I just started with my first Mikrotik, trying to figure out the best way to set it up for our home office network.
Before that I had it all very simple, but now I want to do it the right way, and so I’d appreciate your advise on both network structure, and how to configure the router for it.
I have 450G connected to 50/1 cable modem
Here’s what I’m thinking to do:
ether1: WAN, 50/1 cable modem, DHCP
ether2: server - off site backup (upload), downloads, large files, etc
ether3: cable running to a switch downstairs (few PCs)
ether4: VoIP (SIP)
ether5: Wi-Fi AP (mostly for IP cameras, audio streaming)
I’ve done the basic setup: WAN, NAT, DHCP… but there are few things I’d appreciate your advise:
- do I recommend to setup VLANs or subnets to separate PCs, VoIP, and WiFi?
- how to ensure the segments can talk to each other? Ex: 192.168.1.0/24 on ether2 to 192.168.2.0/24 on ether3
- how to limit wifi so it won’t be able to access the router and voip?
I’d appreciate config examples with your suggestions
Thanks!