VLAN & VXLAN on MikroTik with LABS (RouterOS v6 & v7)

Name: VLAN & VXLAN on MikroTik with LABS (RouterOS v6 & v7)
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Understand and configure VLAN and VXLAN on different MikroTik products (RB, CRS & CSS) using RouterOS and SwOS

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Last updated 10/2023

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What you'll learn

Understand why we need VLAN's in our networks
Understand the different between Trunk and access ports
Configure VLAN's on RouterOS (prior version 6.41)
Configure VLAN's on RouterOS using the Switch Board
Configure VLAN's on RouterOS without using the Switch Board
Understand and configure Q-inQ
Configure VLAN's on MikroTik Cloud Smart Switch (CSS) using SwOS
Configure VLAN's on MikroTik Cloud Router Switch (CRS)
Configure VLAN Management in CSS Switches
Configure VLAN Management on CRS Switches
Understand and configure VXLAN on RouterOS v7
VLAN over EOIP Tunnel on RouterOS v7
Configure Port-Based VLAN on CRS3xx series using RouterOS v7
Configure MAC-Based VLAN on CRS3xx series using RouterOS v7

Course content

7 sections • 25 lectures • 5h 18m total length

VLAN course content difference between RouterOS v6 and v72:10
Compare VLAN configurations across RouterOS v6 and v7, with the same VLAN steps applicable to both. VXLAN appears only in v7, while core VLAN content remains the same.
Introduction - What is VLAN?1:05
Explore what a vlan is and why it matters in networks, then outline how to define and apply vlan concepts in a MikroTik lab setting.
Why we need VLAN's in our network and how VLAN's work17:30
Explore why vlans are needed to segment a flat network, reduce broadcast domains, improve security, and prevent single points of failure by grouping ports into virtual networks.
Why we need VLAN's in our network and how VLAN's work - Part 215:57
Explore why VLANs separate broadcast domains to improve security and scalability, using access and trunk ports, cross-switch VLAN creation, and 802.1q trunking.

Introduction - VLANs on RouterBoards (RouterOS)1:06
Explore how to create VLANs on MikroTik RouterBoards using RouterOS, compare methods across versions, implement Q-in-Q, and practice with hands-on labs.
Configuring VLAN's with DHCP - Part 117:17
Configure VLAN 10 and 20 on MikroTik, provide DHCP per VLAN for two customers, create a trunk to the switch, and enable NAT masquerade for internet access.
Configuring VLAN's with DHCP - Part 212:28
Configure vlans with dhcp on MikroTik by creating vlan interfaces, assigning access ports, bridging them, and validating ip addresses while isolating customer networks with firewall rules.
VLAN's using the Switch Chip19:02
Learn to create VLANs with the switch chip on MikroTik, building a bridge for VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 and enabling hardware offload, configure DHCP servers, and verify internet connectivity.
VLAN's without using the Switch Chip10:40
Configure VLANs on MikroTik routers without a switch chip by creating a bridge, turning off hardware offload, applying VLAN IDs to non-switch-chip interfaces, and enabling bridge VLAN filtering.
Q-in-Q implementation17:05
Learn how to implement Q-in-Q by stacking a VLAN 20 inside an outer VLAN across ISP switches, configuring trunks and access ports on MikroTik RouterOS v6/v7, with a hands-on lab.

Introduction - VLANs on MikroTik CRS Switches2:06
Learn how to configure vlans on MikroTik CRS switches, compare with router OS behavior, and follow a hands-on lab using the CRS S-109 to create vlans.
Configuring VLANs on MikroTik Cloud Router Switch (CRS)18:24
Learn to configure VLANs on a MikroTik CRS, creating VLAN 10 and 20, designating trunk and access ports, bridging interfaces, and enabling VLAN filtering for secure traffic.
Configuring Management VLAN on MikroTik Cloud Router Switch (CRS)17:29
Configure the management vlan on MikroTik CRS to access the switch remotely, using vlan 50, trunking, and router-on-a-stick routing with a default route to the main router.

