Overview

Readers will learn how to configure an EdgeRouter with a switch-port module as a (VLAN Aware) Layer 2 switch.

Table of Contents

1. Using the Wizard to Automatically Configure the Switch
2. Manually Configuring the Switch Functionality
3. Related Articles

Using the Wizard to Automatically Configure the Switch

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The latest EdgeOS firmware includes a built-in wizard to easily configure the EdgeRouter as a Layer 2 switch and includes a VLAN Aware option.

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from a computer to the eth0 interface on the EdgeRouter.

2. Configure a static IP address on your computer in the 192.168.1.0/24 range (for example 192.168.1.11).

3. Open a Web Browser and enter https://192.168.1.1 in the address bar.

4. Log into the router using the default credentials.

Username: ubnt
Password: ubnt

5. Configure the switch0 interface and provide it with an IP address.

6. Navigate to the Wizards tab and run the switch wizard.

Wizards > Switch

7. Define the management access settings for the router. The available options are:

• Management VLAN Optionally set the VLAN ID which is used for the management traffic.
• DHCP Use this option to receive an address via DHCP.
• Static Use this option to configure a static IP address.
• Username Set to ubnt by default. We strongly recommend that you configure your own user account with a strong password.

8.  Configure the EdgeRouter as a VLAN Aware switch. The available options are:

• pvid Untags a certain VLAN on a switch-port. Supports only a single value per interface.
• vid Tags a VLAN or multiple VLANs on a switch-port. Supports multiple values per interface.

9. Apply the changes and reboot the router when prompted.

The example below enables the VLAN Aware feature and defines the following VLAN switch port settings:

• eth0 Untagged for VLAN10.
• eth1 Untagged for VLAN20.
• eth2 Untagged for VLAN30.
• eth3 Untagged for VLAN40.
• eth4 Tagged for VLAN20,30,40 with untagged (native) VLAN10.
• eth5 Tagged for VLAN20,30,40 with untagged (native) VLAN10.

VLAN Aware: Enabled

eth0: pvid 10
eth1: pvid 20
eth2: pvid 30
eth3: pvid 40
eth4: pvid 10
      vid 20,30,40
eth5: pvid 10
      vid 20,30,40

Manually Configuring the Switch Functionality

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1. Connect an Ethernet cable from a computer to the eth0 interface on the EdgeRouter.

2. Configure a static IP address on your computer in the 192.168.1.0/24 range (for example 192.168.1.11).

3. Open a Web Browser and enter https://192.168.1.1 in the address bar.

4. Log into the router using the default credentials.

Username: ubnt
Password: ubnt

5. Configure the switch0 interface and provide it with an IP address.

Dashboard > switch0 > Actions > Config

Address: Manually define IP address
IP: 10.0.0.1/24

6. Associate the switch0 interface with the relevant switch-ports, excluding the eth0 interface.

Dashboard > switch0 > Actions > VLAN

VLAN Aware: Unchecked
eth0: Unchecked
eth1: Checked
eth2: Checked
eth3: Checked
eth4: Checked
eth5: Checked

7. Replug the computer from the eth0 interface to one of the other switch-port interfaces.

8. Change the static IP on your computer to an address in the 10.0.0.0/24 range (for example 10.0.0.11).

9. Open a Web Browser and enter https://10.0.0.1 in the address bar.

10. Remove the IP address from the eth0 interface.

Dashboard > eth0 > Actions > Config

Address: No address

11. Associate the switch0 interface with the eth0 interface.

Dashboard > switch0 > Actions > VLAN

eth0: Checked

Related Articles

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EdgeRouter - Beginners Guide to EdgeRouter

EdgeRouter - VLAN-Aware Switch

EdgeRouter - Create Virtual Interfaces with VLAN IDs

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