Add it to the default LAN Interface List Members
/interface list member
add interface=OffBridgde5 list=LAN

Now you should be able to plug your laptop into ether5, change the IPV4 settings on the laptop to 192.168.77.2, then using winbox enter the router with username and password.
Do all the config here........
Note the netmask of 30 on the address only allows two addresses to work on the router, .1 and .2.

Statistics: Posted by anav — Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:41 pm

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