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h1. How to configure mikrotik network equipment
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h2. Status
This document is **PRE PRODUCTION**.
h2. 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@
** Add a place indendent, unrouted IPv6 address: @/ipv6 address add eui-64=yes advertise=no interface=bridge address=2a0a:e5c0:1:c::/64@
** Get the assigned IPv6 address: @/ipv6 address print@
** Disconnect from the switch
* Assign your notebook the IPv6 address *2a0a:e5c0:1:c::23/64*
* Connect to the switch via IPv6
** Remove the IPv4 address 192.168.88.1 to avoid collisions with other switches: @/ip address remove numbers=0@
*** Verify: @/ip address print@
* Verify / update entries in netbox:
** Verify that the serial number is correct: @:put [ /system routerboard get serial-number ]@
** Netbox
*** go to the ipv6 prefix https://netbox.ungleich.ch/ipam/prefixes/216/
**** create a new ipv6 address
**** set the DNS name to *mikrotik-crs326-XX*
**** role = loopback
* Ensure all steps are taken correctly
* Move the device to our inventory / stock if not directly used
h2. Configuring a Mikrotik switch for integration into the network
Depending on the usage scenario, we will define a variety of bridges and assign ports to it.
* In almost all cases the uplink port will be the *sfp-sfpplus1* port.
* In almost all cases we want to apply vlan tagging to that port
* For server networks, we configure the MTU to the highest value the switch supports
** Devices are configured with a 9200 MTU
** So the MTU on the switch ports needs to be at least 9200
h3. First step for all integrations
* Setup MTU of the *sfp-sfpplus* ports (plural)
h3. Use case 1: coworking network
To use the switch in a coworking network, we keep the MTU