Good time of the day, Community. In advance, I apologize for the eyebleed of some of my further statements. I am moving away from a “gaming” router. I have just now ordered a hAP AX3, which I plan to install for my home use. Although I am a software engineer for quite a few years, networking will…

Everything you’re saying sounds quite reasonable and can be achieved with your selected device. I would urge you however to abandon the slow/gradual changeover part, it makes things more difficult than they need to be. I would instead attempt a full drastic change, keeping an eye on retaining the p…

VLAN’s are the hardest to understand (at least, for me and from reading your requirements). But…it all starts here: [image] Using RouterOS to VLAN your network Useful user articles Title: Using RouterOS to VLAN your network Welcome: This article is for system integrato…

[image] Draaksward: Make eth 2,3,5 into vlan-1. Not 1, please. [image] The twelve Rules of Mikrotik Club Beginner Basics Preamble and disclaimer: The following is a set of Rules that are intended as advice useful to avoid the most common errors observed in configur…

[image] lurker888: I would urge you however to abandon the slow/gradual changeover part Better to dive-in? Well, I was considering this option. But the IoT smart device and such is a hassle with going through every device and setting new IPs for MQTT (and for low level stuff, I would need to …

[image] erlinden: And last (but not least), learn CLI (as far as you haven’t already). It is a great way to understand more about settings In time :slight_smile: I generally have a like for the terminal, but first I want to go through the basics (which is UI). [image] erlinden: VLAN’s a…

[image] Draaksward: Better to dive-in? Well, I was considering this option. But the IoT smart device and such is a hassle with going through every device and setting new IPs for MQTT (and for low level stuff, I would need to flash a new firmware with the updated ips). From here I hoped that I w…

[image] lurker888: My suggestion would be to replicate your current setup, with the only change being that it’s done on your Mikrotik I like this idea. Guess it will be a good starting point just to see if anything additional goes wrong. [image] lurker888: Just a remark: as long as you d…

You could always do “dry” training by using network emulators like EVE-NG or PNETLab. That way you could get familiar with the UI and try simulating different scenarios like VLANs in your case

[image] TheCat12: You could always do “dry” training by using network emulators like EVE-NG or PNETLab Just a few minutes ago I started questioning the topic of “is there a demo or something” (found the http://demo2.mt.lv/ from the winbox download page, but realized it’s RO). Thank you for t…

[image] Draaksward: understand “what” and “why” You might get value from my article on the default configuration , then. Two wireless vlans If it’s just those two, you don’t need VLANs at all . [image] Draaksward: several DHCP’s for each vlan One DHCP server per subnet, irrespective…

Attempting to move to MikroTik

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jaclaz July 4, 2025, 11:19am 4

Not 1, please.