Introduction - VLANs on MikroTik SwOS1:04
Explore VLANs on MikroTik SwOS, identify which MikroTik products support switch OS, and complete a lab to connect to switch OS and create VLANs that distribute internet.
VLAN’s on CSS Switches using SwitchOS19:11
Configure VLANs on CSS switches with SwitchOS, creating VLAN 50 for management and VLANs 10 and 20 for user access, setting trunk and access ports, and testing connectivity.

Port-Based VLAN on CRS3xx series switches (RouterOS v7)19:54
Configure port-based VLAN on MikroTik CRS 300 series switches (RouterOS v7) using a bridge and hardware offload to create VLANs 20 and 30 with trunk and access ports.
Configuring Q-in-Q using Hardware offloading13:19
Learn how q-in-q encapsulates a vlan inside another vlan to extend vlan reach. See a MikroTik lab applying bridging and hardware offload to carry vlan 22 under vlan 20.
Configuring VLAN Management20:16
Configure a management vlan across switches to retain access when vlans are active. Create vlan 99 on bridges, enable vlan filtering, and assign ips (192.168.1.1/24 and 192.168.1.2/24) for reach.
Dynamic Entries in Bridge VLAN and Ingress Filtering15:01
Explore dynamic entries in bridge VLAN and ingress filtering on physical interfaces and the bridge, then see a lab demonstrating VLAN separation to prevent access via trunk ports.
MAC-Based VLAN on CRS3xx series switches (RouterOS v7)16:47
Demonstrates MAC-based VLAN on MikroTik CRS3xx (RouterOS v7). Assigns a PC to VLAN 20 via MAC, with a trunk to router1 and DHCP in VLAN 20.
VLAN Tag Stacking13:19
Learn VLAN tag stacking with a lab that passes VLANs under a parent VLAN, enabling VLANs 100 and 200 to traverse VLAN ten, with DHCP and HTTP server verification.
MikroTik official trainings with Maher Haddad3:27
Join MikroTik official trainings with Maher Haddad to access certified courses, practical labs, and exams toward becoming a MikroTik certified engineer, available in the Netherlands or via live online sessions.

Requirements

Basic network knoweldge
Knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol

Description

Configuring VLAN's on MikroTik products can be a challenge. There are different ways to create VLAN's and the configuration differs from a MikroTik product to another.

For this reason, I have created this course to show you all possible ways of creating VLAN's on MikroTik products. This will include configure VLAN's on RouterBoards using the RouterOS, on CRS switches using RouterOS, as well as on MikroTik CSS switches using SwOS.

Finding information on the internet of creating VLAN's on MikroTik products is very limited, so this course can be used as a reference in case you want to create VLAN's in your production network.

Additionally, I have added a new section about the new VXLAN feature that is available on RouterOS v7. In this section, I will explain in details what VXLAN is then I will do a LAB to show how to implement VXLAN corrector on MikroTik RouterOS v7.

To be able to practice all LABS of this course, you require to have physical hardwares as following:

Internet service
2 x RB such as RB941 or RB951
1 x CSS switch such as RB260
1 x CRS switch such as CRS109
2 x CRS3xx series switches such as CRS326
5 x UTP cables
1 x PC

I hope you will enjoy this course and I will see you inside.

Who this course is for:

Students who wants to understand how VLAN's work and how to apply them on MikroTik products
MikroTik engineers who want to implement VLAN's in their production networks
ISPs that want to implement VXLAN to their customers

VLAN & VXLAN on MikroTik with LABS (RouterOS v6 & v7)

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Course content

What is Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)4 lectures • 37min

Configuring VLAN's on MikroTik RouterBoard products6 lectures • 1hr 18min

Configuring VLAN's on MikroTik Cloud Router Switch (CRS)3 lectures • 38min

Configuring VLAN's on MikroTik Cloud Smart Switch (CSS) using SwOS2 lectures • 20min

VXLAN on RouterOS v72 lectures • 27min

VLANs over EOIP Tunnel on RouterOS v71 lecture • 17min

VLAN on CRS3xx series switches (RouterOS v7)7 lectures • 1hr 42min

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