Firewalla Gold + AP vs Firewalla Orange

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David Lambert

• January 29, 2026 02:55

I've got one of the original Firewalla Gold boxes (v 1.981).  I'd considered adding an AP7 to it, but I recently saw the Firewalla Orange, which seems to be (mostly) both functions in one box at a price point similar to the AP7.

Are there significant pros or cons to adding the AP7 to my existing Gold box vs. getting the Orange to do both in one?

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  FirewallaSupportDesk

  • January 29, 2026 06:51
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  Most AP7 features (VqLAN, Device Isolation, Allowed Devices, multiple SSIDs) will be supported on Orange. But Orange does not support the 6 GHz band, Personal Keys (PPSK via WPA2), or Multi-Link Operation (MLO).

  Also, as a dedicated WiFi access point product, AP7 could still have better WiFi signals than Orange. There's a data sheet comparing AP7 and Orange: https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/37962250524691-Firewalla-Wi-Fi-Products-Data-Sheet-US-version

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