Asus XT8's Bridge Mode with FWG - Is this setup right?

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Alexander Knight

• October 14, 2021 08:54
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I'm setting up my wifi in my new home soon and needed some clarification on how to set up my internet before linking all my IoT devices.

This is what I had in mind after reading through the materials available online.

Modem > FWG (Router Mode) > Asus XT8 (setup in Bridge Mode and as the main) 
> Switch > Asus XT8 node #1 / #2 / #3 (all through ether net ports in each room)

Will have a NAS connected directly to the FWG as well.

Is this set up correct? the network SSID will still need to be done by logging into Asus router not FWG yea?

 

Apologies for the noobish question, im fairly new to networking.

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  Firewalla

  • October 14, 2021 23:13

  This part is good

  Modem > FWG (Router Mode) > Asus XT8 (setup in Bridge Mode and as the main) 
  > Switch > Asus XT8 node #1 / #2 / #3 (all through ether net ports in each room)

  And if you want to attach a NAS, attach it close to devices that's using the NAS. For example, you have PC/Phone always connected to the XT8 network, then put the NAS on the switch is the best place. 

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  Alexander Knight

  • October 15, 2021 10:30

  Great! Will attach to the switch after the main hub.

  By the way, for SSIDs it will still be managed by the bridge mode XT8's in their settings?

  Or it it entirely handled by the FWG now.

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  Firewalla

  • October 15, 2021 16:40

  SSID's should be managed by your router (XT8). SSID is a layer 2 (link layer) concept, and firewalla don't see it. (unless you somehow map it to a VLAN, but ... this likely an advanced setup)

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  Alexander Knight

  • October 16, 2021 00:34

  Got it! Haha I assumed since it was taking over router duties it would handle it as well.

  Cheers!

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  Keith Ajmani

  • October 17, 2021 20:03

  Be aware that the ASUS XT8’s don’t support VLANs in AP or router mode, and so some of the more advanced FWG tricks can’t be used. 
  
  I use the setup mentioned above: modem > FWG > ASUS XT8 base station; and

  ASUS XT8 base station > ASUS private WiFi6 Backhaul > XT8 satellite > NAS (Ethernet into XT8 satellite). 

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