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Please see installation guide https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/52393670198675-Firewalla-Switch-Installation-Guide
Firewalla App 1.69.1 Will Support Both Switches
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Multi-mode fiber connection between the Firewalla Gold Plus SFP and the Firewalla Switch X, with prototype ears for the Gold Plus SFP.
(Gold Plus SFP ears will be coming later, as an add-on, purchased separately. Price is unknown, but should be cheaper than Gold Pro ears.)
Updates on Firewalla products:- Gold Plus SFP: Pre-Sale starting soon, likely in September! Make sure to sign up here for notifications and a small coupon for the launch: https://forms.gle/LHrzPuQTpC5q6mSj6
- Switch: Pre-Sale shipping for Switch X and SE will likely begin in September-October. Still available for pre-sale! https://firewalla.com/collections/firewalla-switch
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John Harrold Not an expert but from what I've read from others it is typically suggested to avoid copper between buildings due to grounding issues, so fiber would be better. A low voltage conduit is the way to go however since then you can run whatever you want and change it when the need arises.
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Aaron Dickinson For small businesses (like big warehouses / industrial buildings), we do recommend fiber. Not that expensive and are fairly good towards interference from heavy machinery.
Also, it is perfectly okay to use RJ45/Copper for shorter distances too.
edit: we also see fiber used in luxery homes from our MSP partners, who install/manage everything.
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I as well ordered an SE switch as a spare on my network for single point failures and that was maybe a week ago. Is there a way to check the status on receiving that switch? It’s not a requirement that I have it tomorrow by any means but I just am curious on how to track the order itself and status so I can check on occasion.
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The best way is follow this page https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/54053596952723-Upcoming-Firewalla-Product-Status
We also broadcast here once we know the dates.
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Switch X pre-orders have started shipping!
Quick fulfillment update regarding Switch X and Switch SE pre-orders:
Switch X:- The first batch of Switch X have been fulfilled and shipped out yesterday!
- The tracking numbers for fulfilled orders will continue to be emailed to customers who’s orders have shipped.
- The second batch is expected to ship in October.
- Some international Switch X pre-orders are expected to ship later this week.
Switch SE:- The first batch is expected to ship in October.
- All remaining pre-orders are expected to ship in November (tentative).
- International orders are expected to ship in November (tentative).
If you don’t receive a shipping confirmation this week, your Switch X pre-order is in the next upcoming batch.
If you need to change your address, please email the order number and the correct address to help@firewalla.com immediately, and a support ticket will be created. A representative will then update the shipping address for you.
You can order more Switch X units here: https://firewalla.com/products/firewalla-switch-x?variant=48766725128436
Thank you all for your patience and support! We can’t wait for you to get your hands on your new Switch X. -
I'm really liking my Switch X, its making me regret not getting more switches to replace my UI gear. Just waiting for orders to open up again for SE...
Does anyone know if there's a back door way to power the switch with POE? I know it limits the power budget, but I like how the "Flex 2.5G PoE" product can take wall power or POE-IN and would love to replace it with FW.
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It is not possible at the moment. These switches does a lot more local processing for visibility and control, a typical PoE++ (may be PoE+++ can ...) not enough.
Due to hardware (ACL) requirements to switching chips, not possible in near term to produce cheaper units with lower ports and still keep the security features
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Is there any investigation into bigger switches...say 16-24 ports that are 2.5G copper and maybe minimal PoE (PoE+, say for cameras and such....not high end APs)? I can use the Switch X for my Wi-Fi 7 APs and 10G connections, and would prefer a single 2.5G for all my other devices.
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For sure, we are looking for a bigger switch with slower ports. Still chasing our ODM partners and see when they can realistically manufacture these. The switch SE, for example, was committed for shipping in October, and now they commit only a partial shipment in October, and the rest in November. (due to switch CPU + PCB delays)
The uncertainty is so bad, we no longer do any pre-sale, since the units arriving to us will be much more expensive when we started the pre-sale.
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firewalla That's excellent news. Just for reference, the TP-Link Omada SG3218XP-M2 V2 is the type of switch I’m referring to. $499 US list, on sale for $370 in the Omada store.
4× 2.5G PoE++ ports (up to 90 W PoE out per port)
12× 2.5G PoE+ ports (up to 30 W PoE out per port)
2× 10G SFP+ slots
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I recieved my Switch X earlier this week and got it setup, was pretty painless and far easier assigning trunk/vlan ports than an old netgear switch I had!
Only thing is I can hear some rattle going on in it and think its the little fans on it are these user replacable or is the best thing to send it back?
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