Hi - I’m a rookie and need some help configuring a RB750UP.
I have an existing network that currently uses a UBNT Pico as router w/ a PoE switch. A server and one or more UBNT Rockets are plugged into the switch. The Rockets are APs that provide access to the server while the Pico hands out IPs via DHCP. This network is not connected to the Internet.
I two objectives:
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Replace the PoE switch and Pico with the RB750UP.
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Connect this setup to the Internet with a 4G modem or an ethernet to the WAN port.
The Wifi network and server needs to work with or without the connection to the internet. A basic network diagram is attached.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Graham
You will need to set up NAT and firewall to forward packets. Please refer to the mikrotik wiki for setting up NAT or even port forwarding if you plan to host a server to have it accessible from the internet. Check that you have the relevant packages enabled and browse through the ip section. Most of the things are pretty self explanatory. To get the mikrotik router working like a consumer one, simply set up DHCP server, NAT firewall, pool, addresses, PPP/DHCP client depending on your internet. Whether or not you are using 4G as failover or load balancing you will need to add a NAT for each interface. If you set make the generate route as static and set the same path values it will work as load balancing. If you set one path under ip routes with a lower value than the other path will be the failover (if first is full or down).
Make sure to set the ports to server and wifi as switched/bridge to the same switch/bridge but not the internet or 4G. i am unfamiliar with adding usb interfaces to routerOS (I have tried adding usb wifi/ethernet and other usb devices to the CCR but it doesnt seem to detect it).