Switch port layout...related to vlan assignment

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I have a RB450g and am reorganizing my home network to remove a Cisco switch that uses more power than I need.
I want to use the switch functionality to give me some port density on the 450g (while not bridging), but also allow me to have layer3 interfaces assigned to vlans instead of ports.

So…my understanding how I do “switching” is to assign subsequent ports to be slaves of a master. Then I assume I would put the IP address onto the master port. But…how do I do this when I put the IP address on a vlan, which is a member of a port?


If I can figure this out, I’ll probably get a RB2011UAS to give me some additional port density. I understanding how the groups of ports would interact would be nice.


Thanks for any input.

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Possibly answering my own question. Would I create the vlans as usual, assign the IP address to the vlan. Then put the vlan and the switch ports into a bridge. Then do any firewalling, etc on the bridge interface?

Also…the other model I mentioned…the two halves of the router/switch are on different switches…so that’s just another port I’d need to add to the bridge?