Starlink to Firewalla to Google Nest Wifi

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Robin Mannering

• August 22, 2023 09:18

Does anybody know if Firewalla 'plays' nicely with Starlink and Google Nest Wifi?

I've spent a good amount of time looking at the documentation but it's not totally clear.

I'm mainly interested in the parental controls aspect of Firewalla but want to ensure I have a strong Wifi signal around the entire home with unrestricted speed.

My initial thought is to place the Firwalla box between the Starlink 'box' and the first of the two Google Nest Wifi boxes.

Is this a workable configuration?

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  Michael Bierman

  • August 22, 2023 09:34
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  Yes, it should work fine. 

  • https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/12878257241107-Firewalla-and-Starlink-Management
  • https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/14370055835539-Firewalla-Box-Release-1-976-App-Release-1-54#h_01GWMY2KTMABK8AQEKYQTF3QHD
  • https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048869274-Google-Wifi-or-Nest-Wifi-Mesh-network-with-Gold-Series-Beta-Firewalla 

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  Robin Mannering

  • August 22, 2023 10:07

  Thanks @michael,

  I also found this article linking from one of the above links you provided: https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/4416280723859

  I must admit that I'm a home user really looking for a plug and play solution so hoping it can be straightforward.

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  Firewalla

  • August 22, 2023 16:21

  @Robin

  The work around is a 'hack' because Google WiFi can't run AP mode when mesh is enabled. This function "Mesh + AP mode" is pretty standard in all the other router/WiFi you find. 

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