Mastering VLAN Configuration on MikroTik, Step-by-Step Guide

Unlock the full potential of your network with our comprehensive guide on configuring VLANs on MikroTik routers and switches. Whether you're a networking professional, a small business owner, or a tech enthusiast looking to enhance your network's efficiency and security, this tutorial is tailored just for you.

In this video, we delve into the essentials of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and how they can segregate network traffic to improve performance and security. We'll walk you through the process, step by step, demonstrating how to configure VLANs on MikroTik routers and switches effectively. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to:

Understand the basics of VLANs and their importance in network management.
Set up inter-VLAN routing to facilitate communication between VLANs.
Implement best practices for network security and performance optimization.

What You'll Learn:

VLAN fundamentals and benefits
Configuring VLAN settings on MikroTik RouterOS
Essential tips for troubleshooting common VLAN configuration issues
Who This Video Is For:
Network administrators, IT professionals, and tech enthusiasts looking to enhance their networking skills, especially in VLAN configuration and optimization using MikroTik devices.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - MikroTik Documentation
03:50 - MikroTIk Block Diagrams
10:09 - Topology Overview
16:10 - VLAN Lab

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[TheNetworkBerg]

Pinned for reference, please use :D!

MikroTik Documentation for VLANS:

Switch Chip Features:

[surexeasyon]

Awesome video....I did actually struggled quite a bit with overall understanding how to configure/create vlans on mikrotik. And here You provide in nice form all info I needed to understand it. Thanks for sharing it!

[qfina]

I spent two nights, essentially breaking my network, going in circles, trying to achieve something so simple in hindsight! I had such weird anomolies when doing this, for example ping absolutely fine to hosts, but no TCP sessions would stay established, later on 20 packets reply, 20 drop, etc etc. All because of the way I created the vlans on the bridges, which I tried two different ways according to docs I read. Painful, but I got there now thanks to this!

[mikepackman]

This it the best video I've seen on demystifying the vlan setup on mikrotiks (and I'd watch a lot previously to get my head around it), as other have said the little tip on not applying pvid filtering until you're done the rest - seems obvious, but so easy to click and watch winbox / putty disappear :D - I've gotten into the habit of 'safe moding' first. Have shared with a colleague who's dipping their toe in with Mikrotik (so he's spared the pain of watching about a dozen conflicting videos and then still locking himself out - to be fair, he's got form for it, mainly with prod linux servers :D ). Also the block diagram bit was a great bit of advice. Thanks as always.

[darrinpearce]

Man, thank you so much. First Mikrotik device, RB951 and was struggling with the nuance of the Mikrotik way of doing things over 2 very late nights and got my basic config working thanks to this video in 30minutes!!. Subscribed.

[walden_]

Glad to see more videos from you on 'tik.

[mfarokh]

Great content, nice and detailed.
It's great to have content like this where you talk about best practices, dos and don'ts.
Keep it coming

[lydianajihah]

and as always, great explanation.thanks for giving this much of efforts.

[matthewbennett]

brilliant video understood exactly what you were doing. looking at getting a mikrotik network up and running I'm still using an edgerouter with an old hp switch and some ap's.

[amcomma]

Amazing video, practical example of how to set up really helps with understanding the whole concept!

[cjnaumann]

I can't thank you enough for this video! I've been struggling with my configuration for almost a year, and you explained everything perfectly in this video.

[nlbv]

Great video, got me up & running with my VLANS and a quick understanding and a good solid headhold around it being new to Mikrotik.
Nice that this is also up to date on the interface as of now.

[FragEightyfive]

Thank you for this.
I had set up my RB several years ago and had per-port VLANS. This method made trunking to a couple AP's and switches much 'cleaner'.

[cryozap]

Your small hint putting the bridge into bridge/vlan and don‘t add the software vlan into it in case of routing made my day. Never read this somewhere else. Thanks a lot

[Anavllama]

Very nice glad to you see join the 2020's in terms of single bridge vlan filtering, for most routers and CRS3xxx series. The main difference between vlans between device acting as a switch or router (besides the obvious) is that the managment vlan is the only that needs to be identified AND the only one tagged with the bridge in /interface bridge vlan settings.
On a serious note, good to focus on AX3, a very common home device. However you have indirectly discovered your next video. Explaining why switches and the AX3, which dont have a classic marvel switch chip but something called PHYs.
These need to be discussed so we folks understand what they are doing under the hood ( clearly they must help the CPU in some capacity ). A comparison would be fantastic!!!

[aka_]

That was a very nice, informative video. Thanks a lot for your efforts.

[Sean_Cockrell]

I believe if you create a bond interface with physical interfaces that belong to the same switch chip you will have a hardware offloaded bond and can be added to the bridge if needed. It is possible to create a bond interface with interfaces that belong to different switch chips then the that bond will be limited by the switch chip to CPU speed, the Mikrotik will let you do this without a warning so check the block diagrams for you use case.

[gkroky]

I watched the video with morning breakfast ☕

[ping_mevp]

wow 1 of the best pretty forward hap3 ax6 mkstly bought equipment for home lab thank u, i hope i will be able to somewhat replicate & set this up

[rareslupan]

thank you! one thing i was doing wrong, tagging the vlan as well as the bridge - it didnt show up as tagged with vlan filtering enabled; one more thing i learned is that i dont need software vlans (l3) if i dont plan to use dhcp or any other l3 service.