im new to the Mikrotik world and recently got myself a CRS305-1G-4S+IN currently running on routerOS.
How can I run the CRS305-1G-4S+IN as an L2 switch and pass all VLANs through it. as I already have pfsense managing all the VLANs
Currently is running in bridge mode
Do i need to create the same VLAN number on the Mikrotik?
What is the config for the uplink to another switch to pass all vlan traffic?
do i need to do some kind of bridge to the other interfaces?
should using swos be a better option for this type of setup?
Whether to use ROS vs SwOS depends of your familiarity with ROS. SwOS is more lightweight and in my opinion easier to configure if all you want is L2 (which is the primary purpose of the CRS devices). ROS can provide secure management protocols (ssh) which SwOS does not.
Whether you use SwOS or ROS, you will need to define each vlan you want to use on the CRS. Only provide a single management interface if using ROS so routing is not done by the CRS (and will be done by the pfsense firewall/router).
There are several MikroTik Tip youtube videos that cover the basics using both SwOS and ROS.
Thanks for the quick reply, I’m sure it will help on my Mikrotik journey.
I will have a look at SwOS mode and check the links provided that should clearly help
If you want to use it as a switch using ROs, the only vlan you need to identify is the management vlan, the rest show up only in /interface bridge ports and /interface bridge vlans.
