Configuring my Home Lab Core Router & Switch

In this video I will be configuring my Home Lab Core Router on a Mikrotik CRS125-24G-1S as well as my Cisco 3560G-24TS Switch.

Configuring the Router

Adding a Loopback Bridge interface :-

/interface bridge add name=loopback

Setting up the Management VLAN interface :-

/interface vlan add interface=ether24 name=vlan99 vlan-id=99

Setting up the System Clock :-

/system clock set time-zone-name=Africa/Johannesburg

Setting up the System Identity :-

/system identity set name=HLS-CR-01

Setting up NTP :-

/system ntp client set enabled=yes primary-ntp=139.84.231.68 secondary-ntp=196.49.100.58

Setting up the IP Addresses on the interfaces :-

/ip address
add address=203.0.113.14/30 comment="interconnect - cr-01" interface=ether1 network=203.0.113.12
add address=192.168.255.10 comment="loopback interface" interface=loopback network=192.168.255.10
add address=198.18.18.1/28 comment=mngmnt_vlan_99 interface=vlan99 network=198.18.18.0

Setting up DNS :-

/ip dns set allow-remote-requests=yes servers=203.0.113.13,1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4

Adding a Default Route to the Internet via my Home Core Router

/ip route add distance=1 gateway=203.0.113.13