Posted by jpluimers on 2021/08/02
Edit 20260504: added link to the gist of the switch configuration and a link to a forum post I recently found.
[WayBack] Manual:Reset – MikroTik Wiki:
unplug the device from power
2) press and hold the button right after applying power
Note: hold the button for 5 seconds (USER LED will start flashing)
3) release the button to clear configuration.
Note: If you wait until LED stops flashing, and only then release the button – this will instead launch Netinstall mode, to reinstall RouterOS.
(see also [WayBack] Manual:First time startup – MikroTik Wiki)
192.168.88.2 with netmask 255.255.255.0)192.168.88.2 with netmask 255.255.255.0 (otherwise WinBox might not see the router, not even in discovery mode):
admin and no password:
For switch, I prefer a setting like this (the bold portions are different from the default configuration):
/interface bridge add admin-mac=64:D1:54:13:98:E6 auto-mac=no comment=defconf name=bridgeLocal /interface wireless security-profiles set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik /ip hotspot profile set [ find default=yes ] html-directory=flash/hotspot /interface bridge port add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether1 add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether2 add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether3 add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether4 add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether5 add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=sfp1 /ip dhcp-client add comment=defconf dhcp-options=hostname,clientid disabled=no interface=bridgeLocal /ip dns static add address=192.168.88.1 name=router.lan /system clock set time-zone-name=Europe/Amsterdam /system identity set name="RB960PGS <<location-name>>" /system ntp client set enabled=yes server-dns-names=0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,2.pool.ntp.org,3.pool.ntp.org
This script is similar to the forum post I recently found at [Wayback/Archive] How to use Mikrotik router as a “switch”? – General – MikroTik community forum
depending on your model it can be a 4port or 5port switch
Here’s a sample config:/interface bridge add name="My bridge" /interface ethernet set [ find default-name=ether1 ] name=ether1-To-modem set [ find default-name=ether3 ] master-port=ether2 set [ find default-name=ether4 ] master-port=ether2 set [ find default-name=ether5 ] master-port=ether2 /interface bridge port add bridge="My bridge" interface=ether1-To-modem add bridge="My bridge" interface=ether2Cook-book recipe by @fbuster is good for ROS version<6.41. For newer version, the recipe would be:
/interface bridge add name=bridge /interface bridge port add bridge=bridge interface=ether1 add bridge=bridge interface=ether2 add bridge=bridge interface=ether3 add bridge=bridge interface=ether4 add bridge=bridge interface=ether5 # optionally: add bridge=bridge interface=wlan1 # etc. # # For static IP address: /ip address add address=192.168.1.2/24 interface=bridge network=192.168.1.0 # for internet access - ROS updates etc. /ip route add gateway=192.168.1.1 /ip dns set servers=192.168.1.1 # or some other DNS server # # To run DHCP client, set thus instead: /ip dhcp-client add interface=bridgeIf device is used as router (as in your linked documentation), ether1 is not in switch (which in Mikrotik is the same as bridge) because it is used as interface to another devices/networks. If device is used as switch only (as OP), ether1 can be included in switch or left alone.
--jeroen
Embedded gist:
| /interface bridge | |
| add admin-mac=64:D1:54:13:98:E6 auto-mac=no comment=defconf name=bridgeLocal | |
| /interface wireless security-profiles | |
| set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik | |
| /ip hotspot profile | |
| set [ find default=yes ] html-directory=flash/hotspot | |
| /interface bridge port | |
| add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether1 | |
| add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether2 | |
| add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether3 | |
| add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether4 | |
| add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=ether5 | |
| add bridge=bridgeLocal comment=defconf interface=sfp1 | |
| /ip dhcp-client | |
| add comment=defconf dhcp-options=hostname,clientid disabled=no interface=bridgeLocal | |
| /ip dns static | |
| add address=192.168.88.1 name=router.lan | |
| /system clock | |
| set time-zone-name=Europe/Amsterdam | |
| /system identity | |
| set name="RB960PGS-hEX-PoE-as-a-switch" | |
| /system ntp client | |
| set enabled=yes server-dns-names=0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,2.pool.ntp.org,3.pool.ntp.org |
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