IP Address to the Bridge or to the VLAN1 to access the switch

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hi All,

I am configuring a CRS326, running RouterOS, in Bridge mode. For the proper HW Offloading, I have created a single bridge with all the ports assigned to this bridge, except ether1 which is the Management port.

At present I had assigned an IP to the Bridge interface, in the range of my existing setup, and I am able to connect to the switch remotely.

My question is should I assign an IP to the Bridge interface or to the VLAN 1 interface? In all the switches that I have configured, I have assigned the IP address to the VLAN 1 to access the switch. VLAN 1 is my management interface.

Thanks.

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Please do not create duplicated posts in different forums… Follow thread here… http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/ip-address-to-the-bridge-or-to-the-vlan1-to-access-the-switch/177873/1