How to configure mikrotik network equipment¶

Status¶

This document is PRE PRODUCTION.

Setting up a newly arrived Mikrotik switch¶

This part is specific for mikrotik-crs326 devices and should

After arriving within 1 work day do:

• Unpack
• Find out which name the switch should have
  • go to https://netbox.ungleich.ch
  • search for crs326
  • identify the last used number
  • Create a new device
    • go to devices
    • devices
    • add
      • name: "mikrotik-crs326-XX"
      • device-role: a device role
      • device-type: CRS326
      • serial-number: <from the device>
      • site: placeX -
      • create
• Add a physical label with its name
  • Do not continue before you have done that!
• configure your notebook with the ipv4 address 192.168.88.23/24
• connect to the crs326: ssh admin@192.168.88.1
• Configure the switch
  • Set identity: /system identity set name=mikrotik-crs326-XX # use the correct name
  • Set password: /user set admin password= # use the password for mikrotik in the place that you are, use password store
  • Enable IPv6: /system package enable ipv6
  • Reboot so that IPv6 is enabled: /system reboot