Assuming you have the default firewall/config, you need to add the new bridge interface to the "WAN" interface list (under Interfaces > Lists) to protect the router.
I have a CCR2004, it came without a config. I want this monolithic ip per server setup to support FTP server. If I'm doing the simple setup as mentioned in the first paragraph, what do I do with the sfp+1 interface? If .178 is assigned to the bridge, can it also exist on the sfp+1 port?
Right now I have
/interface list member
add interface=bridge1 list=WAN
/ip address
add address=x.x.x.178/29 interface=bridge1 network=x.x.x.176
>>> do I add this??: add address=x.x.x.178 interface=sfp-sfpplus1 network=x.x.x.177
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether1
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether2
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether3
add bridge=bridge1 interface=ether4
>>> do I add this??: add bridge=bridge1 interface=sfp-sfpplus1