secondary Fritzbox as access point behind firewalla

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Winfried Bernartz

• July 27, 2023 07:13

Hello,

Router ist a Fritzbox7530

Firewalla working in simple mode

everything is fine

Now i try to use a second Fritzbox 7490 as accesspoint 

7490 is connected to the Network, can be accessed but she gets no Internet Connectivity.

Normally 7490 should show connected to Fritz.box in this Mode but i can see that she is connected to firewalla instead

Somebody any hint how to get that working?

Thnaks a lot

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  Ingo

  • July 27, 2023 14:32

  Hello!
  I am using Fritzbox 6590 as a cable router. The Firewalla is connected to it and a Fritzbox 4060 is working as WLAN-Router.

  So I activated Bridge-Mode for Port 2 of the Fritzbox 6590. Then it just works as a modem for that port. My Firewalla Gold is in Routermode (WAN Port of Firewalla to Port 2 of 6590).

  I connected the 4060 and set it as AccessPoint (Homenetwork -> Network -> Networksettings; it's called IP-Client for Fritzbox but that means AccessPoint or AP).

  With this configuration the setup works fine.

  My normal switch is connected to Firewalla Port 1, the 4060 to Firewalla Port 2 as WLAN-Router (and until my server is setup as NAS), Port 3 is for VLANs and connected to a managed switch.

  Best greetings
  Ingo (Yes, the one from Germany ;) )

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  Winfried Bernartz

  • July 28, 2023 09:21

  Hi Ingo,

  thanks a lot, 

  Im not sure:

  You connected the 4060 to port 2 of firewalla, so i think you mean, you activated the bridge mode fort Port 2 of the firewall (or the Fritzbox 6590)?

  best greetings back to you

  Viele Grüße aus Bonn     Winfried

   

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  Ingo

  • July 28, 2023 10:20
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  I connected the 4060 to port 2 of firewalla, true. But no, the Firewalla is in router mode because I want to use it features. The 6590 is in bridge mode, that I can use the Firewalla's DHCP and DNS Servers.

  I wrote a full (and hopefully understandable) guide how I did that here:

  How to: Using Firewalla in router mode between two Fritz!Boxes

  Beste Grüße aus Herford
  Ingo

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  Winfried Bernartz

  • July 28, 2023 09:52

  Hallo Ingo,

  the Link isnt useable    please give me a new link

  Thanks  Winfried

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  Ingo

  • July 28, 2023 10:21

  Hi Winfried! I changed it

  You are welcome
  Ingo

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  Winfried Bernartz

  • July 28, 2023 10:52

  Hi Ingo,

  great work!

  And even better that you share your effort! Forums live only with guys like you.

  I will try that in the next days, even more thanks to you

  Winfried

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  Ingo

  • July 28, 2023 11:10

  What can I say except you are welcome?

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