firewalla Blue on Orbi 6 satellite

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Shaun Parmassar

• October 26, 2021 20:45

I have a Orbi 6 mesh and just got an FW blue. All my ports on the back of the main Orbi AP are full. Instead of connecting an extended LAN or disconnecting anything I was wondering if I can plug the FW into one of the satellite AP instead. Would that work the same?

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  Firewalla

  • October 26, 2021 21:17

  You should plug the blue into a switch that's connecting to the Orbi main unit. Connecting it to a satellite AP will likely slow down the system. (unless you run ethernet between your main unit and the satellite)

  Also, please check https://firewalla.com/compatiblity and make sure your unit is compatible with simple mode, you may need to run it in DHCP mode. 

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  Mjstuart

  • October 30, 2021 12:54

  Hi, the Firewalla Blue work with the netgear orbi ok in the end ? im thinking about upgrading from google wifi mesh to this and would like to know if you hit any problems ? 

   

   

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  Firewalla

  • October 31, 2021 16:49

  Depending on the orbi, the newer wifi 6 ones will need to run the blue in DHCP mode. 

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  Shaun Parmassar

  • November 04, 2021 01:15

  So far i don't have any issues with the Firewalla Blue. The only thing I have noticed is randomly my internet seems to be throttled but only for a second. I have 500 mbps up/down so i never problems with streaming but since installing the FWB I have notices that occasionally things would need to buffer. I am not sure what that is all about. Also What did you mean by run it in DHCP mode? Are you referring to the router? 

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  Firewalla

  • November 04, 2021 02:11

  What I mean is, if you have the orbi wifi 6 version, you will need to set the blue or blue+  in DHCP mode. Here is how to switch to it https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004304114-Everything-about-Firewalla-DHCP-Mode-

   

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  Shaun Parmassar

  • November 04, 2021 21:58

  Just put up the network overlay with the DHCP mode and turned it off on the router. I renewed the lease on my two computers, printer and phone. Is it safe to just wait till the rest of of my IOT devices come to term on their IP lease and renew with the new subnet or do I need to go through and change all of them manually? 

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  Firewalla

  • November 04, 2021 23:03

  Yes, you can just wait until all of them slowly move to the new network. 

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