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Mikrotik VLAN Translation

This guide applicable newer model of Mikrotik such as CRS3xx, CCR2xxx and RB5009

If you have VLAN that need to translate or swap to different VLAN, this is the simple guide to do

Trunk ISP same VLAN to different VLAN

If you have multiple fiber line and come with same VLAN each port, it’s better way to change VLAN ID to different ID so, each PPPoE/Internet at correct Port, for example

PortVLANNew Dst. PortNew Dst. VLAN
ether1500sfp1501
ether2500sfp1502
ether3500sfp1503

Enable VLAN Filtering

Check bridge if on Hardware switch like this

Then Enable VLAN Filtering

VLAN Tag

Go to Bridge ➡️ VLAN

Then add needed VLAN

VLAN Rule

Go to Switch ➡️ Rule ➡️ ➕

ether1 ➡️ sfp-sfpplus1

sfp-sfpplus1 ➡️ ether1 (reverse direction)

VLAN must have two direction, ether1 ➡️ sfp-sfpplus1 and back sfp-sfpplus1 ➡️ ether1

The table would like this:

PortVLANNew Dst. PortNew Dst. VLAN
ether1500sfp-sfpplus1501
ether2500sfp-sfpplus1502
ether3500sfp-sfpplus1503
sfp-sfpplus1501ether1500
sfp-sfpplus1502ether2500
sfp-sfpplus1503ether3500

Example (real world application)

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